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On today's not-quite-emergency pod, Sarah and David have thoughts to share about the Supreme Court's orders from last Friday. David discusses the ins and outs of the Arlene's Flowers case, where the court denied an appeal from a flower shop owner that refused to design arrangements for a same-sex wedding, and analyzes how Supreme Court justices don't always rule the way people predict. Then Sarah goes into a slew of other orders from the court on qualified immunity for university admins, religious liberty for the Amish, defamation against public figures, and eminent domain. Plus, David and Sarah review a ruling from a Minneapolis judge that throws a wrench into “defund the police.”   Show Notes: -Friday Supreme Court orders -Writ of mandamus from Minneapolis judge on police force See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 California's Simi Winery Director of Winemaking Melissa Stackhouse joins the show. She tells the ladies how she came into winemaking, and the long legacy of women at Simi wines. Then Sarah and Jami taste through some of her wines!

Boyer kicks off the podcast with a joke he could not tell on air. Great. Then Sarah shares her latest parenting debacle of teaching her daughter Summer to fight back when boys knock her down! Is that a good parenting or not? Turns out Anna's dad would approve as we learn why he encouraged Anna to punch a girl at school!

The DC Beer family is expanding!  Today, we sit down with the newest DC Beer member Sarah Jane, host of Beer Me! Sarah gives us the lowdown of the Beer Me! relaunch, shares the story of how she got involved in the food and beer industries, and explains her goal of showing the world of beer through diverse insights from all over the world. Then Sarah answers a curious question: has there ever been a hard seltzer pairing on a fine dining menu?  Beer Me! is relaunching June 18th, don't miss it! Keep up to date with everything happening at DCBeer.com, @DCBeer on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Email us at beershow@dcbeer.com.

Wine Barrel Cooper Quinn Roberts joins the ladies to talk about the science and the finesse that wine barrels add to wine. Then Sarah give Jami a taste test of unoaked v/s oaked red and white wines.

Alrighty nerds, it's time to talk about the one thing that unites us all- and that's being born! In this week's long awaited episode, Sarah and Casie are talking all things childbirth (Part One that is!) First, Casie takes us through prehistorical births in ancient civilizations (where it becomes increasingly clear that men had no idea what happened when babies were born) all the way to the inclusion of obstetrics becoming a part of "mainstream" medicine. Then Sarah picks up with the horrors of twilight sleep and men's increasingly intrusive introduction into the delivery room. From holding onto looms, to Hogwarts birth control, to chloroform and all it's wonders, there's one surprise after another this week! We promise that you'll laugh, you'll cry, and most definitely be simultaneously grossed out and fascinated. You don't want to miss this week's LABOR of love episode- The History of Childbirth: Part 1.

Thank goddess our editor Sarah Brown (she/her) hops from behind the mic to in front of it, because the verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is in- we react, our honest thoughts, feelings, and what’s next. Then in Broadway news we talk about our Sparkling Diamond Karen Olivio’s departure from Moulin Rouge in protest of the industry’s ignoring of big time producer Scott Rudin’s abuse – and dive into the systemic nature of his behavior. Where’s HR? James have taken the bait and fallen down the rabbit hole with the Netflix documentary Seaspircy. In the main Korner, in honor of National Day of Silence, and on the heels of the Bachelor’s Colton Underwoods coming out, James walks us through the importance of The National Day of Silence, it’s meaning, and what it means queer folks, particularly youth. Then Sarah shows us what reparations can look like in supporting Black businesses, in her own BQQVC Korner, and really has all the items you’ll need for your next 4/20! **Note** We do talk about issues of suicide in this episode as it continues to be an epidemic amongst queer youth, so if these subjects are disturbing to you, take care of yourself.Join us for Minority Korner's 300th Episode, on OASIS TV, LIVE Tues. 4/27 at 7:00pm PST! FREE:RSVP On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/308892880602804 Livestream Link: watch.sfoasis.comGUEST CO-HOST:  Sarah Brown (she/her), Is a queer artist/content creator Libra sun and pices moon.She loves horror movies,anime  and all things vegitarian. When shes not editing Minority Korner you can find her hosting her own show The Queerience which takes an indepth look at the queer expierience.IG:@sbrownsays @thequeeriencepodcastThe Maximum Fun Drive is coming, and we want to hear from you! Why did you decide to become a member? What does Minority Korner mean to you? Share your story by emailing  us at memberstories@maximumfun.org or call our Google hotline at (323) 601-8719REFERENCE LINKS: Karen Olivio Leaves Moulin Rouge over SilenceBachelor Star Colton Underwood Comes outhttps://bit.ly/3sKEK2shttps://bit.ly/3dKbkxyNational Day of SilenceLGBT Suicide Linked to Bullying GSA Day of Silence FAQ's Out History: National Day of SilencePacer: National Bullying StatsNBC News: Study of Percent of LGBTQ Suicide If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.Minority Korner on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/2JsXEuuCONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gmail.comIG: @minoritykornerJames Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM

It's our 30th episode, nerds! In this special deep dive, join Casie and Sarah as they go behind bars and explore the history of the most infamous prison in America- Alcatraz! Don't let the length of this episode scare you (it's not a prison sentence after all). There's plenty of historical, dark, and eerie goodies to fill your ear holes and make you add The Rock to your bucket list.  First, Casie gets us through the early founding and history of the island and tracks its development from a military outpost, to military prison, to federal prison. Learn about The Hole, The Pelicans, and The Children That Lived On Alcatraz?? Then Sarah takes us through the incredible Native American Occupation of the island before helping us break down an escape conspiracy theory and some spooky ghost stories! Listen in and feel free to count how many times your favorite nerds say the words "Azkaban" and "manifest destiny." You don't want to miss this deep dive- Episode 30: The History of Alcatraz!

It's our 30th episode, nerds! In this special deep dive, join Casie and Sarah as they go behind bars and explore the history of the most infamous prison in America- Alcatraz! Don't let the length of this episode scare you (it's not a prison sentence after all). There's plenty of historical, dark, and eerie goodies to fill your ear holes and make you add The Rock to your bucket list.  First, Casie gets us through the early founding and history of the island and tracks its development from a military outpost, to military prison, to federal prison. Learn about The Hole, The Pelicans, and The Children That Lived On Alcatraz?? Then Sarah takes us through the incredible Native American Occupation of the island before helping us break down an escape conspiracy theory and some spooky ghost stories! Listen in and feel free to count how many times your favorite nerds say the words "Azkaban" and "manifest destiny." You don't want to miss this deep dive- Episode 30: The History of Alcatraz!

Liz and Sarah often talk about one of their favorite mottos — volunteers not recruits. Today they remind themselves that as pre-production of their reboot of Fantasy Island gets more and more intense, they want to BE volunteers themselves. Enthusiasm makes the job... dare they say... FUN! In The Craft (& Fain), they talk about how to uncover “the note behind the note” in order to get more out of your notes sessions. Then Sarah gives Liz a big Hit and announces some huge life news. She’s moving to Ojai! This week’s Hollywood Hack will improve the look of your pants: Skims.  Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Skims: https://skims.com/collections/boy-shorts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa crushes RPS in one sweet throw. She tells Sarah about the abduction and murder of local Arizona girl Vicki Lynne Hoskinsons in the 80s. Then Sarah shares the unbelievable story of the Unicorn Killer, Ira Einhorn.

This week on the show we start off with a quick chat just to get caught up with one another. We assign ourselves a little Netflix homework that we will hit on next week if you want to follow along. Then Sarah pits the boys against one another in a very competitive round of 90's trivia. We had a blast recording, so I hope you enjoy the listen. It went a little long, but I think it was worth it. Enjoy!

It’s episode 54 and the Sinister Sisters’ codes are messing up! While we’re playing Oregon Trail another civilization could be playing 2020. In today’s group episode, Erin covers the origin of the Mandela Effect while Morgan brings her musical talents to the forefront as she quizzes us on our pop culture knowledge and touches on what science has to say about the phenomenon. Then Sarah and Erin don their tin foil hats and throw science out the window as they cover conspiracy theories that suggest the Mandela Effect may be more than an Internet hoax. Are there multiple universes? Are we living in a simulation? We don’t think you’re ready to do all these backbends with your brains! Enjoy this week's cup of spooks and if your pits of doom aren’t dry, don’t sweat it. Get 20% off a $15 purchase at https://www.zerosweat.com when you use code “sinister” at checkout! Follow us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/sinistersunrisepodcast/?hl=en) If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used: Morgan’s sources: (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-mandela-effect-4589394);(https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.zmescience.com/science/mandela-effect-memory-groups/amp/);(https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/tell-us-how-your-brain-remembers-these-mandela-effect?quiz_result=120222206_3);(https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/lyric-mandela-effect-quiz?quiz_result=123626014_1) Erin’s sources: (Conspiracy Theories podcast - The Mandela Effect episode); (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KZ6qMqpWEyzLpwHl3NEE7?si=hwn5i7LQR8Cv6-3ZBa0ZSg);(https://home.cern/resources/faqs/facts-and-figures-about-lhc);(https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/22/alternate-realities-and-trump-mandala-effect-and-what-cern-does.html);(https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/mandela-effect); --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We’re back with two more bad ideas from The Future… and the future is now. Zach starts us off with an entrepreneurial idea that will surely have no unintended consequences and we turn it into a thriller that starts with the Stasi and ends among the stars. Then Sarah has a dilemma from the world of online education, which we turn into a con that brings a whole university together. Plus: our ten minute TedTalks, a week of white void, nearly-there technology, the reference squad, and the five least believable words in the English language. Today’s Bad Ideas™: Idea #1 Idea #2 Support the show: http://patreon.com/NoBadIdeas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Whole View, Episode 440: COVID-19 Vaccines Part 1 - mRNA Vaccine Technology Welcome back to episode 440 of the Whole View. (0:27)    Stacy explains that today's topic is one she and Sarah have received the most questions on possibly ever. Stacy also lets the audience know that this show will be a 2-parter, possibly a 3-parter depending on how deep in they get. This show has been long in the making because she and Sarah had to wait for the research publication. Then Sarah has done her own research on top of it to prepare for this show. Sarah shares that she's been following this topic for about a year now: ever since the novel coronavirus was sequenced. It's important they lay out the science for listeners, look at the technology and history of vaccines, answer the frequently asked questions, and bust the myths surrounding this topic. (2:08) She and Stacy decided to divide the show into multiple parts to take their time and do the subject justice. Stacy takes a minute to address how polarizing the word "vaccine" can be. And she and Sarah are aware of this. She wants to assure listeners they understand vaccines are a personal decision for everyone, just like every other health and medical choices are. Stacy and Sarah are here to provide the information you need to be an informed consumer.   Note On Vaccines In this episode, they will discuss the mRNA vaccine technology in the history of vaccines. (2:40) Next week's episode, Sarah and Stacy will go over the safety and efficacy data for the first two vaccines, Emergency Use Authorization, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and the Moderna vaccine. Sarah and Stacy will discuss their thoughts on vaccinations going forward. But Stacy reminds listeners that it's never aimed at telling others what to do.  She also reminds listeners that she and Sarah are not medical professionals. If you have questions regarding the vaccine for yourself or your family, discuss them with your doctor. There is a lot of information that is both true and not true floating around on the web.  Stacy is very excited to talk about the science and breakdown behind these vaccines and gives a little background on herself for context. Both Stacy and her mother have anaphylactic reactions to things like gluten due to multiple autoimmune disorders. Stacy has brought up to Sarah whether or not she thinks getting the vaccine is a good idea for someone with health issues like Stacy's mom. Stacy also wonders how having the coronavirus, but not having the antibodies, will affect her if given the vaccine.   Listener Questions Sarah reiterates just how many questions they've received from listeners around this subject. (5:10) She takes a moment to share a few she thinks accurately sum up what they want to cover in this episode. Mae wrote: I am sure you don't want to cover this topic, but you are a source I highly trust as I am sure a lot of your other followers do. Would you consider doing a show about the Covid vaccines out there? It's so hard to know what to believe these days.....Not looking to be told what to do, but merely to be presented the information as you do so well in breaking down the real science that is not filtered through such a biased lens. Meghan added: Can you please do an episode explaining the science behind vaccines, and explaining how they really work, including the new Covid one. You always do an excellent job of explaining things well in a relatively easy to understand way without shortcutting good science. Stacy assures listeners that they will do their very best to break everything down. However, you might still have questions or have heard something different that might conflict with prior information. Stacy encourages you to reach out via the contact forms on the website for any follow-up. If you're part of the Patreon family, use direct access to talk with Sarah and Stacy there. She also encourages listeners not to attack the topic on social media or to put too much emphasis on things you hear without any sources cited.   A Brief History of Vaccine Technology Sarah starts off by going way back into the history of vaccines. (8:27) The very first form of inoculation was called variolation. The first variolation for smallpox dates to the 1600s in China and Ottoman Empire and practiced first in Britain and colonial Massachusetts in 1721. They took the pus from someone suffering a natural smallpox infection. And then they'd would then rub it onto punctured or cut skin of someone who had never been exposed. If the procedure didn't kill you, you'd have immunity to the illness. However, Sarah noted it was pretty successful in terms of early inoculation. Sarah explains briefly how cell memory aids in fighting episodes of re-exposures. This is what gives us immunity or less a severe immune response when exposed. Development Of A Smallpox Vaccine Dr. Edward Jenner is considered the founder of vaccinology in the West. He noticed many milkmaids were immune to smallpox. He realized they were getting infected with cowpox (a related variola virus that is relatively harmless to humans), and the infection built an immunity to smallpox. In 1796, he inoculated his gardener's 8-year-old son by variolating cowpox pus from a milkmaid's hand. Jenner then demonstrated this immunity to smallpox by exposing the boy to smallpox 6 weeks later, and he didn't get sick. That's a lot of confidence! And also, not cool. Jenner then repeated this experiment multiple times over a couple of years with different people and published his methodology in 1798. He named his process vaccination because the cowpox virus is called vaccinia. Doctors started administering this as a smallpox vaccine all over the world in 1798. This is the first instance of understanding that exposing the body to a weaker version of a virus could stimulate enough of an immune response to tricker cellular memory. Over the 18th and 19th centuries, systematic implementation of mass smallpox immunization culminated in its global eradication in 1979. It took just about 200 years from the start of this vaccine to the eradication of smallpox. Other Vaccine Development Louis Pasteur's experiments spearheaded the development of live attenuated cholera vaccine in 1897. And then an inactivated anthrax vaccine in 1904.  Plague vaccine was also invented in the late 19th Century.  Between 1890 and 1950, bacterial vaccine development proliferated, including the Bacillis-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination, which is still in use today.  In 1923, Alexander Glenny perfected a method to inactivate tetanus toxin with formaldehyde. The same method was used to develop a vaccine against diphtheria in 1926. Pertussis vaccine development took considerably longer, and a whole-cell vaccine was first licensed for use in the US in 1948. mRNA vaccine technology Sarah tells the audience that many of the childhood vaccines given to children today were developed 70 – 100 years ago. There have been advancements in the vial today that are different from what was in the vial back then. However, the vaccine technology is pretty much the same now, and it was that then. Sarah underlines that mRNA vaccine technology was one of the biggest advancements since Jenner and Pasteur's experiments.   Modern Vaccines When looking at vaccines today, they all have the same basic ingredients (18:20) They all work by stimulating an immune response against what's called an antigen. An antigen is a bad thing that makes us sick. The body develops immunological memory by the adaptive immune system in response to the antigen.  It's the same way our immune system develops memory when we've been naturally infected.  But because vaccines use weaker viruses, it goes without the danger of natural infection. Vaccinations are very costly and big investments to undertake. So we really only develop vaccines against illnesses that are very, very bad and have a huge impact on society. Up until now, mRNA vaccine technology hasn't changed much since the 50s. Traditional vaccines contain three components: antigen, adjuvant, and additives to preserve/stabilize. AntigenThis is the thing we're developing immunity against. Antigens come in various types: live, attenuated virus; inactivated virus; inactivated toxins for bacterial diseases where toxins generated by the bacteria cause the illness; or parts of a virus-like split, subunit, or conjugate.   Adjuvants Stacy asks about adjuvants and what they do to cause the stimulation. (20:00) Sarah explains that adding a little bit of dead virus to our arm tissue isn't usually enough to trigger an immune response. An adjuvant is a compound (most commonly aluminum) that stimulates the immune system. And helps to develop a more robust immune response and stronger immunity against the antigen.  Adjuvants are why people often feel sick after a vaccine. It's not the virus causing the side effects, but rather the ramped-up immune system caused by the adjuvant. It's also why many people with autoimmune diseases experience a temporary flare after vaccination.  If you already have an immune system in overdrive due to an autoimmune system, it makes sense why autoimmune suffers would have more adverse reactions. Sarah feels it's important to note there is no science showing vaccines cause autoimmune diseases. However, because they're meant to cause an immune response, vaccines can make autoimmune diseases more noticeable. Sarah recommends this article as a source of more information about adjuvants. Additives Additives are preservatives, stabilizers, and residuals included in the vaccine. Sarah explains this is where there can sometimes be egg protein as a residual. So there are certain vaccines out there that people with egg allergies can't have. Sarah notes there is still one vaccine out there that uses Thimerosal as a preservative. But it has been mostly phased out since the 1980s. This is because Thimerosal contains traces of mercury. Stacy circles back to heavy metals and how often they talk about those as being bad.  She feels it's important to note that going through normal daily life, we encounter things like heavy metals in food and water. This is why we have livers: so we can flush them out of our systems naturally. It's why she and Sarah talk so much about taking care of our liver. So when we hear things like, "there's aluminum in this vaccine," it might come off as a red flag. We don't want to put that in our bodies. Stacy explains why these vaccines work to achieve the response it needs because you're right: your body does not want that aluminum in there. So it gets agitated and works a little bit harder to flush it out. And that's how the vaccine is able to create the body's immune response. Stacy shares one way she helps her body is to take extra care of her liver the weeks before getting a vaccine. That way, she could optimize her body's ability to flush out the substances it doesn't want in there. Sarah agrees that a great practice is to practice self-care, such as getting enough sleep and eating right before and after getting a vaccination.   Always a Cost-Benefit Analysis  Sarah explains that Stacy brought up a great point: there is always a cost-benefit to mRNA vaccine technology and other types of vaccines. (28:45) Sarah believes we are at a point now where most of us are disconnected from the actual impacts of viruses like polio and whooping cough. She shares that her grandfather survived polio when he was 14-years-old. He was wheelchair-bound for 2 years and walked with a cane or walker for the rest of his life. He also developed post-polio syndrome in old age, which caused heart failure. For Sarah, she is at the tail-end of people's age with a personal connection with some of these illnesses that we heard about. Gen X and younger generally don't understand a lot of the consequences that come with a lot of these diseases. Over a century ago, the infant mortality rate was over 20%. And the childhood mortality rate before age five was an additional disconcerting 20%. That's what vaccination has been able to do for us and society: give us more than a near 50% chance of reaching our 5th birthday. We only invest in vaccines for diseases with high mortality and/or morbidity. Sarah explains that mortality equals death.  Morbidity, on the other hand, anything bad that happens that's not death. It includes severe illness, complications, and lifelong health problems. For example, morbidity from mumps is basically zero. But 1 in 300 get encephalitis (or brain inflammation) while 1 in 10 men get orchitis (testicle inflammation) Measles mortality is 1 in 500, blindness is 1 in 500, encephalitis is 1 in 1000, and pneumonia is 1 in 20. So vaccinations aren't just reserved for high-mortality diseases, but also ones that have a high rate of complications that can impact the quality of life long-term. Safety Of Vaccine Technology Safety standards are much higher for vaccines than most medications because we give vaccines to healthy people.   Some of this was learned the hard way. For example, in April 1955, more than 200,000 children in five Western and mid-Western USA states received a polio vaccine in which was basically a bad batch.  The process of inactivating the live virus proved to be defective, so rather in inoculating the children from polio, it ended up giving them polio instead.  Within days there were reports of paralysis, and within a month, the first mass vaccination program against polio had to be abandoned. This became a huge issue in the medical community. And it ended up enacting a lot of change in terms of what was acceptable safety standards.  Sarah explains that now vaccine technology is at the safest point it's ever been. But there is such a thing as vaccine-induced injury. Vaccine-Induced Injury  Stacy thinks the realities of the few cases of negative outcomes of vaccines need to be explored. (34:35) Especially since they risk being taken out of context or misunderstood.  She wonders what Sarah knows about the frequency of these negative outcomes. And what the science sense about the risk of injury.  Sarah explains this is extremely well-tracked and well-studied. The phenomenon of vaccine-related injury is incredibly rare. But she explains we do need to acknowledge it exists. She attributes social media for taking these few and far between cases and inflaming them in public. This, in turn, has destabilized a lot of the trust the public has in vaccines, which can be very harmful. She explains that an adverse reaction is usually something like soreness near the injection site or a bruise, maybe a headache, or anything that doesn't feel normal. A serious adverse reaction is something that requires medical care and could potentially result in death. Because of this risk, Sarah believes it's very important to be aware of serious adverse reactions to ensure you're making decisions that are medically in your best interest. Sarah takes a few moments to summarize some of the more serious adverse reactions from commonly administered vaccines and the odds of experiencing one. Stacy feels it's super important to address the elephant in the room. And there is no science showing any sort of link between vaccines and autism.  Adverse reactions can occur from vaccination, but a huge amount of scientific information has really conclusively shown autism is not one of them.  For more on Vaccine-Induced Injury, Sarah recommends checking here for additional information. Vaccine And Autoimmune Diseases Stacy explains that in autoimmune diseases, we often see them "activate" due to an immune system flare up- for example, during pregnancy or nursing. This isn't to say that pregnancy or nursing caused the autoimmune disease. But rather, it triggered it to activate, and that's why we start noticing the symptoms around that time. She explains that this holds true with vaccines as well. If someone starts to notice autoimmune systems after receiving a vaccine, that vaccine itself didn't "cause" the immune disease. Rather, it agitated the immune system. And that agitation triggered the symptoms of an autoimmune disease that was already lying latent inside the body. Sarah adds there's no evidence saying people with autoimmune diseases should avoid vaccines. If anything, they may need more booster vaccines to reach adequate immunity due to the immune system already not functioning optimally. The Importance of Herd Immunity Sarah also reminds listeners that vaccines aren't actually about individual protection at all. (46:10) They protect you individually, sure, but the reason vaccines are so amazing (and why smallpox was able to be eradicated) is because of the creation of herd immunity. Herd immunity means enough of a community is immune to an illness (cannot get it and cannot pass it) that if there is an individual infection, the illness has nowhere to go. It's stuck. Herd immunity limits the path for the virus to spread and can be much more easily contained. Herd immunity also protects members in our community who might have some sort of medical issue that prevents them from being vaccinated themselves.  Sarah cites children with cancer are unable to get vaccinated due to their health issues. So being surrounded by people who cannot spread a life-threatening illness is very beneficial to their health and wellness. Smallpox, which had an incredibly high mortality rate and permanent scarring, no longer exists anywhere in the world because of vaccines! So while we might want the covid vaccine for individual protection, that's not the primary goal. The primary goal of vaccination is community protection.   How mRNA Vaccines Work mRNA vaccines are the biggest advance in vaccine technology since Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner. (50:35) It can revolutionize not just immunizations but also cancer therapy and other drug development. Brief History of mRNA Vaccine mRNA stands for messenger RiboNucleic Acid. Our cells make as an intermediary between the DNA in our cell's nucleus and a protein.  It also functions as a set of instructions to make protein, which is the intermediate step between DNA and the protein it encodes The steps are: DNA - transcription -> RNA - translation -> protein Translation may occur at ribosomes free-floating in the cytoplasm. Or directed to the endoplasmic reticulum by the signal recognition particle. mRNA was first discovered in 1961 by Sydney Brenner at Cambridge and James Watson at Harvard. The concept of mRNA-based drugs occurred in 1989 when Malone demonstrated that mRNA could be successfully transfected and expressed in various eukaryotic cells under a cationic (positively charged) lipid package.  In 1990, in vitro-transcribed mRNA was sufficiently expressed in mouse skeletal muscle cells through direct injection. This became the first successful proof of the feasibility of mRNA vaccines. After the first mRNA-based drug company was established in 1997, many groups began to research and develop mRNA-based drugs.  So far, over twenty mRNA-based candidate drugs have entered the clinical trial stage. A big advance in 2005 when Katalin Karilo and Drew Weissman at the University of Pennsylvania showed how to modify mRNA to get into human cells without triggering an immune response. Major advances in lipid nanoparticle technology for the mRNA envelope over the last 4-5 years.   Last 4-5 years, improvements in mRNA vaccines increase protein translation, modulate innate, adaptive immunogenicity, and improve delivery. This mRNA vaccine technology has been perfected in just the last few years. This is why the Covid-19 vaccine was able to be developed so quickly. The technology we needed to create this vaccine was already primed and ready to go. How Do mRNA Vaccines Work? Sarah explains that the coolest part of mRNA vaccine is that they do not use adjuvants! (58:01) This is because adding the RNA to the cell nucleus is enough to trigger it to replicate. It doesn't need anything additional to trigger the immune response.  Two major types of RNA are currently studied as vaccines:  non-replicating mRNA which is what's in both the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine and the Moderna covid-19 vaccine virally derived, self-amplifying RNA.  Conventional mRNA-based vaccines encode the antigen of interest and contain 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs).  Self-amplifying RNAs encode the antigen and the viral replication machinery that enables intracellular RNA amplification and abundant protein expression. The lipid envelope facilitates entrance into the cell via endocytosis and exit from endosome into cytoplasm This molecule provides the template in the cytoplasm of a cell for translation by the ribosome.  And tRNA into the encoded protein, making multiple copies of the protein from each mRNA template. The protein can then be presented to the immune system through MHC or, like both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccine, the protein is transmembrane, so it presents itself!  Sarah explains that there were some human trials using mRNA vaccines to treat cancer patients.  So yes, as Stacy brings us, the technology is still pretty new. But this isn't the first time we're using mRNA technology. It's the first opportunity we've had to utilize the discoveries large-scale. Ingredients Of mRNA Vaccines Sarah explains that what makes this new vaccine technology so cool is how few ingredients it requires to make. (1:05:20) mRNA (rather than a live attenuated virus, dead virus, or split virus) Lipid nanoparticle envelope (rather than viral particles floating around a solution or viral vector-like adenovirus)LNPs often consist of four components:  an ionizable cationic lipid, which promotes self-assembly into virus-sized (~100 nm) particles and allows endosomal release of mRNA to the cytoplasm;  lipid-linked polyethylene glycol (PEG), which increases the half-life of formulations; cholesterol, a stabilizing agent;  and naturally occurring phospholipids, which support lipid bilayer structure.  It requires no adjuvant, which is SO COOL! Adding an adjuvant to the lipid envelope has been studied, but it doesn't seem to be necessary. This is because foreign mRNA and viral proteins are really good at eliciting an immune response. mRNA has self-adjuvant properties which activate strong and long-lasting adaptive immune responses through tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interferon-α(IFN-α), and other cytokines secretion by immune cells The foreign viral proteins are presented via MHC-I Lipid nanoparticles may have a little adjuvant activity in some circumstances. But basically, all of the immune stimulation is targeted against the foreign viral protein and mRNA! For example, here are all the ingredients for the Moderna Vaccine: The vaccine contains a synthetic messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encoding the pre-fusion stabilized spike glycoprotein (S) of SARS-CoV-2 virus.  lipids (SM-102, 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 [PEG2000-DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]),  pH Buffering agents: tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, (both drugs for metabolic acidosis) acetic acid, sodium acetate, (both naturally found in our blood) Cryo-stabilizer: sucrose Sarah jokes about how much she's nerding out about it.  Advantages Over the past decade, major technological innovation and research investment have enabled mRNA to become a promising therapeutic tool in vaccine development and protein replacement therapy.  The use of mRNA has several beneficial features over subunit, killed, live attenuated virus, and DNA-based vaccines.  Safety As mRNA is a non-infectious, non-integrating platform, there is no potential risk of infection or insertional mutagenesis.  Additionally, mRNA is degraded by normal cellular processes. And it's in vivo half-life can be regulated through the use of various modifications and delivery methods 9,10,11,12.  The inherent immunogenicity of the mRNA can be down-modulated to further increase the safety profile9,12,13.  2: Efficacy Various modifications make mRNA more stable and highly translatable9,12,13.  Efficient in vivo delivery can be achieved by formulating mRNA into carrier molecules, allowing rapid uptake and expression in the cytoplasm (reviewed in Refs 10,11).  mRNA is the minimal genetic vector; therefore, anti-vector immunity is avoided, and mRNA vaccines can be administered repeatedly.  mRNA vaccines expressing antigen of infectious pathogen induce both strong and potent T cell and humoral immune responses Even better for viruses requiring cellular immunity like coronaviruses. (Click here for more!) Production  mRNA vaccines have the potential for rapid, inexpensive, and scalable manufacturing, mainly owing to the high yields of in vitro transcription reactions. They are really fast to make. Moderna took 2 days to create the RNA sequence to produce the spike protein after sequencing the virus genome in January. Then shipped its first vial of vaccine to NIH for trials 41 days after that. This will also mean the vaccine can be modified for new strains (so far, not necessary), and we can get a vaccine even faster in the event of another pandemic! Myths About the mRNA Vaccines One of the biggest myths many people believe is that the vaccines were rushed. So we don't know if they're safe. (1:07:30) The unprecedented investment (funding) allowed for tests normally done serially to be done in parallel. And it allowed for manufacture (normally 6 months to a year) to be done during clinical trials rather than after. These vaccines build upon vaccine research from SARS and MERS and the knowledge base about coronaviruses from that research. So we've been researching it longer than people have known about the novel coronavirus. For example, it was already known that the spike protein bound with ACE2. And that's how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells. It also builds upon a tremendous amount of mRNA vaccine research and clinical trials of mRNA vaccines for cancer. mRNA vaccine technology allows for a fast process. It's also very inexpensive to make. Yay science! Vaccines have some of the most stringent safety standards in all of pharmaceutical development! They are given to healthy people, not sick, so tolerance for serious reactions is lower. Also, these vaccines were tested thoroughly and have exceeded the standards. No corners were cut! Yes, there are still some things we don't know (like whether or not you can get an asymptomatic case after you've been vaccinated and then spread the virus or how long immunity will last), but we do know that the safety profile is excellent. It's approved for 16 and over because they did tests on adults before children. In fact, the 12-15 age groups are being tested now. Final Thoughts One of the biggest reasons these vaccines were able to be produced so fast is because of the timing. (1:10:42) Scientists have been working on vaccine technology for centuries. And major advancements in the last 30 years have made it possible to produce both efficient and safe vaccines. This is why basic science funding is so, so important.  Sarah goes into why this basic funding is so important. Most funding is going to direct human relevance.  The science that these vaccines are based on comes down to a basic discovery and expanding human knowledge.  And only after the fact, we understood how it could be applied to improving human life.  So increasing funding for basic science discovery is very important to Sarah. Stacy also circles back to how mind-blowing that this basic science discovery could also further our advancement toward a cure for cancer.  She reminds listeners that there are two vaccines approved for disruption in the US. Next week, Sarah and Stacy with dive into the science and myths on those to bring you all the info you need to make your own decision. If you're curious how Sarah and Stacy really feel about this topic, pop on over to Patreon for more science talk and bonus content.   See you next week!  

Good news, everyone! The No Bad Ideas hiatus is almost over! We've rested, we've recuperated, and we are rearing to get back to recording new episodes of the show. So look for new installments of No Bad Ideas starting next Thursday. But first, one last classic episode - one of our favorites, and starring one of our favorite guests we've ever had on the show!   This week, we’re lucky to be joined by the luminous Emma Sherr-Ziarko - voice actor, writer, podcast creator, wine expert, and cat mom extraordinaire. There’s nothing Emma can’t do, so naturally we decided to throw some truly questionable ideas at her! First Gabriel takes us to A Short Time Ago and A Galaxy Very Close, with a very unorthodox candidate for high public office who claims to be able to slice through the red tape and get things done - with a lightsaber. Then Sarah sails us down to the Indian Ocean, and a very special rock concert designed for an audience that really has teeth - five to six layers of them. And finally we talk to Emma about her love of storytelling, how learning about wine has taught her more about the world, and what it takes to start a podcast. Plus: literal satire, delusional doors, Emperors of America, many, many, jumping the shark jokes, and one last really stupid thing.  Today’s Bad Ideas™: Idea #1 Idea #2 Support the show: http://patreon.com/NoBadIdeas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Sarah Brock to talk about how her childhood was impacted by her father who struggled with alcohol abuse, growing up in the rave scene as a thirteen-year-old, and how she went from being a seventeen-year-old single mother to a consultant for gangs. Then Sarah talks about how substance abuse slowly began to take over, how drugs began to derail her life, and why being sent to prison was the best thing that ever happened to her. Lastly, Sarah opens up about the events that led up her to find God, what her recovery looked like, and how she finally learned how to love herself which was quintessential for her recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Novel:Miracles and MenorahsThe Author: Stacey AgdernThe Noobie: Miri SmithThe Synopsis:Sarah Goldman loves Hanukkah, and she's thrilled to be appointed as vice chair of the Hollowville Hanukkah Festival. So when the festival is threatened with cancellation, she comes up with an idea: a new slogan and advertising campaign topped off with a metal menorah large enough to fill the center of town. But even though her heart and dreams are large, the committee's budget constraints threaten to stop her grand plans right in their tracks.Famous metal sculptor Isaac Lieberman also loves Hanukkah. But his vision of a perfect Hanukkah isn't a commercial community event--it's spending time with family, following age-old traditions. He's not interested in the festival, no matter how many times his grandmother, his bubbe, asks him to contribute one of his sculptures.Then Sarah comes tumbling into his life...can she change his mind about more than just the holidays?Show Notes: - Be sure to check out our December Steamy Spotlight interview with Stacey Agdern- Celebrating the 7th Day of Boobsmas (and the 1st Day of Boobsmakkuh) with Miri Smith- A very merry meet cute - Listen to Miri's previous episode of Boobies & Noobies - our review of Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas- Miri's recommended read: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin- Introducing Miracles and Menorahs (00:09:37)- The varying forms of Judaism and Hanukkah celebrations- "I mean we're Jewish... there's always something to talk about."- Sour cream vs. Apple sauce - A brief synopsis for Miracles and Menorahs (00:20:20)- All the Yiddish we wish we knew...- The artistic male character- Gossip and food porn (00:31:40)- Stepping on cultural reality's toes...- Don't say "Christmas" in Hanukkah romance (00:49:04)- Looking back on Eight Cozy Nights, our Hanukkah romance read from Boobsmas 2019- All the Purim romance please!- See Stacey Agdern's Spotify playlist - Heart, Humor, Heat & Holiday Ratings (01:02:31) - The 7th Day of Boobsmas jingle courtesy of Cooper BaldwinGiveaway Winner:IG: romance.in.the.wildFollow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website.*Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts*

I.   The laughter of unbelief, Genesis 18:11-15; Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.  Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my Lord being old also?  And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?  Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.  Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Genesis 18:11‭-‬15 KJV Luke 8:52-56; And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.  And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.  And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.  And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.  And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. Luke 8:52‭-‬56 KJV --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pastor-lucy-paynter/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pastor-lucy-paynter/support

In Monday’s emergency episode of the podcast, David and Sarah bring us up to speed on the Trump legal team’s latest litigation drama, which has become nothing short of a clown show. One of the most puzzling aspects about all of this is the striking gap between the Trump campaign’s public rhetoric about widespread voter fraud during press conferences and its much more modest—albeit still meritless—legal arguments in the courtroom. No matter how you slice it, the president’s legacy is on the line here. In Sarah’s words: “This is what he’s going to be remembered by.” Our hosts discuss the Trump campaign’s failed Pennsylvania election lawsuit and Thursday’s rather unconventional press conference given by Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Jenna Ellis. Then Sarah’s husband, Scott Keller joins the podcast to spar with David about nationwide injunctions.   Show Notes: -U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brann’s opinion throwing out Trump’s Pennsylvania lawsuit. -“Nationwide Injunctions Will Be a Vital Check if Biden Overreaches” by Scott Keller in the Wall Street Journal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Talysa covers the unsolved mystery of The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Then Sarah tells us about Nannie Doss, The Giggling Granny. *Trigger Warning for child death in the Nannie Doss case** Find us, and all of or show and merch info @ https://linktr.ee/shitshowtcp Please share us with your friends, and as always thank you so much for listening!

Then Sarah and Meredith reunite separately to catch up on current events, the shitshow that is the dating landscape and the importance of wedding cake

Listener Deborah sends in a question that really gets the conversation going today, and it gets to the root of the difference between Abraham and The Stream. Then Sarah asks The Stream about duration and vibrational shifts, and Jim asks about the physicality of The Stream. Use the LOA Today app to send in your own questions for The Stream to answer on an upcoming episode. Download it at: https://www.loatoday.net/download.

The girls battle it out but ultimately Sarah bests Melissa at Knife, Pumpkin, Tombstone. Then Sarah shares the haunting Liske Family murders from Ohio on Halloween 2010. Melissa takes it back a little bit to 1957 California and The Trick-Or-Treat-Murder of Peter Fabiano.

Property markets across the country are finding their feet after what has been a tumultuous year. This week we unpack the findings from the latest Domain House Price Report, and what they mean for buyers and sellers in our capital cities.Also on this episode, our prestige property expert Lucy Macken takes us through what is arguably Australia’s largest private property portfolio, worth over $240 million.Then Sarah & George, The Block 2020’s NSW team, join us to chat about their time on the show and share their own property journey.00:46 - The results from Domain’s latest House Price Report.08:43 - Mike Cannon-Brookes’ $240m+ property portfolio14:23 - Sarah & George from The Block----The information in this post is general in nature and should not be considered personal or financial advice.You should always seek professional advice or assistance before making any financial decisions. Digital Home Loans Pty Ltd t/a Domain Loan Finder (ABN 39 619 694 156, Credit Representative 500208) is authorised by Auscred Services Pty Ltd (ABN 50 164 638 171, Australian Credit Licence 442372). All applications are subject to assessment and lender approval.

World Cup Champion and Soccer Great Christie Rampone joins Sarah for an exclusive digital interview. Then Sarah reacts to the Bucs' signing of troubled Wide Receiver Antonio Brown.. Plus, we preview the anticipated Titans / Steelers Matchup on Sunday. Plus, ESPN MMA Reporter Ariel Helwani helps preview UFC 254.

An eight-year-old with a "can't-do" attitude and a ten-year-old who struggles to bounce back after little setbacks (two more in an accidental series of questions that we're affectionately calling "boys with bad attitudes"): Meagan and Sarah have thoughts--and personal experience--for the moms of these kids. Then Sarah weighs in on a question about how to use an "okay to wake" clock with a clever three-year-old, and Meagan validates a mom of a clingy preschooler with big feelings. Today's episode brings you four more listener questions and our advice--check it out! The post More Listener Questions & Our Advice: Episode 275 appeared first on The Mom Hour.

Today we discuss our time together on reality tv, & why we bonded. We do a psychoanalysis quiz that is spooky in its accuracy. We learn why Sarah wants her partner to be a dolphin (what???). Susie wants to be a Chili's brand ambassador. Sarah describes a situation where kids used an app in search of adventure and stumbled across a suitcase carrying human remains. For real. Then Sarah casually reveals she once saw a human thrown from a moving vehicle.

In this episode of Interrupting Grace, Anny Stevens-Gleason takes a look at Church of the Redeemer's long time relationship with Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) in conversations with past champion, Hollis Bass and with more recent volunteers, Sarah and Steve Nord. Hollis shares some history of Church of the Redeemer's involvement as well as what has been our standard set-up. Then Sarah and Steve talk about the effect of volunteering with this ministry has had on them as volunteers. Although the current pandemic may require some long term changes to the IHN structure, the involvement will surely remain as fruitful. As Sarah puts it, volunteering with IHN "gives you a different level of compassion."

We start Hour 4 with Sarah Kezele leading Dan and Jarrett (in for Vin) through Social Studies! Then Sarah comes back to play a round of Mock My World, with a Disney theme, before Dan and Jarrett share some of their favorite "traditional" foods.

In this episode we welcome Katia Howatson from Board Game Art Creations to the show. In our Kickstarter segment, Katia tells us how she came to create her amazing boardgame-inspired artwork that is currently on Kickstarter, how she got some of the industry's biggest publishers on board, and the challenge of using boardgame components to make the incredible mosaics. Her project was funded in only 48hrs, so it's all systems go! The campaign ends on July 15th so make sure you follow the link to secure one of these amazing calendars for yourself. 2021 Board Game Mosaic Calendar A high quality calendar comprising 13 works of art inspired by publishers such as Stonemaier, Roxley, Board & Dice and many more!  www.kickstarter.com   In our Sizzling Games segment, Sarah hits the ground running with her review of Aeon's End Legacy and Katia tells us about the map-making goblin-madness of Cartographers. Mitch finds that Too Many Bones is still never enough, and Steve shares his adventures in the table-sprawling Heroes of Air, Land and Sea. Our Topic of the Week is Solo Games! Are you a solo gamer? Has the isolation of COVID19 restrictions turned you into a solo gamer? We explore the merits, and of course the fun, of solo gaming in the modern era. The team offer up some of their favourite solo games, as well as some great entry-level games if you are solo-curious. In the Board Game Bracket we reveal the winners of the recent showdown: Lords of Waterdeep vs War of Whispers. Then Sarah and Mitch breakdown the next big battle: Mage Knight vs A Feast For Odin. Or, as they describe it; "getting a headache" vs "collecting junk". Make sure you hit up our socials to make sure your favourite gets through to the next round. Finally in Swear an Oath, Steve clears the decks by fulfilling his oaths to play both Tiny Towns and K2. He then vows to bring the Plaid Hat game Forgotten Waters to the table this weekend. Sarah swears to blow the dust off Starfighter and finally get it to the table, while Mitch played Dreamscape to honour his oath before pledging to visit feudal Japan in Crossroads of Heroes. And Katia joins in the oath swearing by promising to play Sorcerer by White Wizard Games. If you are making your own oaths to play games from your "Shelf of Shame", make sure you share your success with the hashtag #oathfulfilled on Instagram! Sizzling Games: Aeon's End Legacy (1:42), Cartographers (12:10), Too Many Bones (23:37), Heroes of Air, Land and Sea (34:50) Topic of the Week: Solo Games (41:41) Kickstarter (1:00:42)   Board Game Bracket (1:19:28) Swear An Oath (1:28:02)     **JOIN OUR DISCORD!** The BGBBQ now has a Discord Channel. Want to join the community and chat with the team and other listeners about your favourite hobby? Like to get updates when our podcasts are released, and get exclusive content? Need a place you can chat with other players while you're playing your own online games, overlooking for some like-minded gamers to play online with?   Well, here's your invite: https://discord.gg/rzQxJyR   --- Join in the conversation on our Facebook page (Board Game BBQ) or drop us a line at podcast@boardgamebbq.com If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. Your feedback will help us improve the podcast, and we might even read your review out on the show!

We have a special this week - it's two for one! Due to some strange technical difficulties, we did not release an episode last week. But we're back with a double feature! Part one of this feature includes the history and invention of photography, as told by Jane. Then Sarah shares some exciting inventions in the near future!

Welcome back to episode 405 of the Whole View. (0:27) Today Stacy and Sarah are talking about a super interesting topic submitted a listener. Which, if you didn't know this already, we love it when you email us. Sarah shared some behind the scenes information on where listener questions come from. There are Stacy's requests, listener questions, and the really challenging listener questions. The question in discussion in this episode is one of those really hard ones that has been in the queue for a long time. Sarah was able to pull together the information for this show because she actually did a lot of research on this topic for her gut microbiome book. And of course, Sarah did extra research to address the many facets of this challenging question. Stacy is excited about this science rich show.   Listener Question Is the EWG's dirty dozen list based on strong science? (3:37) My husband listened to two episodes of the Skeptoid podcast on organic vs. conventional farming. Mr. Dunning said that we are being duped into paying extra for organic produce. It is sprayed with larger amounts of pesticides than those used in conventional farming and the organic pesticides have been shown to cause disease. My husband believes Mr. Dunning because he provides references and appears to be liberal and non-biased in other podcasts.   I have been purchasing organic produce according to the Environmental Working Group's dirty dozen list. It says on the Activist Facts website that "There’s really only one thing you need to know about the Environmental Working Group when it comes to its studies of toxins: 79 percent of members of the Society of Toxicology (scientists who know a little something about toxins) who rated the group say that the Environmental Working Group overstates the health risk of chemicals. I am walking around with holes in my shirts, and I haven't gotten the air conditioning fixed in my car, so that I can afford organic food. Am I wasting my money? I feel like I cannot trust anyone but you.   Preface Stacy wanted to refer listeners to listen back to previous episodes for information on how both Stacy and Sarah have evolved the way they purchase and prioritize their own foods within their budget. (5:06) Neither Stacy nor Sarah buys everything organically. Nothing that Stacy and Sarah are going to discuss in this episode is intended to be a judgment on you or your family or what you did in the past or what you are doing now. This is all education so that you can be empowered to make the choices that are best for your family at the correct time for you. Where Stacy's family is today, ten years later, is a lot different than where they were ten years ago. The goal of this episode is to help you so that you can walk away and ask questions. There is a larger philosophy that each family needs to adapt to what works best for them. No one is perfect. If you are starting in your journey, you don't need to forego the necessities to have organic food. There is a way to prioritize your budget in a way that is consistent with what your family believes in. Healthy living choices are so personal.   Foundational Choices & Next Level Choices Sarah wanted to emphasize that there are foundational health principles. Nutrient density diet, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and living an active lifestyle. Then Sarah thinks of the next level steps like adding some biohacks, supplements, purchasing grass-fed beef, and organic fruits and vegetables. We need to first make sure that we are focusing on the foundational principles and adding in the next level choice if and when it makes sense. Eating organic is beyond the basic principles, but is overall a better choice. The EWG's overall approach is in many ways more rigorous than the American regulatory agencies. The EWG tends to align with the European Union, Health Canada, and these other regions of the world where the criterion for approving a chemical or pesticide is firmer. In America, the thought process is that chemicals are assumed fine unless proven bad. In Europe, a chemical is not ok until proven safe.   Conventional Evaluation of Pesticide Safety The FDA's safety assessment for chemicals in foods have a variety of criteria. (13:11) They look at acute chronic and subchronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and immunotoxicity. Pesticides also go through additional impact evaluation on the environment and ecology. The vast majority of the studies evaluating the effects of pesticides show problems to human health only with occupational exposure, rather than the much lower exposure the majority of us would have simply by eating produce from crops treated with these chemicals. However, there are some challenges with this. We can see high exposure in rodents causing all kinds of problems. The assumption is that acute exposure is not the same as low dose chronic exposure.   Where the Standards Differ One of the challenges that we have in evaluating pesticides is that our exposure is already so vast. There are no humans that don't already have multiple points of exposure to pesticides. There are studies that are linking the chronic low dose exposure to pesticide residues that have correlated pesticide exposure in the food supply with a number of health issues. In the United States, there are 72 pesticides that are routinely used that are completely banned or are in the process of being completely phased out in Europe. Of the pesticides used in USA agriculture in 2016, 322 million pounds were of pesticides banned in the EU. Twenty-six million pounds were of pesticides banned in Brazil and 40 million pounds were of pesticides banned in China. Pesticides banned in the EU account for more than a quarter of all agricultural pesticide use in the USA. It is important to understand that the European Union is looking at the same science as the EPA. And they are making a different judgment based on the strength of the data. We have a challenge that our metric is, 'is it toxic' and 'does it cause cancer'. WHO Guidelines for Safety of Chemicals in Food are much more thorough, and add to the above. They include general system toxicity, allergy and hypersensitivity, and GI Tract Considerations (includes microbiome).   Pesticides and the Microbiome (Sarah’s Biggest Concern) Microbial diversity is generally considered to be the most important measurable criteria for a healthy microbiome. (24:31) The more different species you have, they tend to keep each other in balance. The bacteria basically control the growth of each other. We are also looking for the growth of these really important probiotic strains. In addition, we are looking for completely absent levels of pathogens. We are also looking at the balance between the two main phylum of bacteria in the gut. It is important to understand that rodent studies are actually really good studies for understanding the gut microbiome. We would want to eventually be able to do a similar study in humans. But what Sarah wants to emphasize is that these rodent studies are a really good model for understanding what is happening in humans. Let’s go through some of the most commonly-used pesticides in agriculture for food crops. Permethrin is a broad-spectrum chemical often used as an insecticide for cotton, corn, alfalfa, and wheat crops—unfortunately, it’s also lethal to bees. It’s also used to treat lice, ticks, and scabies.  For more on this, visit this link here. PEM has higher antibacterial activity against some beneficial bacteria, (including Lactobacillus paracasei and Bifidobacterium). Than against pathogens (such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, which only respond to higher concentrations of PEM). Carbendazim (CBZ) is a broad-spectrum benzimidazole fungicide, widely used in agriculture. In mice, 28 days of exposure to CBZ resulted in gut dysbiosis. It suppresses the growth of some of the most important probiotic families while increasing the growth of some problematic families of bacteria. And it decreases bacterial diversity. To learn more about this pesticide, see here. Epoxiconazole (EPO) is a broad-spectrum fungicide often used on grain crops, and that works by inhibiting the metabolism of fungal cells. It reduces the production of conidia—the asexual spores of a fungus that facilitate reproduction. In rats, EPO for 90 days decreased the relative abundance of Firmicutes and increased the abundance of Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria, while also selectively enriching Lachnospiraceae and Enterobacteriaceae. To learn more about this pesticide, see here.   More Commonly Used Pesticides Imazalil (IMZ) is a systemic fungicide used to combat fungi on vegetables and fruit (especially citrus), as well as tubers during storage. (30:39) In mice, IMZ exposure (at doses of 100 mg per kg of body weight daily for up to 14 days) reduced the cecal relative abundance of Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria, while also reducing microbiota richness and diversity. The IMZ-treated mice also exhibited colonic inflammation. In another study of mice, low-dose, environmentally relevant exposure to IMZ (0.1, 0.5, or 2.5 mg per kg of body weight daily) for 15 weeks resulted in gut microbiota changes. These changes included reduced mucus secretion, decreased the expression of genes related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) in the ileum and colon, and generally disturbed intestinal barrier function. Stacy shared her perspective on how she looks at this information. Think through the way how these pesticides are more heavily used on grains. Chlorphyrifos (CPF) is an extremely common organophosphate pesticide used to kill insects and worms, by interfering with acetylcholine signaling and disrupting their nerve processes. It’s commonly used on fruit and vegetable crops, as well as vineyards. This is one that was going to be banned in the USA, but Scott Pruitt reversed the planned ban. You can learn more about this here. Sarah shared on this study, this study, this study, and this study. This information should stimulate a reevaluation of the use of these chemicals in the food supply. Diazinon is an organophosphate insecticide used on a variety of crops—including fruit trees, rice, sugarcane, nuts, potatoes, and corn. You can learn more about this pesticide here. It causes different changes in male rodents versus female rodents. The researchers speculated that these differences—with male mice experiencing the most severe changes—were due to sex-dependent gut microbiota profiles present before treatment. You can read more about this study here.   Two More Commonly Used Pesticides Propamocarb (PMEP) is a systemic fungicide used to control root, leaf, and soil diseases caused by oomycetes (water molds) by interfering with fatty acid and phospholipid biosynthesis and therefore changing the membrane in fungi. (41:41) It can accumulate in fruit at high levels, thus reaching humans.  You can find more information on this pesticide here. In mice, 28 days of exposure to PMEP (at levels of 300 mg/L in drinking water) induced gut dysbiosis and changes in 20 fecal metabolites, including SCFAs, succinate, bile acids, and TMA. You can read more about this study here. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that can kill both grasses and leafy weeds. It works by inhibiting an enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimic acid-3-phosphate synthase, or EPSP synthase), which is used by bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, some protozoans and plants to synthesize folates (vitamin B9), ubiquinone, menaquinones (vitamin K2), phenolic compounds, and the aromatic amino acids tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine. The pathway this affects doesn’t exist in animals, which is part of why glyphosate has historically been considered to have low toxicity in animals.  Now that we understand that we have at least as many bacterial cells living within our body as we do human cells and that those bacteria are essential to our health, the relevance of glyphosate exposure comes into focus. Many bacterially-derived compounds that benefit human health are produced via the shikimate pathway. One rat study evaluated the impact on the microbiome of two weeks of glyphosate consumption, and showed a dose-dependent increase in fecal pH attributable to a reduction in acetic acid production, implying the metabolomic impact of glyphosate exposure.   More on Glyphosate It's not that glyphosate is necessarily directly impacting our cells, but it is dramatically impacting the gut microbiome at levels that we are already being exposed to in the food supply. (48:50) In studies in poultry, cattle, and pigs, glyphosate exposure increases the ratio of pathogenic bacteria to probiotic microbes, reducing Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, and Enterococcus while increasing Salmonella and Clostridium. In a long-term rat study, the impact on the gut microbiome was evaluated following nearly two years of glyphosate exposure via drinking water at three different doses. Glyphosate caused a large increase in the Bacteroidetes family S24-7 (associated with obesity and inflammation) and a decrease in Lactobacillus species in females (more modest changes in males). It also altered the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio to one more closely associated with chronic disease. The authors concluded “our data suggests that the exposure to an environmental concentration of [Roundup] residues could have a role in the current epidemic of gut dysbiosis”. This occurs even at levels well below the US ADI of 1.75 mg/kg body weight /day.  There is no strong dose-response. Sarah wants to emphasize that our glyphosate exposure in food is quite high. It is definitely above the cusp for an impact on our gut microbiome composition. The FDA has a report where they have been mandated to measure glyphosate residue in the food supply. In their 2016 report they measured measurable levels of glyphosate residues in 63% of corn food crops and in 67% of soybean food crops. However, they did not say how much residue was there. The 2018 report goes to a dead link now. A Swiss study of foods purchased at a grocery store showed that legumes had the highest concentrations of glyphosate residues, up to 2.95 mg/kg. United Kingdom government testing of glyphosate residues in wholegrain bread showed levels up to 0.9 mg/kg. A study of foods purchased in Philadelphia, USA metropolitan area showed 59 percent of honey samples contained glyphosate residues, and 36 percent of soy sauce contained glyphosate residues. Third-party testing of popular breakfast cereals, crackers, and cookies by the Detox Project and Food Democracy Now! showed alarming levels of glyphosate residues in all products. Roundup Ready GMOs have the highest level of glyphosate residues. Studies prove that our current levels of exposure are sufficient for measurable amounts of glyphosate to get into our bodies.  One study showed that 44% of city dwellers in 18 countries in Europe had detectable glyphosate residues in their urine, despite Europe’s more aggressive campaign against GMO foods. A pilot study in the United States of America evaluating 131 urine samples from across the country detected glyphosate residues in the urine of 86.7% of them. The highest observed detection frequency in the Midwest was at 93.3% and the lowest in the South at 69.2%.   How to Look at this Science The EWG is looking at this much more broad group of criteria and they are taking a very similar standpoint to the European Union. (58:09) A small effect is still an effect and we need to be concerned about it. When Sarah does a deep dive look to look at the impact on the gut microbiome this is where Sarah sees the biggest area of concern. Sarah thinks it is especially important because it is not currently part of the criteria by the FDA and the EPA for whether or not these chemicals are going to be approved for use. This is the thing that Sarah really thinks needs to change. The good news is that a healthy gut microbiome and high fiber consumption can actually protect us from absorbing a lot of these pesticides.  There have been studies that showed that lactobacilli can help reduce how much pesticide on our food gets into our bodies.  There are also studies that show that higher fiber consumption can at least partially reverse the gut dysbiosis. As we get back to the heart of this question, there are studies that show that the answer is no. High vegetable consumption is still really important because it does support a healthy gut microbiome, to begin with. And a healthy gut microbiome is going to protect us in a lot of ways. For example, they can protect us against heavy metals. Even if we can't afford organic to not let that dissuade us from eating that high vegetable consumption because of this. Sarah sees this as an exciting two-way street. Even though pesticide residues are impacting the composition of our guts, the composition of our gut is influenced by more than just that. It is influenced by how many fruits and vegetables we eat, mushrooms, nuts and seeds, variety, how much fish, how quality the olive oil is that we are consuming, etc. All of these things help to determine the composition of our gut microbiome. Doing all of these foundational things becomes more important when we are not necessarily in a position to be able to seek out and afford the highest food quality. It is still really important to eat a vegetable-rich diet. That's why Sarah wants to classify all of this science as the next level. The foundational principle is still eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, even if our only access to that is conventional. Beyond that, yes the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists from the EWG are a wonderful tool. Not that Sarah agrees with everything the EWG has said, Sarah thinks that these are spot on in the sense of trying to minimize our exposure to pesticide residues.   How to Limit Pesticide Exposure Stacy feels that the podcast referenced and the information they are sharing aren't so far apart. (1:02:10) Sarah and Stacy discussed a point shared in the documentary Food Inc. that really hit this information home. We do the best that we can with what we can, and become educated on what other things we can do to support healthy living. Nothing is ever perfect. Prioritize the foods you purchase and do the best you can. It is not good to stress about these things. The dirty dozen list includes strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes The clean fifteen list includes avocados, sweet corn, pineapple, onions, papaya, sweet peas (frozen), eggplants, asparagus, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms, cabbage, honeydew melon, and kiwifruit. If you are going to get something off the dirty dozen conventional, look at ways that you can wash that food very well or ways you can peel the food to remove the majority of the pesticide residue. USDA certification is very expensive, so a lot of small family farms are growing organically, but don't have the certification. Talk to farmers and find out how they are growing their food. Stacy can't handle the sight of bugs in her fresh vegetables. Eating fruits and vegetables is a good thing. Perfection is not the goal. Neither Stacy nor Stacy eats 100% organic, they both do the best that they can. Sarah has found that the prices at her local farmer's market are best. Develop relationships with your local farmers, and shop at the end of the market. Stacy subscribes to Hungry Harvest, which has a waiting list right now. Sarah prescribes to MisFit Market, there is also one called Imperfect Produce. One of the things that Sarah loves about her subscription is the surprise element of it, which forces her to get creative with her meal planning. At Stacy's house they meal plan when their box arrives, based on what they received. Stacy shared more information on their meal planning process as a family, and how focused they have become to make sure they are not wasting food. Building relationships with your local farmers is a point that Stacy echoed from Sarah. Buying things in season or frozen can also be a helpful way to save money. Stacy's organic box is at least 30% off had they purchased those items at a grocery store regularly. The thing that Stacy most loves about Hungry Harvest is that they give back to the community.   Closing Thoughts Stacy thanked Sarah for all the research she did for this show! (1:23:13) If you have any follow up questions on all of this, you are welcome to email Stacy and Sarah using the contact forms on their blogs. You can comment on social media posts as well. Stacy and Sarah are always happy to hear from you! If you have been loving this show, please help spread the word to others by sharing a link to an episode you enjoyed with a family or friend, or leave a review. Stacy and Sarah so greatly appreciate your support! Thank you again for tuning in! Next week is another science-heavy show that builds off of this week's episode. We will be back again next week! (1:25:57)

Liz and Sarah discuss the need to get their personal situations in order so that they can more effectively focus on work during this global pandemic. Sarah’s solution to her childcare issue? Renting an RV to go pick up her step-mother, Anna, in Kansas City! In Hits & Bombs, Liz and Sarah give a shared Hit to Satellite Sister, Lian Dolan, for her new book, The Sweeney Sisters. They also give a shared Bomb to people who refuse to wear masks in public. Then Sarah gives herself a Hit for recommitting to her personal health goals, and Liz gives herself a Bomb for expecting something different from what ALWAYS happens. This week’s Hollywood Hack adds some colorful whimsy to quarantine: dye your gray roots purple (or pink or blue or green)! Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Do The Thing, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Sunlighten Sauna:  https://www.sunlighten.com/saunas/?leadsource=GoogleAds&utm_source=GoogleAdwords&utm_medium=Sunlighten-Branded-US&utm_campaign=General-SUN&gclid=CjwKCAjwh472BRAGEiwAvHVfGsyEqXNacrplTBENxCmHC4UqDyv4i3iF9wd7ly4sv2vpX-wLjFlE_xoClfgQAvD_BwE The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/book/9780062909046 Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye: https://limecrime.com/pages/hair-dye?gclid=CjwKCAjwh472BRAGEiwAvHVfGvgnH_jWBNt7uXOJFj__4burJM6yrlUwVllBsZFfSi7XT66tC-uzzhoCVg8QAvD_BwE&utm_content=s-dc_pcrid_377738770440_pkw_lime%20crime%20unicorn%20hair_pmt_e_

Welcome back to episode 404 of the Whole View. (0:27) Stacy is almost getting use to saying that. It has been a month since they changed over. Sarah is proud that she has been using the correct name of the podcast, especially since she has puppy sleep deprivation. Stacy is feeling well, and thanks everyone for the positive vibes they have been sending her way. Her heart rate is completely back to normal, and she is now symptom-free. Even though you recover, it still takes time to rebuild and get back to full strength. It takes time for inflammation in the lungs to heal. Sarah has been wanting to do antibody testing to see if she had it. The quality of the antibody tests is a huge range, so Sarah is yet to research this just yet. Stacy firmly believes that knowledge is power. From her entire coronavirus experience, that is really her big takeaway. Stacy is so excited to host another pet show this week! The last pet show they hosted felt like an uplifting conversation. Remember, while Stacy and Sarah will refer to their dogs in this episode, they are also both cat owners and love their cats dearly as well. They are talking about pets in general.   Listener's Question This was a question that Stacy wanted Sarah to cover for a while. (9:09) However, just recently, this question was received from a podcast listener, before the last pet show was hosted. When Sarah announced that she was getting a dog, this was the most common question she received. What do I feed my dog? Ashley says, "Hi Sarah and Stacy! I started listening to the podcast several years ago while I was living in New York City. Every evening after work I would get on the train, put in my headphones, and listen to an episode. I guess I am one of the listeners you are always apologizing to for the early episodes. I have to say I have truly enjoyed them all and have learned so much valuable information. Thank you for all your hard work to both educate and entertain your listeners, I feel like we are friends at this point and I still look forward to a new episode every week. The Paleo View is my favorite podcast hands down!  As a person eating a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory diet myself, I am wondering how to feed my dog in the same way. My husband and I recently added a Bernedoodle puppy to our family and he is the most adorable and mischievous little guy. There is so much conflicting information out there about what diet is best for dogs - they need grains, they don’t need grains, raw is best, raw is dangerous. Most dog food is so highly processed and contains ingredients that to me seem highly inflammatory and nutrient-poor. The organic and grain-free foods look good on paper, but then I read about concerns with grain-free diets and heart problems in dogs. I like the idea of a raw diet, but that also requires a lot more work on my part to source and prepare his food which just isn’t practical for my life right now. I would love to know the science on this topic so I can feel confident in what we are feeding our dog so that he can continue to be a healthy and happy pup! Please help!"   Knowledge is Power Stacy is excited for Sarah to help. (12:11) After a bit of research when Matt and Stacy for Penny, Stacy made a food choice and Sarah looked into as she was preparing to get a pup. Sarah found that it actually isn't that bad of a food choice. Stacy has had two veterinarians that a grain-free diet for a dog isn't good and that a raw diet for a dog is not good. So when Stacy asks what is a good option and why the foods that they recommend are exactly as Ashley indicates. They are foods that would be highly inflammatory. After seeing Penny's symptoms when she was adopted and knowing what kind of diet she was on, Stacy knows that she has sensitivities from her inflammatory diet. So Stacy is excited to learn more about what is an ideal diet. As a reminder to listeners, just as we humans make our own choices, we do the best that we can with the knowledge we have. If you decide that you are going to transition your pet to a new food after this, or maybe not, there is no shame or guilt. This is not Stacy and Sarah telling listeners what you need to do. However, this is knowledge for you to be empowered to make your own choices. Neither Stacy or Sarah are medical professionals, and information on this podcast should not be treated as medical advice. Sarah thought it would be interesting to answer Ashley's question with the ancestral diet approach. This is so consistent with how we approach food. Meeting the body's nutrient needs is the primary criterion for a healthy diet. So what are the nutritional needs of a dog? And what is the ancestral diet that would help to meet those?   Let's Start with Wolves So let's start talking about what wolves eat. (17:34) Dogs and the modern gray wolf share a common extinct ancestor. There is great debate among biologists about whether or not dogs and wolves are the same species. Some biologists believe that dogs are a subspecies of the gray wolf. While other biologists believe that they are their own species and that wolves and dogs are separate species. Wolves are scavengers and hunters, and they really eat anything they can get. They always eat the whole animal, and organ meat is the first thing they consume. The highest levels in the pack get the most nutritious diet so they stay the healthiest and the fittest. Then they eat the ribs, a lot of small bones, and nearly all of the hide. Even the large bones are gnawed on. The other thing that Sarah found really interesting is that by eating the stomachs and the intestines they are getting a fair amount of partially digested plant matter. They also eat grass. Researchers believe that wolves eat grass to purge the intestines of parasites. The earliest evidence of dog domestication is about 40,000 years old. And the earliest proof of domesticated dogs is about 14,000 years old. Domestication has more points of change, in terms of genetics, than agriculture does in humans. The genetic differences refer to changes in the nervous system, and it is thought that these are all underlying the behavioral changes that were central to dog domestication. There are also ten genes that have changed that all have key roles in digestion and fat metabolism. These genetic changes show a dog's ability to digest starch relative to the wolf. There are these well-measured changes in dogs compared to wolves that have made them more adapted to eating more starch. This doesn't mean that starches are the foundation for their optimal diet. However, it implies that they need a little bit more starch and carbohydrate than the wolf.   Facultative Carnivores So not a grain-based diet, as dogs are still considered facultative carnivores. (25:29) Facultative carnivores are species that are not strict carnivores. They eat some plant foods in addition to animal foods. However, they can't thrive on a truly omnivorous diet. They still need to eat a dominant amount of calories from meat. But they are well adapted and still need a small amount of their diet to come from plants. Where science is pointing is that really the optimal diet for dogs is similar to wolves, with a whole-prey, whole-animal, approach.  Eating really every bit of the animal that is edible. This should probably make up 85% of the diet, with a variety of plants making up the other 15%. Which leads really well into the question of raw vegetables versus cooked. Sarah shared on the research she did and specifically pointed out the details found from this study. They showed that the safety profile of raw diets is very high. Stacy asked about the risks associated with raw dog food being contaminated and recalled. Sarah pointed out that there have been tons of recalls on grain dog food. Stacy noted that it is helpful to be armed with information when you visit the vet. If your vet isn't working for you, remember that they are providing a service to you and you are choosing to go there. You can always find another one when you feel that their beliefs don't align with your beliefs. Sarah shared some data on the recall rate for dog food. Raw diets are highly digestible.  Processed kibble diets were not as digestible.  There was a 10% difference between the two. High quality cooked diets were also found to be highly digestible. So it wasn't a question about whether or not the ingredients were raw, so much as how processed they were. Sarah also referred to this study. Personally, Sarah cares much more about the quality and processing of the ingredients, instead of whether or not each ingredient is cooked or raw. This thesis also went into how the fiber content of food impacted digestibility. This made a case for animal fiber. You don't want too much fiber, which decreases digestibility. However, you do need some fiber, which should come from some plant foods. When Sarah was doing this research she was expecting that they would be better adapted to consume cooked diets, and she shared why.   Grain-Free Foods and Diet-Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy The other part of Ashley's question asks about the link between grain-free food and diet-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.(43:38) This was a huge research point for Sarah because she doesn't allow gluten in her house. In July 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public notification about an uptick of reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) – a type of heart disease that can lead to congestive heart failure. Symptoms include enlarged heart, decreased energy, lethargy, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of appetite, and episodes of collapse. However, many dogs will not show symptoms of the disease right away. If you suspect that your dog is affected, consult your veterinarian immediately. In the FDA’s July 2019 update on diet and canine heart disease, they examined labels of dog food products reported in DCM cases to determine whether the foods were “grain-free” (defined as no corn, soy, wheat, rice, barley or other grains). They also looked at whether the foods contained peas, lentils, chickpeas, beans, or potatoes (including sweet potatoes). Their report states that 91 percent of foods reported in DCM cases were grain-free, 93 percent of reported foods contained peas and/or lentils, and 42 percent contained potatoes/sweet potatoes. 91% were eating grain-free food.  This is research that is ongoing. The most likely mechanism is that that is some kind of antinutrient in legumes blocking taurine absorption. Taurine is an amino acid found exclusively in meat. It is not considered an essential nutrient for dogs because they can synthesize their own. Some breeds appear to be predisposed to taurine deficiency from low-taurine diets. Taurine deficiency is one potential cause of DCM. Golden retrievers made up 20% of the effected dogs from diet-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.  There were a ton of other breeds represented in the findings. Many of the dogs have responded to taurine supplements, even if they didn't appear to be taurine deficient. Taurine supplementation may be more effective as a prophylactic than a treatment, but this still needs to be studied. So the culprit isn't necessarily the lack of grains in the diet, but the fact that grain-free don't automatically mean good, high-quality, or nutritionally balanced. Remember, this is still an active area of research. Look for options where legumes, especially peas and lentils aren’t in the top 10 ingredients. Taurine is naturally high in organ meat. There are no gluten-free dog foods that are also grain-free. 77 million dogs in USA, DCM reported in 560 probably under-reporting but still very low incidence. CF 50% of dogs will get cancer in their lifetime.   What Sarah Feeds Soka Sarah is looking to reduce the risk of everything bad that can happen to her. (55:21) This was an area of high-importance to Sarah when they were preparing to get a dog, and she did a ton of research on her options. Sarah was looking for dog food that was nutrient-dense, with a whole prey ratio of animal ingredients at 85%. Probiotics were also on her wishlist. She was also looking for a food that didn't have too much protein. Too much protein can be hard on a dog's kidneys, so Sarah was looking for a brand with no more than 40% protein. If the brand had legumes, they had to be at least eleven ingredients down. The other thing that Sarah is doing is giving her pup a mixed diet so that not every meal is kibble.  She is buying a different flavor every time, of the same brand that she found. Then Sarah is also doing a rehydrated freeze-dried food, which preserves nutrients better than the canning process. So her dog is getting one wet can food meal a day.  In addition, Sarah's dog is receiving training treats and chews. The brand that Sarah selected is Orijen. However, they are not the only good brand out there. Orijen checked every single box of what Sarah was looking for, which was such a relief to find.  On the advice of her vet, Sarah is also giving Soka a taurine supplement.  The supplement is vetriscience cardio strength, which contains Carnitine, Taurine, Glycine, vitamin E, EPA, coQ10, GLA, vitamin B9, Magnesium, Potassium, and Selenium.  Sarah is mixing things up with training treats and Soka's favorite is pastured turkey breast, cooked in the Instant Pot. The other high-quality training treats that Soka likes are Grizzly’s Smoked Wild Salmon, Pupford Liver Training Treats, and Pupford Sweet Potato. And Sarah just ordered Vital Essential Freeze-Dried Minnows and is excited to have her dog try those. Sarah shared some of her training tricks and current approach.  So with, a focus on a nutrient-dense approach, the whole-prey ratio, and then round out her diet with mixed, diverse add-ins. Sarah rounds it out with as many high-quality ingredients, using different training treats each time. Soka is also getting natural chews like grass-fed beef bone (K9 Connoisseur), naturally-shed deer antler (Whitetail Naturals), and beef trachea.  Everything that Sarah is doing with Soka is about nutrient-density and nutrient variety, which are the same principles of how she chooses her own foods.  Stacy loves that all of the brands they pick are helping with the sustainability and the respecting of animals that she feels so passionate about with our food supply chain. Eating nose to tail is so important. Thank you dogs for helping us respect the whole animal!   What Stacy Feeds Penny Like Stacy mentioned, they really struggled for almost a year in figuring out what to feed Penny. (1:06:05) They started off transitioning her to a higher quality kibble because she came to them on the fast food of dog food kibble.  The easiest thing was kibble since that is what she was used to. They found Stella & Chewy's and they put her on a puppy kibble to start. Stacy didn't want her to be on kibble longterm.  However, to get her to like it they would mix in ghee or very gelatinous broth or homemade gravy. They were trying to also help her be less underweight. The problem though was that Penny grew accustomed to things tasting delicious and when they tried to feed her dry kibble alone she wouldn't eat it.  While Penny is extremely motivated for treats, her food is an entirely different thing.  One time she went for almost four days without eating.  The process of trying to modify Penny's diet felt a lot like sleep training.  Sarah pointed out that it is very important to recognize that there is no one way. There are always going to be exceptions, and you need to do what feels best for you and your pet.  They eventually started adding a stew from Stella & Chewy's on top of the kibble and then mixed it up.  However, this was an expensive route. Stacy's dog is very high maintenance with food. Penny was underweight, and it was very important for them to figure out how to get her to eat something that was both healthful, as well as nutrient-dense for weight-gain promoting purposes. Eventually they were able to find a long-term approach for Penny that she absolutely loves and is so much easier for them.  They now feed Penny freeze-dried patties from Stella & Chewy's. These patties also have taurine added to them, kelp, and are very clean for a dog. They crumple up the patties and add a little bit of hot water.  Ninety percent of the time they also add two spoonfuls of rice for her.  Penny is still on the low side of what is considered her normal weight.  Her rice is cooked in broth once a week, and saved in the fridge for meals. They trust and really like Stella & Chewy's, and best of all Penny really likes their stuff.   Closing Thoughts Stacy shared stories on Penny's pickiness when it comes to even training tricks. (1:16:40) Sarah shared on Soka's adventures with trying to bring home pine cones to eat. Soka even has a pile spot where she collects things she finds.  She is still learning what things are toys.  As they wrap up this episode, Sarah wants to mention that Soka does have her own Instagram account. Stacy considered making Penny her own Instagram account but decided not to.  She felt like she couldn't manage another Instagram account.  This show was very focused on dog food so if you need the same rundown on cats, let Stacy and Sarah know.  They both have been longtime cat owners, and both feed their cats Orijen. Stacy uses Amazon Subscribe & Save to get the best deals on Penny's food and treats.  This episode was not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned.  As always, Stacy and Sarah tell listeners what they use and why in a genuine way.  We will be back again next week, and very much appreciate you being here! Thanks for listening! (1:24:23)

Kate Anderson is a leader in generating change and gender equality within the private fundraising space. As Co-Founder and Operations Director of iFundWomen, she has driven millions of dollars into the hands of female founders. The flexible crowdfunding platform combines a pay-it-forward model, expert startup coaching, professional video production and a private community for its members, all with the goal of helping female entrepreneurs launch successful businesses. Learn more about Kate Anderson and iFundWomen. Learn more about The Passionistas Project.   FULL TRANSCRIPT:  Passionistas: Hi and welcome to the Passionistas Project Podcast. We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and today we're talking with Kate Anderson, a leader in generating change and gender equality within the private fundraising space. As co-founder and operations director of iFundWomen, she's driven millions of dollars into the hands of female founders. IFund Women's flexible crowdfunding platform, combines a pay it forward model, expert startup coaching, professional video production and a private community for its members. All with the goal of helping female entrepreneurs launch successful businesses. So please welcome to the show Kate Anderson. Kate: Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here. Passionistas: What's the one thing you're most passionate about? Kate: I have a lot of passions but I think one of the things I'm most passionate about is representation of women. I'm seeing women represented in boardrooms, seeing women represented in movies, seeing women represented in books. I think the more we can see ourselves in women in media and on television magazines too, the more we can imagine that we can be there. And that's really one thing I find women is working hard to do is promote more women's businesses, help women to elevate their businesses more so that we can see more women in boardrooms and more women as CEOs and more women on the cover of Forbes and fortune. Passionistas: So talk about how iFundWomen came to be and your role in that. Kate: Yeah, so um, iFundWomen was a pivot. My two co-founders, Karen Cahn and Sarah Summers. We worked together at another company, our CEO, Karen Cahn was the, uh, was the CEO. Then Sarah and I both worked there and it was a conversation platform for women. Karen had built it and did kind of a lot of the things that we now realize are mistakes, mistakes for start-ups. So we built it without talking to a lot of people about it, without getting a lot of feedback, being really precious about the idea. And we realized after making mistake and all good growth comes from making mistakes, that that's not the right way to start a business. The right way to start a business is to get a lot of people onboard to, to beta test to see if people are interested to build an MVP, which means minimally viable product. It's creating a product that is not perfect, but they get the job done. And um, so anyways, we had this old company, um, and as a last ditch effort we did a Kickstarter campaign and it was through there that we realized that crowdfunding was a great way for women to raise capital for their businesses to not give away equity did to tap into their own, um, their own great networks and their own ability to be good storytellers. But there was no platform that was speaking specifically to the needs of women that was coaching women through the process of, it's giving them the tools they need to prepare. And that was creating a community. So we decided as a beta to see if people were interested in it. We sent out surveys to various communities that we're all a part of saying, is this something you'd be interested in and what would you look for in that? And we launched in November of 2016 with a beta of about 25 campaigns. We had hundreds apply, but we accepted 25 for the first beta to test it out. And that is a way better way to start a company. Passionistas: So what were you doing before you started iFundWomen? Kate: So we are working together on this, on our other startup and then prior to that I worked in commercial real estate development. So really like pivoted my career but, but um, I worked for a company called Heinz, which is a major uh, premier real estate development company. Worked there for about four years right out of college. And it was such a great place to come up because, um, it was really old school and I think that there's a benefit in starting your career at a place that's really old school and established and has a clear guidelines and clear protocols and uh, and it was not casual. I think that the, it really taught me a lot about how to be a great operator, how to be a great employee and less how to be a great manager. I'm learning how to do that now, but it taught me a lot of those things. And I think that there's a real benefit in starting at a place that's um, that's really corporate versus a place that's really good casual. Passionistas: And what's the vibe at IFund Women? What's the culture like at that company? Kate: We're a startup so it's way more casual. Um, it's at, uh, Heinz where I work. Nobody talked about personal lives at all. Like you kinda didn't, if you heard about someone's personal life, it almost felt like seeing your parents naked. Like it was so personal and intimate. Um, and, and IFund Women and I think this is true of many startups. Um, you know, everything about the people that you're working with. And I like that. I like that. Um, that is definitely more my nature. It, um, to be open with people, to tell people what's going on in my life. I don't like kind of feeling like that's not something to be able to talk about. But then you have this like fine line of, um, what to share and what not to share. And when Karen, Sarah and I started at the company, right, three people that are great friends, we can share everything. But then as you bring more people in that you can't share everything, just the three of us can. Passionistas: So what's the mission of iFundWomen? Kate: Our mission is to close the funding gap for female entrepreneurs. We really want to provide access to capital, coaching and community. That is our core mission. That's our North Star and that is what we work day in and day out to do. Passionistas: How is iFund Women different beyond that from other crowdfunding websites? Kate: Yes. So we're the only crowdfunding platform, first of all, speaking specifically to women, but beyond that, um, we are the only crowdfunding platform with expert business coaching tied into our business model, with a network of women business owners that work together to accelerate knowledge and ignite action. We have a pay it forward model that you were talking about that, um, at the end of every month, we, uh, invest 20% of our standard crowdfunding fees back into live campaigns on our platform. So we're actually paying for the revenue that we're making from campaigns. Um, and then we also are offering sponsored grants. So we broker grants on behalf of generous partners who really want to put their money where their mouth is by supporting women entrepreneurs raising capital on our platform. Passionistas: Talk a little bit more about why that's so important. And the current state of funding for women owned businesses. Kate: The current state of funding for women owned businesses is not where we want it to be. Um, and I think people are familiar with these stats, but women received 3% of venture capital financing and women have a harder time getting loans. That um, when they do get loans, they get smaller loan amounts and higher interest rates. We know women are starting 1500 net new businesses every single day in the US right, too. You're a woman in the US you have a great idea. You're starting a business. Well, what do you do? How do you get funding for your business? The first thing most people do is they bootstrap and bootstrap means spending your own money to grow your business. And that works r really well if you have money to spend. But if you don't, how do you get your business off the ground? And um, we are the place where women could do that. We don't think that you should go into debt funding the earliest days of your startup. Um, and even if you do qualify for a loan, that's what you're doing is you're going into debt funding the early days of your startup. And the fact that the matter is most startups fail. And it's important that when you're growing it, you do it in a way that's smart and you're smart about the capital that you take on so that you don't have a failing startup. And then loans to pay back or debt to pay back, credit card debt, whatever it is. Passionistas: So what makes a successful campaign on iFundWomen? Are there elements that you find that help people succeed? Kate: Really, first and foremost, if I had to just say one word, it would be grit. And that's probably what makes any successful entrepreneur and business, right? Anybody can have the best idea for something, an amazing idea that's going to make everybody's lives better and everybody is going to be so happy about it. But if you never tell people about the idea, if you're not ready to like put it all on the line, if you are not constantly promoting what you're doing to people, no one's going to find out about it. The specific type of person that's successful on iFundWomen is a person with drive, with commitment and a person that really won't give up, that continues to promote their campaign, continues to get the word out there. And um, and won't stop at anything until their campaign gets funded or their business gets moved to the next phase, whatever that might be. Passionistas: Let's take a little step back and just explain to a crowdfunding is for someone who's listening and doesn't really understand the concept. Kate: So crowdfunding is when an entrepreneur raises small increments of money from lots of people that they know in their personal professional social networks. That adds up to just enough money to get their project off the ground. So crowdfunding formally as we know it has been around for about a decade, which is the idea of raising money online from lots of different people. But historically crowdfunding has been around for a long period of time. Um, the Statue of Liberty is a project that was crowd funded. Bringing the base of the Statue of Liberty over was crowdfunded by many people contributing pennies to see something happen. And I think that people really liked that story because it resonates with the idea that lots of people can give amounts of money that feel comfortable to them to create something that's awesome and spectacular and has lasting value, right? Like I think we all wish that we could contribute to see the statue of Liberty or whatever that kind of iconic project is for us. But crowdfunding, there are two different types of crowdfunding. There's rewards-based crowd funding and equity crowdfunding. Equity crowd funding is a newer concept that came out of the jobs act where you can raise, um, you can have people contribute to your business in exchange for equity. So that's ownership in your business. IFundWomen as a rewards-based crowdfunding platform. Um, so, so people are funding your campaign in exchange for physical or digital reward that they're getting. And the reward is really can be your product, services, unique skills. It's really your opportunity to thank people for contributing to your campaign but also entice them to back your campaign and support your campaign. But because you have awesome rewards that you want to take part in, Passionistas: What do you find, or do you find, there's a common reason that women hesitate to do this kind of thing? And how do you help them get past that? Kate: We don't necessarily see that women hesitate to do this. I think in general, people feel uncomfortable asking other people for money. I think that that is kind of a, um, that can stall people, right? I don't want to go out and ask my network and, and what I always pushed back on that I'd say is, well, what happens if somebody else does this idea? How passionate are you about this idea that if somebody else did it, would you feel okay with that? And, and with scaling businesses, and this isn't true for all businesses, not all businesses need capital to grow. Some can be generating revenue from day one and be fine with the revenue that they generate. But many businesses do need capital and you will always have to ask people for money, right? So maybe that's a banker, maybe, um, a venture capital firm, maybe that's uh, an aunt, maybe that's a spouse. Kate: Um, you don't have to ask a credit card company, but at some point they will ask you to pay the money back. Um, but, but what I think is so empowering, powerful about crowdfunding is it allows you to continue to hone your pitch and your messaging every time you ask people and continue to change it, right? So you might practice your pitch on lots of people and tell them and they say, you know what? I didn't totally get what it is you're raising money for. So then it allows you to say, Oh, you know what? Maybe I wasn't so clear. Let me try to rephrase this so it makes sense to a broader audience and being able to kind of alter and pivot and adapt your pitch in real time is really powerful. Passionistas: What's been the highlight of iFund for you so far? Kate: We have been around for over three years so it's been really exciting to see those initial beta campaigns to see what they've done now. We have been one of the premier crowdfunding platforms for co-working spaces, female-focused co-working spaces and it's so cool to see coworking spaces that raise money on iFundWomen open up. Like that to me is like, you know, you kind of feel like that's your baby taking their first steps that you facilitated them being able to do that. It has been a million little things. I wish I could say. There's like one great thing that's come out of it, but it's so many. It's getting handwritten thank you notes in the mail from entrepreneurs that we've helped on iFundWomen. It is getting feedback when I've coached entrepreneurs say you really helped me get on stock and it's seeing products launch I support a lot of the campaigns on iFundWomen and it's supporting and then getting a product in the mail that you supported maybe a year ago and saying, Oh my gosh, I love LOHO tights or Mini Lila or fem power, beauty. I love all of these brands and now I'm getting their products and, and now I'm a lifelong user of it. Passionistas: Is there a story of like one woman in particular that you've helped or you personally have funded that stands out to you? Kate: There are so many women on this list. Um, uh, one campaign I particularly love is Lauren Beasley who is an entrepreneur out of Nashville. She, uh, has a company called Move Inclusive Dance. She wants to create a dance studio for children with special needs or a dance camp for children with special needs in Nashville. She put up her campaign and within a week or less it was funded. And then about a year later, her audience said, okay, a dance camp is great in the summer, but what about a dance studio? What about year round dance classes for kids with special needs? So she came back to iFundWomen to raise $100,000 for a dance studio. She raised about $45,000. And at that point she had gone through, I've been IFundWomen's coaching program and one of the things we tell entrepreneurs to do is list out everybody in your network or people that you know, you might have six degrees of separation. One of those people was Carrie Dorr, who's the founder of pure, uh, Pure Barre, which is a fitness studio. And Lauren reached out to her and said, I'm a Pure Barre instructor. I love your company. Would you check out my campaign? Uh, Carrie Dorr wrote back and said, yes, can you fly out to Denver? Long story medium, she flew out to Denver and Carrie Dorr contributed $50,000 to her campaign and funded her campaign. And why I love this story is Lauren's doing such good. She's creating lasting change, which is so awesome. She's creating something that not a lot of people maybe thought that there was a need for, but there was a huge need for, she made the ask, but she also had data to back it up. Right? So she wasn't cold emailing this person and she had $0 million in her campaign and zero back. Or if she had $45,000 or $42,000 in her campaign and hundreds of backers and she emailed that person then to say, look at what I've done. She, and she told me she was expecting like $50 from her and got a magnitude more than that. But I love that. I love that that's like so forward facing. So public and obvious. I think that that's just like, and I love what she's doing to make the world a better place. Follow her on social media, Move Inclusive Dance. It is really, really inspiring. Passionistas: So you mentioned this earlier and like to talk a little bit more about it. You mentioned that iFundWomen reinvests 20% of your fees into campaigns on the site. So talk about why you made that decision and what kind of campaigns you guys back. Kate: When we started iFundWomen we knew that we wanted to have a give it back model. We knew we had this idea of lifting women up constantly. So if one campaign gets funded, we wanted that campaign to help another campaign get funded and create this virtuous cycle of funding and supporting female entrepreneurs. The way we manifest today was we take iFundWomen takes a 5% fee on any amount of money that you raise. And then at the end of the month, we take 20% of the revenue from those fees and directly reinvest them into live campaigns on the site that are actively raising money. We do not pick them algorithms, pick them, but um, but it's been awesome to see, and it varies every month from maybe one campaign that will be picked or five or six campaigns that will be picked. But those campaigns that are way more, um, way more likely to get funded and it's a great opportunity for them to say that their networks, like, my campaign is so good that the iFundWomen team believed that I should be the recipient at this. And then the money just gets them that much further to their, um, or that much closer to their mark. It's a, it's everybody's favorite day of the month. Passionistas: How can a woman that's listening to this podcast take advantage of all the iFundWomen has to offer? Kate: If you head over to, iFundWomen.com and you will see a big suite of resources that we have to offer to people. We have a lot of free resources. It is important to us to educate entrepreneurs before they launch a crowdfunding campaign. Until we don't ever want us to someone to launch a campaign and say, Oh, I thought it was this. Or I thought I would just put a campaign up and magical money elves would come and back my campaign. We wish there were magical money elves, but it doesn't seem like they've really exist. We want people to know that you have to put the work in, that you have to have a plan, that you have to have clear messaging and a direct ask. So we have bundled that all into a free crowdfunding eCourse. It takes about an hour and a half to watch that you could watch on iFundWomen. We have a free webinar every Thursday for an hour that really talks about what crowdfunding is. And then for people that want more hand holding and really are looking for personalized coaching, we have a coaching program. It's a monthly coaching model where you pick the topic of the calls that you want and can get help with anything from your crowdfunding campaign to marketing, to social media, to sales, so that you can really not only elevate your crowdfunding campaign, but at the same time elevate your business. Passionistas: We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and you're listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Kate Anderson. To learn more about crowdfunding for female founders and get experts, startup coaching, visit ifundwomen.com now here's more of our interview with Kate. Do you have a daily routine or is it always different? Kate: No, it's always different. And you know what, honestly, I kinda like to operate that way. I have, I start off my day at work every day with the same thing. I have a checklist of things that I go through and then the day starts and um, I really have a lot of calls throughout the day. Then I block. So maybe I do, I block out time. Like at three o'clock I've have an education block and that is a time for me to read. Like those articles that people send me or um, things that I saw online that I haven't had a chance to read. I have a 30 minute block in my day to do that. I close out my day between 4:30 and 5:30. So I tried to do that as much as possible. But then I need to get better and having a daily routine cause I think in every other aspect of my life that helps to optimize and helps to just not have to make decisions. Passionistas: That's such a good idea. That education block, I love that. I need to do that. I'm gonna work that into my schedule now. Kate: And I think the best thing to do too is to copy the links of, okay this article I saw or this one someone sent me copy the links into the calendar invite. So you open it up and you say, go ahead. This is what I'm reading right now. It's 30 minutes and we all have that time in our day to do something like that. And if you're not, I am kind of maniacally focused on being curious, growing, acquiring new skills, reading. Interesting. And if you don't kind of block that time and then sometimes it gets lost. Passionistas: Do you think you have a particular personality trait that has helped you succeed? Kate: I am very skilled at putting myself in other people's shoes and, and that really comes from how I was raised. That was always the position that we were taught is, you know, you never know what someone has going on at home or in other aspects of their life. And that has really helped me in dealing with people, right? All jobs are dealing with people, it's dealing with customers, it's dealing with your team. Um, and if you don't have good skills with that, if you don't have the ability to, to put yourself in other people's shoes, you kind of can't grow. And then I think in addition to that is self awareness and it's a quality I really like in people is really being self aware about what you're good at, what you're not good at. And um, and being honest about that I think is really, really huge. Passionistas: Is there one lesson that you've learned on your journey so far that really sticks with you? Kate: Working at a startup is, is really challenging. There's no roadmap of what you're doing. You're constantly having to change. I think like a great lesson is really just being open to change and being curious and not being fixed in your thinking and knowing when to ask for help. And knowing when you can figure things out yourself. But working at a startup is really, there's just a constantly moving target. You constantly change, adapt, learn new things. And that is, I think can be hard for some people. But for me it's been, it's been exciting and I feel like I every damn like have a new skill set that I'm working on. Passionistas: So what is the most rewarding part about working at a startup? Kate: I think the really, the most rewarding part from coming from like a corporation is making, like having a suggestion that gets inputted in real time. Like saying, okay, I think we should do this. All right, let's do it. And now our website looks different because of someone's that guidance and advice that is so powerful. And I think if you never had that before, then you're, you're so surprised when you do have it and really appreciative of it. That's been really, really an awesome thing to, to do and see and be able to just see how your suggestions can, can really form, can improve people's lives, can streamline the process, can make things easier. I've been really grateful for to be able to be in a position to do that. Passionistas: When you were a girl, what lessons did your mother teach you about women's roles in society and what do you want to teach your own children? Kate: I grew up with a mom who stayed at home until I was in middle school and then she started working and now has her own company and works entirely too much. Um, but my parents were equal partners and, and even though my dad worked, it was very much both people were equal parents. And I think that it's sometimes hard to say what are specific things. I think sometimes you can comment on things that you didn't like. But like one thing I loved my parents did is we would occasionally just be kind of jerky kids and would say something like, that's dad's money. We're just such a jerk thing to say. Right. And it's so, I don't even know where we came up with that, but it was always clear in our household. Like my dad worked and my mom stayed at home and this was the family's money. Nobody was, there was no hierarchy between my parents at all. And that like largely impacted most of my thoughts about relationships. I worked, both me and my husband work. So that was different than my experience was growing up. But it never felt like that was something I couldn't do because I didn't see that behavior modeled. I saw a relationship between my parents that was, um, that was largely, uh, based on respect and that has been what my relationship has been based on and it has made it easy to be easy enough to be a working, uh, team, raising kids and trying to grow our careers. Passionistas: Did you have other influential female role models when you were growing up? Kate: I have so many. I have so many aunts that are absolutely phenomenal. Um, that I'm very, very close with. All my grandmothers are still alive and they are so influential for me. I feel really lucky to always have had like strong women figures in my life. And the idea of like a meek female, that archetype would never existed. And any woman that I've ever had a relationship with but really like the people that had the biggest impact of light my life for my family. And I am so lucky to have three grandmothers that are strong, very funny, very witty, opinionated women who had cool lives. Um, and, and same with, I have amazing aunts and I still have amazing aunts and I'm really fortunate for all of them. Passionistas: What about professional mentors? Have you had professional mentors and what do you admire about them? Kate: Yeah, so I've had fewer professional mentors. That's definitely something I am like kind of seek out. I have a lot of people on the same level of careers, me or maybe a few stages ahead and being at a startup and not kind of having like a, um, you know, it's not a big corporation where you have a bit, a huge hierarchy. It's something I definitely seek out, but I have a lot of women that are at the same stage of my careers, like great friends and people who have become great friends who have helped to kind of sir like solve, uh, that mentorship role. And to me, mentorship is not like, Oh, will you be my mentor and guide me in the process. It's having somebody to gut check things. Like really, as I said, I live in Boston, my best friend in Boston is, has been such an amazing asset for me. And gut checking, um, career questions and kid questions. But, but having kind of people serve in that role of, uh, being advisors to you. I think that can come from just having great friends and not just having one person in a mentorship role. It's surrounding yourself with amazing women and men that can provide guidance for you. That to me is kind of how I, um, how I fill that role. Passionistas: What's your proudest career achievement? Kate: There's an organization I love, uh, a media company called Rebel Girls and they write children's books called Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. I love them. I've been such a fan of theirs and we had partnered with them on iFundWomen and I got two for international day of the girl, uh, speak publicly on a panel to, to young girls about representation of women. And my daughter got to see me speak and it was my first paid speaking engagement and that was like my proudest mom moment. My daughter thought I was crushing it. I felt like I was crushing it and she got to watch it. And that really just made me feel like so proud of, of being able to be in a position to do something like that. Passionistas: What's your dream for women? Kate: My dream for women is to not have to work so hard to get what we deserve. I kind of, you know, those signs from in the women's March that said like, I can't believe we're still marching about this stuff, is to not have to work so hard is to just be able to exist. And I'm not up to pipe for things that I think that we deserve to have and I think that we deserve to have like 60 years ago. And I think that's largely an inefficient use of time. I would love to see more women in positions of power. I went to a speaking engagement the other day at Harvard, a male physicist was speaking and a woman introduced him and they said, she is the first tenured physics professor at Harvard. And I turned to my husband and I was like, it's 2020, like you've gotta be kidding me. And we kind of had like a discussion about it and I said like, I find that so problematic that it's 2020 and she's the first tenured physics professor at Harvard and it seemed like she was recently tenured. I would like that to not be the norm. Um, that I would like there to stop being the first woman. Right. Like just not the first woman president, not the first woman, you know, anything. I would just like it to be that's expected. Um, and I think that we're getting there and I think that progress is really slow and I wish that it wasn't so slow. Passionistas: What's your secret to a rewarding life. Kate: Balance. Having interests surrounding yourself with interesting people? Um, measuring success not by one metric. Right. So I think when people, their success is just tied to their job that it's not, that's not how I view success. Um, being outside to me solves most problems of life unless, unless there's um, fires happening and we're experiencing global warming. But I think that that can solve a lot of things. But to me it really is, is balance. And then choosing what that balance is for you. I think that work life balance is a term that's overused and misproperly used. But it is to me it's having different things that fill your tank. It's getting up every day and having different things that will get you jazzed to go. So that might be worked. It might be an exercise class, it might be coming home to your kids. It might be like for me it's like reading a really good book but having different things that get you excited and going. That to me is, is like the most important thing. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to The Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Kate Anderson. To learn more about crowdfunding for female founders and get expert startup coaching, visit ifundwomen.com. Please visit ThePassionistasProject.com to learn more about our podcast and our new subscription box filled with products made by women-owned businesses and female artisans to inspire you to follow your passions. 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IT'S SEASON TWO BITCHES and we're in the middle of the apocalypse! In this episode, Sarah and Lindsay cover the ins and outs of how COVID has impacted our lives, what mandatory quarantine has been like for Lindsay since returning from Mexico. We share what we've bought online; most favourably, copious amounts of cannabis and microdosed psilocybin. Then Sarah shares her epic story of coming back to the bedroom with her partner Olly, after six months without sex. Spoiler alert, Lindsay gets pretty high at the end and Geoff eats Shreddies like an animal - THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE WEIRD! ⠀ Get your very own Momgasm Swag! www.bonfire.com/momgasm ⠀ Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @momgasmpodcast ⠀ Want to connect to us further? Then join us in The Momgasm Den our FREE FB community! ⠀ bit.ly/momgasmden ⠀ Help your fellow Mama’s out! Become a Patron today and help us create even more juicy content! Now offering weekly virtual parties to help you through COVID 19 www.patreon.com/momgasmpodcast ⠀ Visit our website www.momgasm.mystrikingly.com

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This week Sarah interviews Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room (and host of the brilliant podcast with the same name). Together they discuss three ways in which you can improve your presence, performance and authenticity and generally ‘be more’.First up Viv shares why her unofficial and unpaid job is to be Michelle Obamas biggest fan, and shares how we can all be more Michelle. A big part of this is achieving what Viv calls ‘happy high status’ and she shares the actions we need to take to make that happen in our work.Then Sarah and Viv discuss storytelling and how to be more JK Rowling. And last and most importantly how you can be more you. Why nerves are not going to go away (and why that’s ok) and why it's useful to remember that its not all about you!Viv combines humour with piercing insights (no surprise that she’s both a stand up comedian and a journalist) in a way that will leave you feeling confident about how you can Own the Room. For further resources visit amazingif.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Caregiver Crossing the Podcast, we're joined by Zack and Andrea, co-chairs of Indy Do Day, to chat about this great event in our city! Then Sarah chats with our co-worker Margie about their recent rides on the brand new Red Line. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caregiver-crossing/message

Inspired by an overheard conversation (and a thousand notes calls), Liz and Sarah ask listeners to weigh in on what makes a character “likable.” Then they discuss how to deal with the fact that everything— from a home remodel to a series sale— takes longer than you think it will. In their new segment, You’re The Boss, Liz and Sarah discuss their  recent realization that doing the podcast has improved their pitching ability. How can we all develop skills that transfer to other elements of our careers?  Then Sarah has a Power Hour hit and Liz shares a slacking-at-home bomb. This week’s Hollywood Hack? The Scriptnotes podcast! Scriptnotes: https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes Succession: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jess Lewis: http://jefflewiscompany.com/ Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Sarah was always into dancing but felt she was never up to speed and would never be a prima ballerina. She went in and out of dance and her body, mind and spirit knew dance is where her heart throbbed. However she always felt it wasn’t quite working; she wasn’t quite right, it wasn’t working. She knew she wasn’t going to be a ballet dancer in front of the world stage; yet this feeling of failure nearly made her miss out on her dancing passion.. Every time she saw dancers, went to a show she got the call back and knew she had to do something about it. Then Sarah discovered pole dancing and also discovered that it was a calling; to give up her “normal” job and go inspire others to move; no matter what size, what background and to embrace we are not perfect but that’s what makes us unique. Sarah inspires us to move more than just our bodies; she gets joy in helping others move out of our comfort zone.

It's an episode number with a 0 on the end which can only mean one thing - a celebrity special! And it turns out that when a celeb dies consipracy theories aren't far behind... Clare possibly sets the Crips on her (?!) by covering the murder of Tupac, while Els goes back in time for a little MORE conversation (sorry) about King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley. Then Sarah takes us on a fascinating (horrible) tour of the Kennedy Curse. This is the last episode for a little while as we're off around the world and having a break to regroup. Keep your eyes on our social media for news of our return. As per f**king usual this podcast contains swearing and politics. Oh and women.

Liz and Sarah discuss why they’ve recently decided NOT to take every meeting. Sometimes they need to go deep instead of going wide. Then Sarah’s recent bout of pneumonia is a reminder that we all need to listen to our bodies. In The Mailroom, Liz and Sarah tackle a listener question about whether they ever feel like the “weak link” in their partnership. Short answer? Yes! This week Sarah and Liz have a dual parenting bomb — failing to set up summer play dates. And they give a hit to their fellow WGA writers for supporting one another through a tough time in the industry. Finally, this a Hollywood Hack: make plans immediately! WGA-ATA Dispute:https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/writers-agents-wga-ata-writers-guild-of-america-association-of-talent-agents-1202057979/ June Diane Raphael:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2053085/ The Jane Club:https://www.janeclub.com/ Photo by Maria Krasnova on Unsplash

Producer Mike unveils a new game, and the ladies' morals are put to the test! Then Sarah celebrates the twerking, splitting Sonny Kiss and Kristina introduces goth newbie Bea Priestley. Then, Katy delves into the wild story of Sting (not that one, the other one). Climb down from the rafters and give it a listen! Mentioned In This Episode: Sonny Kiss’ road to Double or Nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE83nukQeIo Sonny Kiss entrance music and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SizQkuD-ZLA Sonny Kiss interview: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/03/sonny-kiss-responds-to-criticism-that-aew-is-forcing-an-651905/ Bea Priestley promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4mrZQmLt_Q Robocop helps Sting: https://www.wwe.com/videos/robocop-comes-to-the-aid-of-sting-capitol-combat-1990 The wild beach promo: https://www.wwe.com/videos/the-masters-of-the-powerbomb-crash-sting-the-british-bulldog-s-beach-party-beach-blast-july-18-1993 Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@KayFABPodcast) if you want to see the looks we're talking about And as always shout out to Mike Malarkey for our amazing theme song! Check out his music here: www.michaelmalarkey.com/music-2/

I love to paint, but it has been put on the back burner these days with all the other things I juggle. So, does that mean I'm not creative? I still come up with meals my whole family eats, squeeze in my favorite workouts, interview incredible podcast guests (like these ladies!) and I just launched a 10 lesson online podcasting course. And that's not at all to toot my own horn, but it is to say that I DO still create daily. The shift I've had, and hope to teach you, is in cultivating your non-artistic creativity. About non-artistic creativity The Womb Sisters, comprised of sisters Gentry and Bergen plus sister-in-law Sarah, created an online community for women of faith to grow in sovereignty. They do not shy away from complex, even taboo, issues. Instead, they have created a safe place for heartfelt discussion (and with a gorgeous aesthetic to boot!) between women. In this interview all three ladies chime in about what creativity looks like for them. Gentry shares how she creates family time, with inspiring and doable examples. Bergen challenges us to use our energy to create, rather than consume - with a poignant message about the benefits of social media. Then Sarah teaches how creativity can emerge from chaos. You'll see that some pursuits deliver beautiful products, while others may only be identifiable to the creator themselves. Regardless, no one idea of creativity is less than another. You already hold your unique piece to the creativity puzzle, you just need to dust it off and enjoy it for what it is. About a few other things Podcast University has finally launched and I am excited and grateful for all of your support in making this dream a reality. You can check out the course (enrollment closes at the end of June) or you can take my FREE class offered three times this month: 3 Things You MUST Know to Start Your Podcast. Me and my family have been using and loving Come Follow Me FHE to learn more about the New Testament. For just $5/month we receive weekly lessons, activities, and pictures that everyone enjoys. SHOW NOTES Womb Sister's Instagram. Podcast University is now live! Enrollment closes at the end of June. Join me live in my FREE class this month: 3 Things You MUST Know to Start Your Podcast Come Follow Me FHE for New Testament lessons meant for the whole family. Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA FREE Printables, including this month’s Progress Plan Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join the free and private FB group Apply for the Progress Program: SMALL-group GROWTH coaching for women (applicants taken monthly!) Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: Nicolai Heidlas

Adrienne and Sarah are back together. They were gone for two weeks and were united again. Sarah goes into her recent Late Late Show with James Corden taping. They then discuss a Redditt thread called Am I the Asshole and try to figure out who is the asshole in the scenario. Then Sarah closes it out with a story on how she got dog shit in her pants.

Liz and Sarah talk to business owner and writer Crystal Ellefsen about working from home. Then they answer a Mailroom question about “beauty work” in Hollywood. Then Sarah discusses her recent solo trip to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. This week’s housing Hollywood Hack is affordable and great for making new friends: the Bungalow app! Finally, Liz and Sarah reveal their Kiwami Celebrity sighting: Nancy Carell! Links: The Fix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5k Consulting for Authors: http://consultingforauthors.com/ Crystal Ellefsen’s Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/crystalellefsen Satellite Sisters Episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/satellite-sisters/id443780324?mt=2#episodeGuid=gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2FJnkQKn4MNQ9WrdTzN64HTuwlsDyIKVJEPW3-SbvGrZM Broadcast Standards & Practices: https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/topics/censorship-standards-practices Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: https://support.bestfriends.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2884&mfc_pref=T&2884.donation=form1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsZ3kBRCnARIsAIuAV_Skmn31sZ9RWwuw6B09MnuaPJEcWbjLXnrT4EQ0ddmHb3gHBoIVAHYaAtYqEALw_wcB Nancy Carell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909391/ The Office: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Steve Carell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/?ref_=tt_ov_st_smKiwami: https://www.katsu-yagroup.com/kiwami-by-katsu-ya/ Randy Jackson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193098/ Photo by Jeff Sheldon on Unsplash

Liz and Sarah talk to Ola Shokunbi about his journey from representing pharmaceutical companies as a lawyer in D.C. to being a staff writer for The Fix. His advice on switching careers? Be all in! Then Sarah shares her airplane hit, and Liz has a post-surgery bomb. This week’s Hollywood Hack is all about self-pampering: invest in a paraffin wax bath. Finally, Mary shares her Big Little Lies Celebrity Sighting: Laura Dern! Links:Outer Order, Inner Calm: https://www.amazon.com/Outer-Order-Inner-Calm Declutter/dp/1984822802 The Fix: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5k Ola Shokunbi: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8356628/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Sade: https://deadline.com/2018/07/disney-sade-fairytale-african-princess-rick-famuyiwa-producing-1202434114/ Paraffin Wax Bath: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/homedics-reg-paraspa-trade-pro-heat-therapy-paraffin-bath/1040811918?skuId=40811918&&mrkgcl=609&mrkgadid=3301588810&enginename=google&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_beautywellness_local&product_id=40811918&adtype=pla&product_channel=local&adpos=1o4&creative=232742510542&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6qHF0Y3p4AIVoRx9Ch3phw4SEAQYBCABEgJc-_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Laura Dern: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/?ref_=nv_sr_1Mendocino Farms: https://www.mendocinofarms.com/

Hunter caught Sarah’s eye first when they were 12 and she would sneakily find ways to spend more time with him….for instance, she signed up to be a soccer trainer on his soccer team. Then Sarah started dating his best friends, and Hunter realized… “Oh shoot, she’s not going to wait around forever…” Finally, when they were 17, they became official. Hunter knew Sarah was going to be more than just a girlfriend when he decided to attend the University of Texas with her. Somewhere along the way, Hunter picked up a camera and never put it down. He started with weddings, and as his craft grew, one day by accident on a whim, they became overnight Instagram influencers because of a random trip to Canada and a photo of their beloved pup, Aspen. They share the details behind this story of building a following of close to half a million followers on this podcast episode. Since then, they have been featured in National Geographic, CNN, Instyle, Mashable, and People to name a few. Contrary to popular belief, it has not been a quick journey to becoming full-time content creators and storytellers. It took them almost five years of hard work and intentionally treating their business, as a business to go full time on The Lawrence House. Sarah and Hunter share the details of their journey of becoming full-time storytellers in both domestic and international locations through photography, film, writing, and experience curation. Staying connected while building a stainable business together hasn’t always been easy. They share practicals on what’s worked for them and how they draw boundaries to leave room for their marriage to thrive. Links: https://www.thelawrencehouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hunter_lawrence/ https://www.instagram.com/sarah_michelle_lawrence/ https://www.instagram.com/aspenthemountainpup/ Shownotes: www.loveintently.com/blog/sarah-and-hunter-lawrence

On this episode of Vadge, Adrienne and Sarah get a hot tip to where R Kelly hangs out so they decide to call. You'll be surprised what they find out. Then Sarah recaps Abducted in Plain Sight, a true crime doc on Netflix. It's fucking bonkers!!! Like Vadge on Facebook and iTunes

Episode 73: Selections from "A Very Special Christmas" (1987) - Eurythmics, Alison Moyet, Sting, Pretenders For the last episode of 2018, Brian and Sarah have chosen to talk about selections from the 1987 charity album "A Very Special Christmas." But before they get into that discussion, they have several other things to mention: congratulatory wishes to 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure and Roxy Music, a couple of five-star iTunes reviews, and a reminder about this year's holiday giveaway!  It's a great way to start a Pet Shop Boys collection of your very own!   Then, our hosts turn their attention to the first album in a series which has raised a great deal of money for the Special Olympics organization. They discuss the origins and making of the album, its release and chart history, and a couple of reviews from the time. Then Sarah and Brian take turns leading the discussion on four songs from the album, during which a small competition breaks out over whose song is the oldest. It's also revealed that not all of the songs are truly Christmas songs, and one of them is about a particularly gruesome topic! Sarah mentions both the cover artist and one of the song's lyricists have ties to Pennsylvania, and Brian explains the musical term "Picardy Third." Both hosts end the episode by once again thanking all their listeners for their support, feedback, and friendship throughout the year. Brian and Sarah are both looking forward to recording more episodes in 2019! Song Selections: Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland Alison Moyet - Coventry Carol Sting - Gabriel's Message Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   Watch the video discussed here: Sting - Gabriel's Message Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Do whatever you do on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Finally, you can call Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324. "We're ready to believe you!"

Controversy ahead! What are some of the popular stories that you actually hate? The Brew & Ink crew discuss some famous books and franchises that we don't like and why. Then Sarah and Katie each read their versions of The Ventriloquist's Daughter - Sarah with a myth and Katie with humor. Listen and go to our website www.brewandink.com to vote! The winner goes to the finals!

On today's episode of the Rough Rugged & Raw Podcast we talk about where Mike is at with planning for the Arnold. Today is 17 weeks out from the Mr. International competition right here in Columbus, OH! We talk about regrets in life after that. Then Sarah pisses Mike D off, of course. Enjoy the show and send us your take to roughruggedandrawpodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by the 2019 NPC Arnold Amateur. Get your registration in now! Make a commitment

Vadge is taking calls. A friend of the show called in with a dating dilemna and Adrienne & Sarah try to solve the problem. Please feel free to chime in. It’s an interesting dating problem. Then Sarah shares stories of her childhood and Adrienne comes up with a show called Hoarders for Children.

Fresh off the Another Mother Retreat in Cape Cod, Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell counsel Elena from Brooklyn about weekly runny tallies, especially when coming off a marathon training cycle. Dimity’s great advice (borrowed from a tri coach in Train Like a Mother Club): “frequency over duration.” The duo explores reasons—and solutions—to why Mimi in Chicago might be feeling fatigued on runs the day after she strength trains. They give guidance to Kimberly from Lexington on how to re-center herself after an interruption during a run. Then Sarah and Dimity offer different suggestions to Carrie near Chicago about juggling half-marathon training with a European family vacation.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"There are no small roles, only small actors." Minor characters give context, flavor, or even serve the story in a major way. Some of our favorite characters are considered "minor" in the story. The Brew & Ink crew discuss "minor" characters and how to write them well. Then Sarah and Steven face off for the next round of competition with the title I Never Slip on Banana Peels. Steven reads a caper, and Sarah reads her realistic fiction. Listen and vote for your favorite!

Liz and Sarah have crushes -- professional crushes! Who are they, and why do they try to emulate them? Then Sarah shares why being less concerned about punctuality helps decrease stress, especially as a parent. Finally, this week's Hollywood Hack: keep a full makeup bag at work! Links:Marti Noxon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637497/Angel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_20Joss Whedon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/?ref_=nv_sr_1Buffy The Vampire Slayer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/?ref_=nm_knf_i1Unreal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3314218/?ref_=nv_sr_1Dietland: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5869202/?ref_=nv_sr_1Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2817246/?ref_=nv_sr_1Code Black: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4452630/?ref_=nv_sr_1Channing Dungey: https://www.disneyabcpress.com/abc/abc-executives/Liz Friedlander: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295107/?ref_=nv_sr_1Tracee Ellis Ross: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743896/?ref_=nv_sr_1Diana Ross: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005384/?ref_=nv_sr_1Shawn Ryan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752841/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Photo by Leonardo Sanches on Unsplash

GUEST: RYAN BRENTLEY from NINKASI. The FER Brewer's Cup Cornhole Tournament was a GIGANTIC success! Thanks to all the Brewers and everyone who came out, including enduring a bit of...drama... Then Sarah and Greg make a big announcement, after which we are joined by Ryan from Ninkasi! We talk all things their beers, do some sampling, and let you know about their great charity fundraising for FUNDS FOR FIREFIGHTERS! Thanks everyone!

(Episode 4): Ashley joins me as we discuss what the first few days have been like after adopting Luka. Then Sarah from Washington calls in to discuss a horrible assault from her past that's currently been brought to the forefront again by unforseen circumstances (7:23). It's really a story you have to listen to to believe and we appreciate Sarah for opening up and sharing this with us. Couldn't have been easy. Original theme music provided by Kate Bass and the song is titled "Blink."

Happier in Hollywood is getting a new logo! Prompted by the graphic designer search, Liz and Sarah talk about why it's so important to ask for help in both professional and personal life. Then Sarah shares her puttering-filled weekend, and reveals why puttering is surprisingly productive and meditative. Finally, this week's Hollywood Hack will help you stand out in the office: quotes of the day! Links:Why Steve Jobs Cried: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/11/why-steve-jobs-cried/ Actor Vs. Actress: http://www.playbill.com/article/actor-vs-actress-self-esteem-com-101726 On The Art Of Puttering: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/opinion/25sat4.html The Lost Art Of Puttering: https://www.studiokatdesigns.com/the-lost-art-of-puttering Puttering Your Way To A Ripe Old Age: http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/17/health/he-activity17 Why Do Women Love Puttering: http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/puttering-2012-3/ Motivational Quotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/motivational Positive Quotes: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/g2401/inspirational-quotes/ Photo by Micaela Parente on Unsplash

Greetings Nerds! We are back from our own mid-summer hiatus to discuss our theories about both Cloak & Dagger and the Schmoedown. First though our SNN hosts Sarah Belmont and Will Polk debate Deadpool 2, Luke Cage season 2, and the merits of sequel storytelling. Then Sarah unintentionally may have speculated her way to spoiling the rest of Cloak & Dagger season one. Meanwhile Will raves about the epic Bateman v Mantz schmoedown. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. Discussions: Welcome Banter 0:00 to 2:00 Luke Cage and Will finally sees Deadpool 2  2:00-12:00 Cloak and Dagger Episode 5  "Princeton Offense" 12:00 to 27:00 Cloak and Dagger Episode 6 "Funhouse Mirrors" 27:00 to 46:40 Schmoedown Discussion 46:00 to end

GUEST: MARK GEARY. The day starts of with a harrowing tale of survival and terror, that Greg experienced the previous night. While merely going about a relaxing task, he was confronted with.....the rat. Will he ever recover, or is he a giant baby? Then we are joined by the fantastic musician and friend of the show, Mark Geary! Mark is incredible, plays us a song, and even gives us some World Cup advice. Then Sarah comes back with....#ratfacts. Ew. 

Meet Happier in Hollywood's new producer, Chuck Reed! After a long and successful career in the music industry (where he worked with artists like Sting, Bono, Eminem and Dr. Dre— Liz and Sarah are only slightly intimidated), Chuck has spot-on advice for people who want to work in the music biz... or any other competitive industry. Then Sarah explains what a heavy metal detox is, why she did one, and how it's changed her health for the better. This week's Hollywood Hack: eyebrows, a.k.a. the curtain of the window of the soul. Finally, Liz and Sarah share a Hamilton celebrity sighting: Brandon Victor Dixon! Links:Chuck Reed: https://www.sancolasound.com/aboutSancola Sound: https://www.sancolasound.com/Eminem: http://www.eminem.com/Bono: https://www.atu2.com/band/bono/No Doubt: http://www.nodoubt.com/Guns N' Roses: https://www.gunsnroses.com/Marky Mark: https://www.billboard.com/music/marky-mark-the-funky-bunchSting: http://www.sting.com/Black Eyed Peas: https://www.blackeyedpeas.com/Enrique Iglesias: https://enriqueiglesias.com/Dr. Dre: https://www.drdre.com/Beats By Dr. Dre: https://www.beatsbydre.com/Heavy Metal Detox: https://draxe.com/heavy-metal-detox/NDF's: http://www.bioray.com/ndf/Anastasia Beverly Hills: http://www.anastasiabeverlyhills.com/brows/ Brandon Victor Dixon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3436127/

I've known Craig for over 20 years, and just because he's mentally challenged doesn't mean he can't keep up with the guys...or kick my butt in bowling. He's my star guest this week! Then Sarah and I geek out over plays and musicals. I wrap the show with a few tantalizing tech news bits. Enjoy!https://www.geektherapyradio.com/

Sparked by a listener email, Liz and Sarah revisit the topic of freezing your eggs. Then they discuss Hollywood producing legend Robert Evans’ advice on making it: “You learn from success, kid, not failure.” Then Sarah shares how the three tiny diamonds on a ring helped her through challenging times— professionally and personally. This week's Hollywood Hack reduces motion sickness without medication: The Reliefband. Finally, Mary reveals her up close and personal Game of Thrones celebrity sighting: Kit Harrington

Greg is back from Las Vegas, where he covered CES for Digital Trends! Along with tales of robots, Mech suits, broadcasting and a million other things, he also details his hotel shame and what he tried to hide. Then Sarah gives us an update for the last week of World of Crazy. We've also announced another FER EXPERIENCE day at Landmark Saloon, brought to you by Not Your Mom's Iced Tea!! Get tix now!

Sarah is back home for this extra large episode of Fried. Sarah is joined by her friends Jennifer and Ryan to discuss sleeping over, fashion choices, expensive cars, tacos, and joyriding. Then Sarah and her mom, Georgia Sue, go shopping and reminisce. Finally Sarah, her parents, sister Joanna, and niece Beatrice to discuss Sleeping Beauties, Braveheart, Paul Newman, former homes, truck driving, bad gifts, and old technology.

It's officially the holidays! Liz and Sarah discuss how they cope with working over the holidays when they'd rather be drinking cocoa and making cookies.  Pro tip -- compartmentalizing, setting boundaries, and reframing help them NOT turn into Grinches. Then Sarah and Liz debate the merits of giving business gifts.  Will they get their lawyer wine this year?  They also explain the very Hollywood concept of a "crew gift." Plus a Hollywood Holiday Hack: hire a company to put up Christmas lights!  And Sarah and Liz reveal their past Holiday Celebrity Sightings -- Debra Winger and Matthew McConaughey (who told Sarah she has a great smile).

Sarah and co-host Amanda Loudin have a candid conversation with Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Barbieri, a doctor of reproductive medicine at Oregon Reproductive Medicine and a mom of three young kids, about running and fertility. The conversation starts off with a few laughs with a tangent about pregnant celebrities in US Weekly. The good doctor talks about hormonal shifts which can affect a mother runner’s cycle. Betsy gives advice on dealing with the stress of trying to conceive and why it’s important to continue running in moderation if it’s a sanity-saver. The conversation covers miscarriages and running—and why to banish any guilt. Like so many care providers, Dr. Betsy encourages women trying to conceive to not be afraid to seek help. Then Sarah welcomes Anissa Brown, a—spoiler alert! —mother of three children, who shares the amazing tale of how she “won” her twins via a 5K race! (And the help of the Footsteps for Fertility Foundation.) A must-listen story!! First up, Amanda and Sarah laugh about backpacking and marvel at some standout runners (Shalane! Kathrine!) at the 2017 New York City Marathon. The expert interview begins at 11:24. To dive into your DNA, visit 23andme.com/AMR To save $50 off a Burrow sofa, use promo code AMR at burrow.com For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, enter promo code AMR30 at HelloFresh.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by their Shondaland co-workers, Liz and Sarah reject the only-have-one-box approach to office space and embrace decorating. Then Sarah re-frames having to get up at 5 a.m. to write as a “Season of Sacrifice,” an approach she learned from a member of the Happier in Hollywood Facebook Group.  Liz shares how her fantasy self and real self merged into one when she went to The Promised Land! That's right, Liz and Gretchen went to Oprah's house for a gospel brunch, which means there were celebrity sightings galore! This week's Hollywood Hack: dry clean your t-shirts. (Seriously. Do it.) 

Today began with a discussion about an awesome house that was put on the market and went viral for all the wrong reasons (let's just say it looked like Save By The Bell's set designer lived there). Miami Vice came back to life in this house. Then Sarah talks about a crazy Hoarders episode about a woman who owned a $2.5M mansion and filled the entire thing (dozens and dozens of rooms) with stuff. We also talk about anxiety disorders, and how Sarah and some of our listeners use trivia and info they learn (sometimes from our show!) to help them cope with social settings. Hear TMI about Sarah's husband's trip to the hospital. Susie and Sarah get into a fight about the FAA's flying rules. We describe the ways technology has taken over every area of our lives (including a device to make your kids more inclined to look at your phone). We talk to Google senior marketing manager, Daniel Sieberg, who wrote an awesome book called the Digital Diet, about how we can use technology in mindful ways instead of being a slave to it. Today's episode is brought to you by Brooklinen, go to brooklinen.com and use code BRAINCANDY to get $20 off plus free shipping. Also, if you want to get your body moving text BRAINCANDY to 303030 for free access to Beach Body On Demand.   

Sarah and Kim chat about their (accidentally romantic) trip to Connecticut this fall and Gilmore Girls, including if they were Team Dean, Jess, or Logan when the show aired and if that changed later. Then Sarah mentions a recent post from SCOTUSblog and they discuss a study about how often women on the Supreme Court are interrupted, and how that relates to the ways girls are often encouraged to take up less space and be quieter. Also, there are some "your mom" jokes. Details and show notes: https://heybestie.com/podcast/2/

We appreciated the new perspective that Sarah brought to today’s show! Even if you don’t have your sights set on celebrities, her tips are great for any business owner wanting to grow through influencers. Sarah Shaw is a 3rd generation entrepreneur, and she has done it all. She’s worked in the film industry, had a successful handbag business, and is particularly skilled at reaching out to celebrities to get her products more recognition and make more sales. She now teaches others how to do just that at sarahshawconsulting.com. In addition to all of this, she’s a single mom to 9-year-old identical twin girls (so fun!) Listen Now On the Podcast 1:10 - Launching A Handbag Business10:15 - How Do You Even Get A Celebrity’s Address!?11:36 - Filling Huge Department Store Orders17:20 - Hitting $500,000 in Sales In 2 Years20:05 - Tenacity in Business24:00 - Setting Your Business Revenue Goals28:30 - Getting Your Products in Front of Celebrities37:00 - Leveraging Self-Confidence40:28 - Sarah's Adorable Mommy Moment Launching A Handbag Business How did Sarah get started in business? What made her handbags a smashing success? She started her handbag company on a whim while working in the film business, doing costumes for movies. She had this random idea, which surprised her because she never thought she’d be an entrepreneur. “I am a third generation entrepreneur, but I thought no way would that life be for me! I want a steady paycheck and retirement!” But when small business is in your DNA, it’s hard to fight! Sarah worked on this handbag idea during her nights and weekends, shuffling around her schedule to do it. She asked everyone she had ever met in her life for help! It felt a bit dumb, but she didn’t let the feeling deter her from trying. One of her big early mistakes was that she didn’t have any insights on figuring out pricing structure. When you have a product-based business and are laying out money to create your items, if you’re not correctly pricing your work you’ll go out of business fast. Service-based businesses have it a bit easier in terms of pricing. Their ROI is generally higher, and oftentimes the startup costs aren’t as steep. As her business grew, Sarah knew she had to get on top of pricing. Let’s say a bag cost her $25 to make, she might be selling those wholesale at $50, while a store sold it for $100. She didn’t know how markups worked and her numbers didn’t add up. When she would sell bags person-to-person, she would maybe sell a bag for $30 or $40 and feel good about it because she just wanted her money back. Profitability was not on her mind, and it would have driven her out of business if she didn’t realize her pricing structure wasn't sustainable. The one business aspect she totally DID get right off the bat was marketing. She wasn’t afraid to ask people, even those she knew randomly, if they wanted to buy her bags. Then, friends of friends started asking for a Sarah Shaw Handbag and word spread around LA. Some of Sarah’s friends worked on movie or television sets, and she asked if she could set up a table of her handbags at lunch. She sold a few more bags this way. Over dinner one night, a costume designer friend of Sarah’s was lamenting the fact that she had to outfit Donald Sutherland in only Donna Karan clothes. (Donna Karan was a big name designer in the late 1990s.) Then Sarah had a lightbulb moment: I can get my products to celebrities and let them market for me! Before the age of social media, what a brilliant way to get your product in front of more eyes! “I called everyone I knew who had film connections and started to get bags into the hands of agents and publicists.” As Sarah built business, she started an email list of people who purchased her bags. When she started her celebrity product project she sent an email to her list of 1,000 and told them what she was doing, letting them know that she was getting bags to celebrities. (This was a great practice run to some promotional emails she would be sending later!) About 5 to 6 months after sending those initial bags, Sarah had an unexpected payoff! Liv Tyler showed up on the pages of InStyle magazine holding one of her bags she had sent over months and months earlier. Another day Sarah was waiting in an office and flipped open US Weekly to find Kristen Davis carrying one of her bags, too! “I started sending those pictures to magazines, mentioning the celebrity holding my product, and they started writing about it. Not many people were seeding celebrities with products at that time, but it seemed logical to me. I was sort of a pioneer in that field.” After that, her business took off! She got her bags to over 70 A-List celebrities. She made bags specifically for Julia Roberts in Oceans 11 and America’s Sweethearts. Those bags were purchased by Bergdorf Goodman and Sundance Catalogue, respectively. One of her most business-changing connections, Sarah was asked to make a bag for the Legally Blonde movie. Though the bag was never seen in the film, it did make the cut of an advertising poster. Thanks to the publicity, her company went from half a million in sales to a million that year. Nordstrom bought tons of bags, over $150,000 worth. And Sony Pictures was so excited about it that they sent over mini movie posters to include in each bag. Sarah appeared on E! Entertainment and Access Hollywood. She found that success really builds on itself. “And I have to thank my lucky stars that my friend complained to me over dinner one night!” Sarah is grateful for this unique way to have validated her product. “You need to make sure you have something to keep you going, and to know that you have something more than just you and your mom think is cute!” And Sarah’s celebrity endorsements certainly prove that. How Do You Even Get A Celebrity’s Address!? We had to ask, how do you even go about getting the address of a celebrity!? Sarah’s business started before Internet use really took off. Back then, she just called up agencies to ask who represented So-and-So. Sometimes she would write a letter or send the product with a note, “Could you please get this to Sarah Jessica Parker?” But there was no way to verify if her bag got into the hands of the celeb. Now, Sarah recommends using ContactAnyCelebrity.com. This site has contact information for pretty much any famous person on the planet. Nifty! Filling Huge Department Store Orders A lot of moms listening are thinking that it would be a dream come true for a big store to place orders for their products! Does Sarah have tips to help make sure this mega-business dream would work out? Is it even profitable? Sarah strongly cautions mompreneurs to take any relationship with department stores very slowly. “They’re not always your best friend. They could love you today and hate you tomorrow.” And one return of a mass order from a department store could easily bankrupt your business. Sarah recommends to get a solid base of small stores (think boutiques and shops) who actually know and support you first. Then you could turn to department or mass market stores (think Costco and Target). Really think about working with those bigger retailers as icing on the cake. Sarah explained that these days, most stores work essentially on consignment - though it’s more complicated than that. Usually in the small print they’ll have language referring to either a 30, 60, or 90 day period after which all of your products would get returned if they don’t sell through! For moms who do want to pursue bigger stores, Sarah recommends you test the waters first. Either suggest or agree to a small test run of products before going big time. She says most stores will want to start small anyway, but really encourage it - and be thrilled with the chance! “If it doesn’t go well, it won’t be a financial disaster.” (Hard words to hear, but true!) Picture a store chain with 80 to 90 stores. You might suggest to test your product in their top 10 stores first. Sarah also warns that working with the buyer can be SUPER important. You want to ensure they’re purchasing your best bestseller, not just their favorite product. (And you’ll have to listen to the podcast for a fun entrepreneur family story Sarah has!) Bottom line: you know your products best, and send what you know will work. You’re the expert on your product! Her wisdom was SO good, and applies to lots of areas of business. Hitting $500,000 in Sales In 2 Years One of Sarah’s businesses made an impressive $500,000 in sales during her first 2 years, with just one patented product! “I’m kinda an animal when it comes to business!” Sarah says. She had lots of investors in her handbag company, but had to close the business in 2002 when she lost most of her investors after 9/11. She hobbled along in business for a while, but realized she couldn’t function without that investor money. She tried a few ideas, but realized how much she didn’t know about running business. With Sarah Shaw Handbags, a lot of her day-to-day operations were hired out. So she started teaching herself Photoshop, email marketing, and website building. In 2003 she created the genius idea of a handbag organizer. She patented the product and thought she’d have an easy time getting it into the hands of all the stores she once sold handbags to. Her attitude was very carefree, “I have all these stores who sold my handbags and they love me! I’ll sell a ton!” But none of those handbag reps wanted her new product. ‘It lit a fire under my rear end!” Sarah said. And she thought, “I’m going to show you all you’re missing something huge!” And she set out on a mission. Tenacity in Business Sarah initially kept her focus on high-end stores found in the pages of fashion magazines. (Remember, this was in 2003-2004. There was very minimal search engine optimization and no social media!) Then she had a shift in her strategy. “I started looking for distributors overseas. I wondered what it would be like to work with mass distributors like QVC and Walmart.” She took a closer look and realized that the small stores were really making up the bulk of her revenue. She made enough to get personal revenue for herself, about 85 stores in her 1st year, and at end of 2nd year she sold in 400 stores The business snowballed from there. Much like her handbags, she got the product to media outlets and to celebs. She even made custom handbag hangers for Jennifer Aniston! She also scored a magazine feature in Redbook and sold about 900 hangers after that. “Living in Los Angeles you can get lost in celebrity magazines - the Marie Clarie’s and Harper’s Bazaar - but don’t think about the other magazines that actually have some of the largest reaches in the country.” Needless to say, Sarah’s tenacity paid off. She called a minimum of 10 stores a day trying to get her handbags in. “I’d psyche myself up and gather all my selling materials around me, then I’d pick up the phone. I don’t take no for an answer...as long as they leave the door open, I’m going to keep putting my foot through it.” Setting Your Business Revenue Goals No matter your business, Sarah says you’ve got to spend the time on the avenue driving your business. “I don’t like to think about how much the company as a whole will make. What I like to do is figure how much money I personally want to make and go from there.” A $1M goal, for example, is huge! Take the money goal and divide it by how many products you have to sell to hit that goal. Maybe I need to sell 1,000 products to make $1 million. And you need 100 stores to order 10 units. If you don’t think you can get 100 stores in a year, and they each ordered 4 times a year, you’d still make the money. Break down your goal into more manageable bites and work on hitting those goals one at a time. (Maybe it’ll be something like every 10th store you call gives you a yes, then you know that you need to call 10 stores each day for 10 days to get the number that you need!) In Sarah’s case, she wasn't getting anywhere with the stores she usually sold to. So what did she do? She found sales reps who could help her, and also help her product get licensed. “Suddenly I could turn my one product in twelve colors into something to support my family.” Getting Your Products in Front of Celebrities Sarah has carved out a real space in the marketplace for herself, getting businesses owners connected with celebrities to promote their products. I had to ask if she could give us specific advice on how other women in business can reach out to celebs and actually get noticed but getting products into the right hands. Sarah had a few really solid tips: Know your customer base and which celebs would resonate with them. If you go after Celebrity A but they don't necessarily care about her, no matter how much you push it the news will fall flat because they like Celebrity B better. You really want a return for all this effort! Be clear about why you’re getting your particular product or service to THAT particular celeb. If the celebrity is never seen out and about, it may not be worth your time to source them with products. Make sure you’re sending to celebrities who keep a public profile. (For example, if you make baby hair clips you could send it to someone who just had a baby. And if they’re the type to take their baby on walks in the stroller, it would be a good bet to send your product to that celebrity.) When you find that perfect celebrity, reach out to them and write a honest note about why you want to send them your product. Most of the time celebrities are happy to receive the offer; it’s rare that you’ll get a no. Follow up with the agent or publicists to ensure that the celebrity has received your product. Once you have confirmed that the celebrity has your gift in hand, Sarah thinks it’s great to put up a landing page on your site featuring everyone who has your product. If you do this, it is very important to get the disclaimers right. Something like, “We know these celebrities have received their product as a gift, and were not paid to receive the product as a gift. These individuals have not reviewed this product.” Sarah is a huge fan of the media blitz! She thinks it’s a great idea to write to popular magazines and tell them which celebrities have your product. (Fun fact: you do not need to purchase permission to reprint a photo featured in a magazine. You can simply scan the image into your computer and put it on your press page.) Or, you could write to various bloggers with the same news. The blogger may not necessarily be interested in finding and featuring celebs, but the news that your product is in the hands of an A-lister may give you credibility! If ever you do spot your item in the same picture as a celebrity, Sarah says it’s important to act fast on the news! You want to really publicize the moment. But if you’re worried about not being able to meet demand, you can simply write a note in your shop that, “Because this item was featured in People Magazine, it’s on backorder until blah blah date.” Don’t worry about the windfall, just take it as it comes! I thought her comments about how to handle an unexpected windfall was SUCH a good point! I did something similar with a product in which I did a Kickstarter. I did preorders, and was able to then go place the big order with my manufacturer knowing I already had sales. It makes sense that if you get a ton of unexpected traffic because of a celebrity being seen with your product, use the momentum to take the pre orders or backorders, whatever you call it! That way, you have cash to make the product. Or if you’re a handmade business, now you have the cash to find your assistant to help you produce more product. Leveraging Self-Confidence Calling stores in the blind can be really scary! Or maybe you’ve loved a celeb since you were five and are trying to send them free product. It can be intimidating! What you need is to boost your confidence. Get in the mental space of “We all eat, poop, and sleep!” Celebrities aren’t any different from other people! Store buyers aren’t better than you and don’t know more than you. They’re all normal people with a job that makes them famous. We all know their face, but not really them. Sarah told us a story of one time when taking her kids to the pumpkin patch in LA, Amy Adams was also there with her son. But just outside of the patch, there were tons of photographers standing on hay bales set up like a grand stand taking photos of them. “Celebrities can’t even go to the pumpkin patch without being hounded. It makes it more humbling to think of them as real person. They can hardly have a personal life that isn’t scrutinized.” And of course, it is exactly being in the public eye that makes celebrity attention so valuable - but it’s good to keep this all in perspective. Sarah's Adorable Mommy Moment Sarah has identical twin girls. When they were around 3, they were at grandma’s house to celebrate her birthday. Sarah’s sister said to one of her daughters, “Go and see your mother.” And Sarah’s daughter said emphatically, “That is NOT my mother!” When asked what she meant, her daughter replied, “That is my mama, NOT my mother!” (Sarah said she’d spare us the diaperless twin story that ended up with poo all over their cribs! But safe to say, they never slept in just a diaper again!) Connect with Sarah SarahShawConsulting.com@SarahShawConsulting

We’re BACK — and we’ve got big news! The Home Hour is relaunching with renewed focus on all things home: design, DIY, and gracious living. Co-hosts Kirsten Dunlap and Graham Smith have been busy behind the scenes preparing amazing shows, lining up interviews with experts in the home design/decor sphere, and freshening up this space with a brand new look and feel. In Episode 65 you’ll hear Meagan Francis, the podcast’s original host and founder of the Life, Listened Podcast Network, chat with her good friend Sarah Powers (of The Mom Hour) about the changes to The Home Hour and the growth of the network. Then Sarah interviews Kirsten and Graham to find out some of their favorite home projects, what they have planned for their first few episodes, and how they handle common organizational challenges around the house. Welcome, Kirsten and Graham. Welcome, new (and longtime!) listeners. Welcome back, The Home Hour! Look for The Home Hour wherever you hang out online! * Subscribe to The Home Hour in iTunes or on Android devices * Follow @TheHomeHour on Instagram or like our Facebook page * Send an email to welcome Kirsten and Graham to hello@thehomehour.com (or leave a comment here on the show notes!) * Read the new hosts’ bios on this page Products we mentioned in Episode 66 * The IKEA hack Kirsten uses for wrapping paper storage * The elfa mesh drawers Sarah uses for gift wrap storage Thanks for listening, everyone! Welcome home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Gen and Sarah take you back in time to talk about the week in death from the end of September. Then Sarah becomes a roving reporter who corners festival attendees at Cinder Block and asks them about mortality. Don't die, keep listening!

This week our guest is Jonathan Master, author most recently of A Question Of Consensus, which deals with post-Reformation understandings of the doctrine of assurance. He also hosts the podcast Theology On The Go, and edits the online magazine Place For Truth. He also serves as the Dean of the Divinity School at Cairn University. Then Sarah, David and Scott talk helicopter parenting, philosophy and the emotions, and narciphobia. The post Rest Assured appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

Sarah and co-host Ellison Weist talk to two mother runners who mix things up by training on an ElliptiGO, the bike/elliptical hybrid popularized by Olympic marathon Meb Keflezighi. First up is Sarah Brown, a top American middle-distance runner who is gunning for this summer’s Olypmic Trials in 1500 meters—and who just gave birth to her first baby in early March. This Sarah talks about how she continued a high level of training thanks to the an ElliptiGO, allowing her to “add volume without impact.” Proof pro athletes are just like us, Sarah B. overshares about burp clothes in her life with an infant. Then Sarah and Ellison chat with Diane Peterson, a 62-year-young mother runner who uses an ElliptiGO to train for half-marathons. Proof they work? Diane knocks out half-marathons times below 1:45! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chic Pixel Plus is back! In episode 40, we celebrate Pokémon‘s 20th anniversary and the announcement of Pokémon Sun and Moon, ruminate over Funimation’s Escaflowne Kickstarter, and pick our next manga title (featuring a cute critter, of course). Then Sarah recaps her trip to Okinawa to visit her family, and gives us more of the cute… Read More The post Chic Pixel Plus Episode 40 – Cute Critters appeared first on Chic Pixel.

Sarah and her running partner, Molly Williams, welcome Leigh-Anne Zavalick, the gal at Saucony (our fav running brand!) in charge of women’s apparel. Due to technical difficulties, Molly is only on for the intro, but it’s a lively one about quarters found on recent runs. Then Sarah dives into grilling Leigh-Anne about everything from layering to reflective technology, as well as the surging popularity of capris. Leigh-Anne opines about how running apparel has changed as women switch from wearing it for an hour a day to all day. A lover of TMI on par with Sarah, Leigh-Anne talks about why and when to have a “no-panty party.” The guest, a first-time mom-to-be, says why a sports bra is, “a piece of equipment, not a piece of apparel,” and explains the shelf-life of your over-the-shoulder boulder-holder. After listening, we suspect you, too, will start using the word “lifestyle” as an adjective or perhaps work the word “athleisure” into casual conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s fitting the longest Another Mother Runner podcast focuses on first-time marathoners! Sarah and Dimity chat with three of them to hear all the 26.2 details. First up: BRFs Marianne and Heatherrecount their races at Wineglass Marathon. With their vastly different finish times, these mother runners discuss the difference between “fun” and “satisfied” as post-race feelings. Absurd (a penny-whistle-playing dad!) and beautiful (a butterfly flitting alongside Marianne in the final mile) moments abound. Then Sarah’s cadet from the Saucony 26Strong program, Laura, stops by to share her Chicago Marathon experience. Laura talks about what plans failed (her “fan plan”) and which one succeeded (hint: It involves  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up: Dimity talks about the 27 miles she covered in southern California, while enjoying some solo R&R. Then Sarah tells what’s been ringing her cowbell lately. Dimity ducks out, and Sarah chats with Amy Peavy-Smith, a mom of two who is the Queen of Running Costumes! Okay, that’s a fictional distinction, but Amy really is a multi-time winner of a Spirit... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The return of SyFy's Face Off brings series expert/first-time guest Monty Ashley (plus six-year-old fan Olivia Kwan) to the podcast to talk locked molds, co-operation, and why taking one class with your son might not be adequate preparation for a prospective contestant on the show. Then Sarah's network craps out and we're forced to carry on without her to talk Ancient Aliens, the original Batman TV series, and Married At First Sight. Tara inaugurates a new Under The Dome segment and Dave shares a Batman Day Tiny Triumph, and then it's on to Monty's Canon submission: the "Scott Tenorman Must Die" episode of South Park. Tara names the week's Winner and Loser, and then it's on to a very educational Game Time. Without giving anything away...trust when we say this episode is more suspenseful than most.Special Guest: Monty Ashley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Belabored podcast opens with a round-up of recent news: strikes by fast food workers and port truckers, anti-retaliation rallies against Walmart, and progress on silica dust safety rules. Then Sarah and Josh are joined by Daily Kos Labor Editor Laura Clawson for a wide-ranging interview: What’s ahead at next week’s AFL-CIO convention? Can living wage laws triumph? How has the relationship between bloggers and unions changed? The post Belabored Podcast #21: Retaliation appeared first on Dissent Magazine.