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A Life Of Movement: A deep dive podcast about chronic joint and muscle pain. Insight and action for life long journeys of extreme wellbeing.
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People have been opting out of parenthood for a long time, yet being childfree still feels taboo. This podcast is devoted to sharing the stories of the childfree and breaking the stigma. As a life coach, I am passionate about helping women feel empowered and confident in their decision not to have kids. I'll share stories, tips, and ideas to help you live your best childfree life. You can connect with me on Instagram: @coachannaolson (https://www.instagram.com/coachannaolson/) Join our priva ...
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Austin Archer invites friends into his blanket fort recording studio in his North Hollywood apartment to discuss a new topic each week.
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188: THE ONER PODCAST with Cramer England
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Chatting with my life long best friend Cramer England about our new Podcast "The Oner with Austin and Cramer" available now wherever you get your podcasts and available on my personal YouTube channel!By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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187: MINISODE #62: why "weird" works
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Of all the derogatory things we've said about conservatives over the years in some foolish hope that they might hear us, somehow the word "weird" has finally struck a nerve. So why is that?By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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186: MINISODE #61: The Long Term Power of Working as a Coalition
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The political Overton window in America is weighted heavily to the far right. So much so that voters on the left typically have to settle for candidate who are barely left of center. So what would a long term strategy look like to shift that window back to the left and provide leftist voters with actually viable progressive candidates?…
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We hold space for the pain of those we love, we ask them to hold space for our pain as well. But how comfortable are we asking them to hold space for our joy? How good are we at holding space for theirs?By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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184: GETTING EMOTIONAL with Anthony Archer
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My brother Anthony and I talk about what makes us cry and the different ways that people express their emotions.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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183: MINISODE #59: Why is AI taking all the creative jobs first?
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Looking at the future of AI art, and exploring the psychology of the artificially intelligent brain.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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182: MINISODE #58: The Bad Take Brigade Rides Again
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Kristi Noem and her puppy murder, college campus protests, and why it's fine if you take a little time to text someone back.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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181: MINISODE #57: Pros & Cons of Staring at a Mirror
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Self-reflection is important. But like all things it requires balance. Also the bad take brigade is back. So... yeah.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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180: RIDDLE OF FIRE with Weston Razooli
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Writer/Director Weston Razooli talks about the process for creating his first feature length film Riddle of Fire.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Breaking down attachment theories and attachment styles with someone who literally wrote a book on the subject.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Doing some optimistic projections of what a post-capitalist utopia could look like with Lia. Follow her @socialistsloots on IG and @ptite_lia on TikTokBy People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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177: MINISODE #56: How to Avoid Becoming a Cynical Mess
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This week I'll be discussing what the movie "Poor Things" taught me about avoiding the magnetic pull of cynicism.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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176: MINISODE #55 the moving power of reconciliation
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Sometimes finding the desire to forgive and to enter the process of reconciliation is one of the hardest things imaginable. But it is precisely that difficulty that makes it one of the most transformative and healing things in the human experience.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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175: BIPOLAR DISORDER with Alyson Donaldson
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When I was 9 years old my big sister was hospitalized as the result of a manic episode. This was how I first learned about mental illness and the ways an untreated brain can turn on a person and distort their reality. Today my sister is a beautiful success story and she shares her journey with us!By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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174: MINISODE #54 the best & worst of 2023
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A subjective year-end recap, People Pleaser style.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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173: MINISODE #53: Cheering for Catastrophe
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It's about to be an election year. We need to have a tough chat about that.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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172: MINISODE #52: moving beyond the first thought
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Trying to move beyond our first, often defensive and instinctive thoughts, so that we can find the humanity in our discourse and hear each other better.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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171: MINISODE #51: Carl Jung, Mother God, and the reliably destructive nature of the human ego
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Anybody else watch that mother god doc? We're gonna talk about it. And more specifically we're gonna talk about why humans have such a hard time understanding what god is and how to use the concept of god for good.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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170: MINISODE #50: the power of rituals
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We're back!! And my mustache is gone! And we're getting back into a philosophical chat like the good ole days. This time we'll be talking about rituals. Welcome back to the show!By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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169: MINISODE #49: LIVE from the Toronto International Film Festival
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I'm at TIFF to watch a movie that I'm in. How cool is that??By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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In memory of Joseph Muchlinsky aka VonViddy. Examining the cost of passion and an obsessively relentless creative output.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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I mean... what else is there to say? The guest is my favorite woman in the world. One of the best people alive. A massive 'get'. You're welcome.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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166: MINISODE #48: The Cost of a Lie
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Some lies are bigger than others and have more dire consequences. But no matter the severity or size, every lie comes with a definite cost.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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165: MINISODE #47: The Connective Tissue Between Intelligence & Morality
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Is it harder or easier to be a good person the smarter you get? Let's discuss.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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The Screen Actors Guild is officially on strike. Joining the Writers Guild of America who has been striking for the last 11 weeks. SAG actor Ali Kinkade is here to discuss.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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163: TOXIC CONSERVATISM with Dara Starr Tucker
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What is toxic conservatism? Well... what even is conservatism? What was it, and what is it now? And how did it become... this?By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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162: WILDLY UNREASONABLE with Don Martin
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At the tail end of Pride Month author and content creator Don Martin pops in to discuss why he has resolved to be wildly unreasonable when dealing with people who are still struggling to back the cause of queer liberation.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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161: MUSIC VIDEOS with Tiffany Topol
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Tiffany Topol pops in to discuss our mutual love of music videos from the golden era (1980-2010) and to chat about the making of her new music video for her song "Teenage Feeling", available now on YouTube, iTunes, and Tidal!By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Summer Book Club Romance Challenge with Ky Gerbush
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Ky joins me again on the podcast to share the details of a summer reading challenge underway in WNK Club. We hope you'll join us in this fun summer reading contest. To do so, head to wnk-club.com to become a member if you aren't already. Then head to the Book Club section and you'll find the details there. To find your summer romance novel, here's …
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160: MINISODE #46: A Crash Course in Far Left Extremism
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A very surface-level, generalized analysis of what the extreme left actually believes in and fights for, and why that's objectively different and better than what the extreme right believes in and fights for.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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The Value of Community with Ky Gerbush
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Ky Gerbush is a writer, a lowkey tree and flower farmer, a WNK-member, and the co-facilitator of a course we created together in the WNK community called Creating A Meaningful Childfree Life. Ky has added so much to both my life and WNK community. I'm forever grateful to her and honored to call her a friend. In this episode, she shares how her chil…
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159: MINISODE #45 Privilege & Fatigue
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I'm really tired, and I'm telling you why. Also a healthy dose of the bad take brigade.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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In this episode, I sit down with the lovely Jess Ridder to talk all things childfree. We talk about losing our fathers at a young age and how this shaped our view of aging. Jess shares her excitement for what aging as a childfree person means and what opportunities might exist for communal living. I loved every second of this conversation and I thi…
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Feeling at Peace Post-Sterilization with Brenda Brodie
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Brenda Brodie is an all-around fabulous human who I am grateful to consider a friend. In this episode, Brenda shares her experience advocating for her choice to be sterilized and her relatively easy experience getting approved for a bilateral salpingectomy. Brenda was incredibly helpful in my own personal journey of seeking sterilization and helpin…
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It was an honor and a blast to interview Daina Bond for this episode of the podcast. At 52, Daina has no regrets when it comes to not having kids. She is a proud dog mom who understands the value of being selfish with her time. Having met Daina through a mutual friend in the small town that we live in, reminds me that we really aren't alone in this…
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158: DEBATING YOUR IDENTITY with @nominal.naomi
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Many transphobes insist that trans activists refuse to debate their ideas. Is that true? Spoiler: it's not.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Finding Community in a New Country with Veronica Weston
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In today's episode, Veronica Weston shares her childfree experience and how she cultivated a community after moving from Canada to Mexico. Veronica is a personal development coach. She and her husband moved to Mexico in 2021. They have two sweet adopted pups named Lily and Layla. When she's not coaching, Veronica enjoys going to the beach, trying a…
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Diliana Gadjova is the creator of the Instagram account Childfree Blessings. Within the last two years, Diliana came to the realization that she didn't want to have kids. This inspired her to create an account and help others realize that parenthood is a choice. I've loved getting to know Diliana through WNK-Club and it's an honor to share her stor…
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What's the difference between listening and hearing? How do you be a good listener? John Lane returns to discuss.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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156: MINISODE #44: Where Does Bigotry Come From?
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It feels so obvious that hating a person for immutable facts of their identity is wrong and illogical. How then is it such a common human problem?By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Without Children: The Long History Of Not Being A Mother with Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
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In this episode, I sit down with the brilliant Peggy O'Donnell Heffington to discuss her new book, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother. Peggy shares her insights from researching and writing this fantastic book. She also shares a bit about her own childfree story. I learned so much both from reading the book and having this co…
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155: STAR TREK with Jaron Hatch & Aaron Cole
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In a world where every fictionalized vision of the future is apocalyptic and dystopian, Star Trek has always stood out as a more hopeful vision. Aaron and Jaron zoom in to discuss why they love Star Trek and to chat about their new show "Star Trek Stories".By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Finding Connection Through the Stories of Others with Nicole Louie
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Nicole Louie is a writer, translator, and content curator based in Ireland. She has dedicated a great amount of time to finding and sharing the stories of amazing women without children through her social media accounts (@bynicolelouie). In our conversation, Nicole shares her personal journey of feeling isolated as a childfree woman which lead her …
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154: SYD AND OLIVIA with Syd Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis
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I'm obsessed with Syd and Olivia, and I think you should be too. That's the episode.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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153: MINISODE #43: The Bad Take Brigade is Back and Worse Than Ever
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So many bad takes, so little time. Plus a little good news to soften the blow.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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151: MINISODE #42: Won't Someone PLEASE Think of the Children??
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Naughty words, drugs and alcohol, sex and violence in tv, movies, comic books, video games, novels, etc. how do we, as a society, determine what is and isn't appropriate for the eyes and ears of children?By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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150: DATING APPS with Amelia Samson
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Internet dating aficionado and content extraordinaire Amelia Samson pops into the fort to talk about the tumultuous ups and downs of dating in the digital era.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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I say a few things worth listening to. Promise.By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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Sunday Class & The Pink Engine with Antara Sarkar
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Antara Sarkar is the creator of Sunday Class, a free STEM school for underprivileged youth. Her passion for volunteering turned into a mission to help students stay in school through the creation of Sunday Class. For this work, she was named the iVolunteer Hero Winner in 2022. Antara is also the co-founder of The Pink Engine which makes 3d-printed …
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Exploring how peer support can be useful with everyone's favorite ADHD dad Brave Dave!By People Pleaser with Austin Archer
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