The Soft Serve Podcast

In this episode, we talk about: What 's been going on the last 10 months. The 2024 Election. What we're entertaining ourselves with: Big Brother The Penguin. Agatha All Along. Joker 2. "The Expanse" books. Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach novels. Mark Helprin's novel, The Oceans and the Stars. Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario. A whole lot more! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: The future of the podcast. Hanukkah, 5784/2023. The holiday cocktail party “dress-up blow-up.” Jen's garlic dinner fiasco. Listening to lots of Christmas music. Why the Christmas story of Jesus may have been the result of contact with extraterrestrial or non-human intelligences. Brad's top music for the year: Taylor Swift (#1); Roger Waters (#2); Eminem (#3); Peter Gabriel (#4); Wutang Clan (#5); Jenny Lewis (#6); Pink Floyd (#7); John Coltrane (#8); Tool (#9); NIN (#10); (#11) Phoebe Bridgers.  Jen's top music for the year. Following up on Brad's 2023 New Year's resolutions. 2024 resolutions. What we're watching on T.V. and at the Movies: Godzilla Minus 1. The Creator. Fry Bread Face and Me. Upload Season 3. The Crown Season 6. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Our ongoing (?) hiatus from podcasting. Death-a-versaries. What we've been up to the last 3 months: Our 22nd wedding anniversary. Brad's Ancestry.com DNA test. Ignoring World War III. Jen falling apart. (Ankle and Neck). Peter Gabriel. i/O tour. Taylor Swift Eras movie. Les Claypool and the Flying Frog Brigade. Jen's colonoscopy. 27/22 Anniversary. Rubblebucket, 11/18, at Academy of Music. Thanksgiving 2023 Real History of Thanksgiving— Dangerous myths. The start of “Traditional” Victorian Thanksgiving. Current traditions. Emerging traditions. What ways do/could/should people celebrate thankfulness during thanksgiving apart from the gluttonous consumption of the harvest? Our plans? Who carves the turkey? Random questions from friends: How do you wipe? Are you a neat folder, or a monster that just crumples it all together and hopes for the best. Are hotdogs a sandwich? Is cereal a soup? Are pop-tarts ravioli? Brad is addicted to social media "reels." If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Radon gas test results. Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ; McLoone's Pier House. Monmouth, NJ Museum and the artist know as Porkchop. Redbank, NJ: Centrada restaurant, and Coney Waffles and Ice Cream. Asbury Park: Collage Workshop with Holly Would. Brad asks the A.I., “How long is too long to wash your asshole using a bidet?” Jen went to Jonas Brothers and was exposed to COVID. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Summer 2023 is almost over! A trip to York Beach, Maine. Brad's obsession with radon gas. Jen going to an Ilana Glazer and Alyson Levy show. Our sugary cereal binge. Brad asks the A.I., “What is the most appropriate way to respond if an old lady shits her pants in front of you in the isle of a CVS store?” The play, “The Light,” at Chester Community Theater, in Chester, MA. Big Brother, Party Down, and What We Do In the Shadows. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Jen's terrifying encounter with a wasp and the debilitating after effects! A heartwarming story of a rainy day at Trader Joe's, where a compassionate employee came to Jen's rescue. Brad taking a refreshing nap and waking up to a…hard truth. Attending a Jenny Lewis concert at the Roadrunner music venue in Brighton, MA. The thought-provoking play, "Guards at the Taj," put on by the Chester Theater Company.  What jelly pairs best with a PB&J sandwich? Brad and Jen use the power of artificial intelligence to settle the age-old debate! Books they've read this year, and T.V. shows they are watching. The Barbie and Oppenheimer movies. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Brad and Jen are back after a 6-month break. It's been a while, so we talk about a LOT of stuff! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Joshua Michael Stewart is the author of the 2022 collection of poems, “Love Something,” which he adds to his other full-length poetry collections including “Break Every String” and “The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums.” Joshua's work has been published and featured in Massachusetts Review, Brilliant Corners, and Rattle, just to name a few publications. Buy Love Something at: https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/love-something-joshua-michael-stewart/ You can connect with Joshua at: www.joshuamichaelstewart.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.m.stewart.526/ Instagram: @joshua_michael_stewart Twitter: @JoshuaMStewart If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about what they did over the winter holidays and their New Year's resolutions for 2023.  If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Greta and Paul Boudreau are community leaders and founding members of the Hamden Tenants Union, the largest union within the Connecticut Tenants Union. Learn more about Greta and Paul's work and the Connectiut Tenants union at: https://www.cttenantsunion.org/english Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seramontestu @cttenantsunion (Twitter) If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

This episode is all about Hanukkah and Christmas! We had so much fun talking about: Jen's Hanukkah party! Our Hanukkah & Christmas plans. Myths about Hanukkah & Christmas. Christmas-themed sex positions. Brad's new spoken-word Christmas story! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Kelly Surprenant is a fashion artist who started "The Rainbow Rack" with the goal of creating unique fashions with vintage inspiration for the modern age. Her designs are for the fashion-forward conscious consumer; couture pieces as unique as we all are, created ethically in Western Massachusetts. Connect with Kelly at: https://therainbowrack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRainbowRack Instagram: @therainbowrackboutique If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about: Upcoming changes to the podcast. Jen going to a meet and greet with Corey Feldman and Jameson Newlander, aka the Frog Brothers from the "Lost Boys." Honey Bear Tea. Safe Passage Hot Chocolate Run. Loving and hating the holidays. A super jolly episode, we hope you enjoy! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

John Sheirer is a Northampton, Massachusetts, author whose works include memoir, fiction, poetry, essays, political satire, and photography. His most recent book is “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” is a collection of linked stories.  For more than 30 years, John has taught writing and communications for at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for “Freshwater Literary Journal.” John also writes a monthly column on current events for the Western Massachusetts newspaper the “Daily Hampshire Gazette.” Connect with John at: http://www.johnsheirer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.sheirer Twitter: @RealAmericanLib https://www.facebook.com/makecommonsensecommon If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad slow it down like cold gravy for the Thanksgiving holiday and talk about: A mysterious gift mailed to Brad. What we're thankful for. Colonialist myths about Thanksgiving. Weird Thanksgiving traditions. Thanksgiving safety tips. Is it Maynard? Thanksgiving edition! A super fun episode, we hope you enjoy! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad are joined by their 12-year-old daughter, Space Unicorn, for a fun SAFE FOR WORK conversation about a whole bunch of topics, including: Cell phones for kids; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (spoiler-free review); Fortune cookies; Preparing for a B'nai Mitzvah; The Walking Dead; Thanksgiving 2022 plans; A whole lot more! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Alyssa Curran is the Community Coordinator for Belchertown and Ware, Massachusetts, in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEALing Communities Study. A primary goal of the program is to reduce opioid overdose fatality by 40% over 3 years in urban and rural areas across four states, including MA. Alyssa is joined by Anna Martin and Randy Gratton, who are also working with the HEALing Communities Study. Learn more about the: https://HEALtogetherMA.org HEALing Communities Study: https://healingcommunitiesstudy.org/ The Consortium: https://wmtcinfo.org/ Instagram: @hcsbelchertownware  Facebook: @HCSBelchertownWare If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Jen and Brad talk about: Driving kids everywhere. Mortality Halloween. 21st wedding anniversary. Thanksgiving plans. What we're watching and listening to these days. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Michael Medeiros is the founder and chief potter of Poesia Pottery. Michael makes handmade ceramics for the garden and home, and teaches mindfulness through the practice of pottery. In addition to his work as a potter, Michael is also a poet and photographer. Connect with Michael at:  https://www.poesiapottery.com Instagram: @poesiapottery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.medeiros.10 If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

On Monday, October 10, 2022, Brad's father, Paul R. Turner, passed away at the age of 84 years. In this short episode, after reading the obituary, Brad recites a poem that his father used to read to him as a child, “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” by Robert W. Service.

Pasqualina Azzarello is an artist, community leader, and educator who works with others to cultivate generative spaces, initiatives, and partnerships that are innovative, collaborative, and inclusive of all participants. Her work has been featured and covered in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other publications. Pasqualina also serves as City Arts Coordinator at Easthampton City Arts in Easthampton, MA, and is a graphic recorder and facilitator. Connect with Pasqualina at: http://www.pasqualinaazzarello.com Facebook Instagram: @pasqualinaazzarello If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Fall is here! In this episode, Jen and Brad talk about: October and death. the town election. what's new with us. the arrival of fall. Glade Plug-Ins. the "Bros" movie. Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew review. A dog walking encounter. Going to the 2022 Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival. What we're watching and listening to these days. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Odin Goldman is the “Grand Papermancer” and owner of Susurrate Press, an independent small press focused on custom bookbinding and small publications, including short run artist books, (fan)zines, literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Connect with Odin at: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SusurratePress Susurrate Press: https://www.susurratepress.com Instagram: @susurrate_press Susurrate Press YouTube Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/susurratepress If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Lesa Lessard-Pearson is a candidate for Select Board in Belchertown, MA.  Raised and educated in MA, Lesa plans to bring her deep well of experience and know-how in business, communications, and leadership to this important town leadership role. This was a super-informative and fun conversation that covered, Lesa's love of Belchertown, the importance of inclusion, why she is ready to serve on the Select Board, pickle ball, and a whole lot more! Connect with Lesa and her campaign at https://www.facebook.com/lesaforbtown.

Jen and Brad appear on Steven Opalenik's Break the Chains, Find Your Flame podcast! We talked about a whole bunch of fun stuff, including comic books and movies; Jen and Brad's "origin stories"; how we started the Soft Serve Podcast; what superpowers we want; what things that most people think of as "normal," have been challenging for us. Connect with Steve at: https://theprometheanproject.org Facebook (@prometheancounseling) Break the Chains, Find Your Flame on Apple podcasts. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Our guests this week are Claire Walton and Brent "The High Five Guy" Walton, the owners of Liberty Woods, a 75+ acre horse farm in the Western MA town of Belchertown. Claire and Brent offer horsemanship, boarding, yoga, meditation, life coaching, an Airbnb— and more! Connect with Claire & Brent at: https://clairlydifferently.com/ https://www.facebook.com/High-Five-Coaching-and-Wellness-105270931556106 Brent's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brent.walton.54 Claire's Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/claire.guimaud Instagram: @clairewalton11 Instagram: @liberty_woods_high_five_guy Claire & Brent's AirBnB: https://airbnb.com/h/thesuiteatlibertywoods If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Fall is right around the corner! In this episode, Jen and Brad talk about: The end of summer. What's new with Jen. Brad's experimenting with new art. Our favorite things about the fall season. Jen being a "Sandman-Zilla." What we're watching and listening to these days. We also play a new installment of our Is it Maynard? game! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Our guest this week is Scott Graves, founder of SM Graves Associates and host of the Are We Here Yet? Podcast, which is a part of his M the Media Project. We talked to Scott about Business Triage, a business program done in partnership with Valley Venture Mentors that is designed to assist businesses in getting beyond the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  We also talked with Scott about his podcast and some other really interesting stuff! Connect with Scott and his projects at: https://www.smgravesassociates.com/business-triage/ Are we here yet? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arewehereyetpodcast Instagram: @bizstewardsmg Twitter: @smgcreative If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Brian Westbrook is the owner of PDP Productions and Sonic Titan Studios, and is one of the organizers of RPM Fest 2022, a heavy music and camping festival in Montague, MA that takes place over Labor Day weekend. RPM Fest features 50 + bands, entertainment, vendors, and lots of activities.   Brian is also the drummer for Lich King, a thrash metal band. Connect with Brian and RPM Fest at: RPM Fest: https://www.rpmfest.org RPM Fest on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rpmfest RPM Fest Instagram: @rpm.fest RPM Fest Twitter: @RPMFest PDP Productions: http://pdpprod.com/pdp/index.php Sonic Titan Studios: http://www.sonictitanstudios.com/about Lich King: https://www.lichkingmetal.com If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Caitlin Sepeda is a candidate for Sheriff for Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Caitlin is a registered nurse with a decade of correctional experience, nearly all of it at the Hampshire County House of Corrections. As a well-versed, educated, and trained professional, Caitlin is ready to lead the Hampshire Sheriff's Office into the next phase of evolution in corrections and through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with an eye towards the future. Connect with Caitlin and her campaign at: https://www.sepedaforsheriff.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SepedaForSheriff Instagram: @caitlinsepedaforsheriff Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sepeda ACLU's Know Your Sheriff Campaign: https://www.aclum.org/en/know-your-sheriff If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about what they've been up to the last couple of weeks: Planning for a party. Getting stranded with a dead car, and Brad almost getting electrocuted by changing the car battery. Jen getting her breasts measured and a new bra size. What makes music erotic. Jen's spoiler-free review of Netflix's "The Sandman," and how important the comics were to her as a teenager. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Paul Richmond is a spoken word artist and the owner/operator of HumAn Error Publishing. Paul has published more than six books, performs his work with the band Do it Now, and was named National Beat Poet Laureate (USA) for 2019-2020, and State of MA Beat Poet Laureate for 2017-2019. In addition to performing internationally, Paul publishes other writers, and runs a word festival and various events in Western Massachusetts. Connect with Paul and HumAn Error Publishing at: Human Error Publishing: https://www.humanerrorpublishing.com Human Error Publishing on Facebook YouTube Paul's Facebook page If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about all the fun stuff they've been up to in the second half of July: Going to Boston's North End. Brad being pee-shy in an all-gender bathroom. Roger Waters This is Not a Drill Concert. Springfield Comic-Con. Trader Joe's Union Rally and meeting U.S. Representative Jim McGovern. Brad's new Is it Maynard? game. "Nope" spoiler-free movie review. Watching the January 6, 2021 hearings. Other fun stuff! If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jessi Cushenberry is the creator of Visionary Foods, a company focused on offering healthy foods and CBD products. Jessi has a degree in kinesiology, and a minor in nutrition. She's been a personal trainer focusing on healthy eating habits and all-natural solutions. Learn more and connect with Jessi at: http://www.visionaryfoods.net Visionary Foods Facebook Jess's Facebook @jessi.cush333 on Instagram If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Brad discuss: A trip to the White Mountains in NH. Puscifer and Roger Waters concerts. Jen's art show at 50 Arrow Gallery. Why does Jen hate fruit flavored ice cream? Thor: Love & Thunder movie. Elvis movie. Links to check out: Visit White Mountains, NH. Puscifer. Roger Waters. 50 Arrow Gallery on Facebook. Global Citizen's Ways to help Ukraine. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Bonni-Lynne Sandler, who is also known by her spiritual name, Saraswati, is a Holistic Healing Provider in South Hadley, MA, who treats "issues in the tissues,” such as trauma, grief, pain, and addiction by healing mind-body connections. Learn more and connect with Saraswati at: https://heartnsoulyoga.net Facebook: @heartnsoulyogatherapy YouTube: Saraswati at HeartnSoul Holistic If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

On the show is Jen Turner, a collage artist whose work under the name, Visual Mashups, lives in the intersection between visual images and written words. Jen's current project, The Way Out is Through: A Reflection on the Time of COVID, on display at 50 Arrow Gallery in Easthampton, MA, has been described as, “one of those shows that truly gets in your head.”  You can connect with Jen and her work at: Instagram: @visual_mashups Visual Mashups Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualmashups Visual Mashups Blog: https://visualmash-ups.blogspot.com 50 Arrow Gallery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiftyarrowgallery If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Craig Della Penna is a nationally-recognized expert and consultant in the development of rail trails, which are old railroad lines converted to walking and biking trails. Craig work has been written about in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, and the United Airlines in-flight magazine, Hemisphere. In addition to his work with the Norwottuck Network on building out the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT), the longest rail trail in New England, Craig is a Western MA-based  community leader, realtor, and bed-and-breakfast owner.  Connect with Craig Della Penna and learn more at: Craig Della Penna's Bio. The New Norwottuck Network: https://www.nnnetwork.net The Mass Central Rail Trail info graphic. Sugar Maple Trailside Inn: https://www.sugar-maple-inn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.dellapenna The Murphys Realtors Trailside Team: https://www.northamptonrealtor.com/innovator American Trails talk: https://www.americantrails.org/training/residential-real-estate-and-rail-trails If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Sawtooth discuss: Jen's bras. The January 6 Hearings and the Supreme Court. Jen walking in a runway fashion show and other weekend fun. Jen's art show at 50 Arrow Gallery. Our summer plans. Listeners in Ukraine. Links to check out: The Closet in Amherst, MA: https://www.thecloset.clothing 50 Arrow Gallery on Facebook. Global Citizen's Ways to help Ukraine. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Mikey Mosher is a Chicago-based artist whose work is based in collage, video, projection, sculpture, and installation. Heavily influenced by his background in religious studies, Mikey's work reflects on the religious and spiritual qualities of secular American life, capitalism, and media culture.  Connect with Mikey at: https://www.mikeymosher.com/ Instagram: @mikey.mosher If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Sawtooth sit down to discuss: Sawtooth almost killing the dog. Memorial Day 2022. Pride month & ways to celebrate.  Top Gun: Maverick; Picard; and Better Call Saul. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stephen Ruff is the entrepreneur behind Springfield, MA's Hoop City Supply Co., a clothing company that is making classic, comfortable styles that express love and gratitude for the city of Springfield, MA. You can connect with Stephen Ruff and Hoop City Supply Co. at: Web: https://www.hoopcitysupplyco.com Instagram: hoopcitysupplyco Facebook: Hoop City Supply Co. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Sawtooth sit down to discuss: Jen winning re-election and what comes next! An asshole who shops at Whole Foods. What the world is going to be like in 25 years. Ozarks; We Crashed; and Picard. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Dave Eyerman, a shamanic coach and acupuncturist, returns to the show to talk with us about natural spirituality. Dave describes the heart of his work as helping people discover the deepest layer of who they are, empowering them to live their most authentic and soulful life. Through this work, Dave addresses and nourishes all aspects of the person— physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. You can find Dave Eyerman at: Web: https://www.daveeyerman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveEyermanLAc Offices in Belchertown and Hampden, MA; dave@daveeyerman.com | (978) 503-1048 If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Sawtooth sit down to discuss: going to a May Day party and a fundraiser; town politics; our most common positive thoughts; what we're watching on T.V. and listening to for music. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Johnny Miranda Alomar is an artist, business owner, community leader, and co-founder of La Diaspora, a space in Chicopee, MA, for cultural, social, and creative appreciation, and acceptance. We talked with Johnny about how he has been leading Chicopee's art revolution; community; service to others; politics; love; and a whole lot more! You can connect with Johnny Miranda at: La Diaspora: https://www.shopladiaspora.com Instagram: @iamjoito Facebook: Johnny Miranda Alomar La Diaspora YouTube: Johnny Miranda Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Johnnymiranda If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Stomping Jen and Sawtooth sit down to discuss: Passover and Easter; town politics; our most common negative thoughts; and the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Lenny Underwood is a Springfield, MA, entrepreneur and the founder of Upscale Socks and Underwood Photo. We talked with Lenny about starting businesses, inspiration, and being part of— and the importance of giving back to — the community. You can find and connect with Lenny at: https://www.upscalesocks.com/ https://www.underwoodphoto.net Instagram: @upscale_socks Facebook: @upscalesocks TikTok: @upscale_socks If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

On this episode, Jen and Sawtooth discuss: Jen's re-election campaign. Shopping at Whole Foods and being judged by other shoppers. Jen (intentionally?) pouring grain and beans all over a clean floor. How to emerge from the pandemic and tips from the U.K.'s National Health Services for getting "back to normal." Yellowstone Season 4; Bridgerton; and Moon Night Designer clothes and leggings that show too much. If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

On the show are Stacey and Bryan Rossano from Fetch Brew Co., a Belchertown, MA-based craft brewery that has been producing tasty brews since 2017 for the love of dogs and beer! You can find Fetch Brew Co. on the Web and Socials at: https://fetchbrewco.com Instagram: @fetchbrewco Facebook: @fetchbrewco If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND!

We celebrate the arrival of Spring 2022! Some of the stuff we talk about on this episode: Jen running for public office again. Sawtooth deciding not running for state representative. Thoughts on the season we call "Spring." Broadway plays. Why doesn't Starbucks have a "Spring drink?" Springtime animal sex. A review of the movie, "Turning Red." The end of the podcast? If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!