I listen to a lot of podcasts .One of the reasons I started the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast was that I was frustrated hearing the same men hosting the same other men on their podcasts, thanking each other for giving each other their big breaks. These stories are far and few between for women. But the community of change-maker women are building ou…

...but everybody finds Megan pleasing. Currently Megan is based in Edinburgh as program manager at AbacusBio. Most people who know her describe her as the embodiment of contradictions. She possesses a rare combination of both an entrepreneurial mindset and a project managers executional capabilities. She is direct and no-nonsense and a self-describ…

Not sure what is in this one, but for sure it is New Yorker Magazine-worthy commentary.By Beth Massa

Catching up a backlog of convos between Beth and Michael.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael talking about stuff. Uploading backlog of conversations. Mystery box!By Beth Massa

Beth abandons the dogs in the woods (not really). Michael provides Beth a primer on the proper pronunciation of guitar brands. Michael comes up with an idea that would remove cigarette butt litter overnight.By Beth Massa

Tammy Parrish is the founder of The Clothing Compass. Tammy started her career as a fashion designer, but transferred into a career with a much broader mission. Her goal is to bring awareness to what clothes we buy, why we buy them, how long we should wear them, and what to do with the items in our closets that no longer serves us. In short, wearin…

Beth introduces Michael to the first and only video game she will ever play. Beth and Michael dissect and analyze English lyrics written by a famous Dutch rock band. Are movies about war a form of profiteering? Beth wonders. Michael is no help as usual.By Beth Massa

Have you ever met someone where everything they say you want to write down? Listen to this podcast with pen in hand. Gonnie Been is one of the most profound, wise, and fascinating thought leaders I know. Most recently, Gonnie was the Co-Founder of the World Benchmarking Alliance. I've caught her in transitional moment. She calls herself a pioneer. …

Beth and Michael delve into the word cloud measuring sentiment around the two current parliamentary leaders in the UK.By Beth Massa

Beth fumes over a wasted trip to the Dutch gynocologist who cancelled an appointment right in front of her as she was sitting there. We don't have that here. Not my job. The paid parking wasn't totally wasted because she saw an "it" girl in the elevator.By Beth Massa

Rebekah Braswell is the CEO of Land Life, a company that restores degraded landscapes through technologically advanced, wide-scale replanting projects. Rebekah comes from a 5-generation family farm and was the first person in her family to venture away from the vocation. A high achiever, she didn't move to the next town or state, but to Europe, whe…

Caroline Williams is Head Rebel and Founder of the Do Good Only Company. There are millions of people shut out of gainful employment due to the circumstance of their birth, their upbringing, or bad luck. Caroline represents what it actually looks like to integrate DEI at the very core of a business model, but a lot of people who champion DEI look a…

Beth and Michael wonder if it makes more sense to have a trillion humans in space to achieve the utility of giving birth to 1000 Einsteins, of if Jeff Bezos has completely lost his rocket and isn't even thinking about the 1000 Einsteins on earth we have lost due to war, famine, or lack of opportunity. Michael is worried about Kevin Federline.…

Beth and Michael dig into Cronut and Crompouce trademark disputes, debrief on the cutting Beth's hair relying on a ponytail holder, a pair of manicure scissors, and a Youtube tutorial. They decompress after our underdog neighborhood achieves a stunning upset, winning our case against giant, for-profit wind turbines being installed in our back garde…

Nuria Spijker is Chief Sustainability Officer of Humbee, a company that creates a platform certifying and advising sustainability measures of restaurants. Nuria and Beth talk about cultural, racial, and gender bias, and comparisons between poaching and factory farming. Beth is spellbound by Nuria's experience, observations, and opinions, both in Af…

Katie Geminder is the Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer of Cent.co, a repository that pays digital content creators in perpetuity. Beth and Katie embrace a new class of startup: cockroaches. Katie brilliantly explains what an NFT is so that Beth finally, genuinely, for the first time, gets it. Listen and you will too. Beth is going to move all h…

Beth and Michael remember Bobby Knight. Beth fails to convince Michael to book an appointment with her favorite massage therapist, a.k.a. the Lovemaker. They rifle through Rolling Stone's list of all time best guitarists.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael have a listener, and they provided feedback, which Beth and Michael discuss. Beth and Michael unanimously agree that a cease fire should be in order. So...any day now.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael remonstrate the EU's ban on glitter, while single-use bottles and ultra processed food packaging is churned out at a Fantasia frenzy. Beth found her childhood Cookie Monster puppet. They tiptoe briefly into the Hamas/Israel conflict. They compare being an employee of a company vs. a citizen of a country. If you live in Seattle, vot…

Beth and Michael discuss if U2's Sphere in Las Vegas is a good idea because it is probably as hideous for the environment as Bono's overheated ego. Beth also doubts that Las Vegas as a whole is a good idea.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael hold the space. They discuss Beth's obsession with Michael's health, appropriating urban slang, and confusion over Jared Kushner.By Beth Massa

Beth and Yvonne talk about gun violence in the Netherlands, gigolos who just want to talk, and mishaps at the day spa.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael fear what would happen if they combined their DNA.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael discuss France declaring three wars. Beth is fermenting too many foods. They discuss the color of her new sweater and what Michael knows the most about.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael talk about car charging rage is the new road rage, and how the hell is infrastructure ever going to keep up with charging demand? How did the people in charge not see this coming? They explore the pleasures of scarcity, musical tastes as core to ones identity, Marvel movies. Should extinction rebellion be protesting corporations or…

Beth and Michael guess which of their two Norwegian Forest Cats is leaving sick on the floor. Portland, Oregon is a dystopia, yet still manages to remain environmentally friendly. Beth and Michael can't be bothered to put any effort into holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries. Their 25th anniversary is tomorrow (Michael did the math). They will make…

Beth and Michael consider the one thing you need to create your own island paradise in the Netherlands. Beth is still sick. Michael mentions the UK's version of Frank Sinatra. Michael is experimenting with the mix. New banned words added to the podcast banned words list. It sounds a little muddy to Beth. What do you think?…

Michael (aka Miks, pronounced "meeks" or "mieks" if you are Dutch) plays any song in the style of anyone in any key. He's taking requests. A glimpse into Michael's brain as he is working out a piece of music, and other glimpses into Michael's brain. A glimpse into Beth's life--what it is like to live with someone who is good at everything. Beth and…

The world is terrible and puts terrible, albeit it hilarious, images in Beth's head. Don't eat farmed salmon. In fact, everyone should just not eat anything or breathe anything and we should all just stand there motionless for the foreseeable future. Beth also has procured some "main pants." NASA does another amazing thing while the BBC does not. N…

Beth is steaming mad about the coffee economy overrunning coffee culture. Carl Hiaasen books are cathartic. A new word is added to the list of banned words for the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast.By Beth Massa

Beth compares her illness to the suffering of American soldiers in winter-time Bastogne during WWII. Beth dislikes mysteries because she dislikes the word "mystery." Michael doesn't care much for fiction but has a hard time not droning on about Tolkien. Beth often defiantly and confidently says or writes the wrong thing. Michael lets embarrassment …

Beth and Michael discuss when bullied boys become world leaders, Russell Brand, Youtube, Marilyn Manson, Camille Paglia, believing women, listening to women, getting women into power positions, and what happens next. Michael finds a way to bring up Star Wars. Beth announces the first words banned from being used on this podcast due to overuse.…

Beth and Michael discuss a young girl knowing her worth (inflation and babysitting price fixing comes into play), Michael bundling something he likes to do with something he doesn't like to do, grammar, and how Michael's sleepwear must be ADHD approved.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael worked too hard at a festival. Michael has a cold. Beth feels disassociated. Beth and Michael call into question the ethics of festivals when it comes to waste. They criticize the latest Apple campaign and can't seem to stop referring to any phenomena that happened before Y2K. Michael doesn't need headphones. He refers to Beth's AD…

Beth and Michael talk about banning balloons rather than nitrous oxide. They dive deep into '70s and '80s serial TV and spinoffs, who's alive, who's dead, and who's racist. Beth wants the Epstein list. Beth is tired and grumpy.By Beth Massa

Beth blames her low tolerance of shrill women on her ADHD. Beth and Michael continue to explore how to be good podcasters. Growing and cutting your hair for rich woman to wear on their own heads is not a first-choice career path. Neither is renting out your womb or vagina.By Beth Massa

Beth has missed Michael's birthday twice. She is panicked about being expected to roll off LGBTQABC123+. Michael wishes it was called "Not Ashamed" parade which makes Beth annoyed. Michael thinks beauty products are made from milk and vaseline. Beth and Michael learn the history of shampoo and conditioner and it is not what or when you would think.…

Beth and Michael talk about female bassists in rock bands. Why playing the guitar is hard. Generational golf shirts in the Midwest. Michael's rules for clothes shopping and clothes wearing include not showing up in his dog-walking shoes when meeting someone for the first time. Michael continues to teach Beth the absolute basics of audio engineering…

Premier conversation with brilliant, funny, wonderful, velvet-voice guest co-host Yvonne de Jager. Yvonne will be a frequent co-host where she and Beth talk about the differences between Dutch and American culture, and all the random stuff we talk about anyway. Beth remembers when she showed up to a surprise party not knowing who the party was for.…

Michael explains to Beth the difference between a tavern, an inn, and an ale house which he learned from watching Jason Kingsley. They remember how the ubiquitous misspelling of "medieval" thrust English professors off the rails. Beth lays out her fascination with "secondary cities" in America and the destabilization of the west coast. Beth and Mic…

Michael works on the podcast's theme song. Beth does not owe Michael an apology. Going barefoot is good for you. Michael thinks running a marathon is pointless and stupid, but attaching a jet engine to a car for no reason is not. Nor is Star Wars pointless and stupid, according to Michael. Beth recalls winning a multiplication tables competition in…

Comedy used to be cooler. Michael gives Beth a legal lesson on genericide. Mitch McConnell short circuits.By Beth Massa

Michael and Beth talk about learning how to do podcasts on the job, aliens, and winners with muddy faces. This image was generated by Microsoft Designer with the prompt "make an alien version of Beth Massa.By Beth Massa

Beth and Michael reminisce about how they met: Michael crossing the street to avoid Beth (or anyone) and Beth's inability to read social cues ending up by default in a life long relationship. They discuss the merits of cover bands, music criticism, cosmetic procedures, and the women's movement of the '60s and '70s.…

Michael speaks the incomprehensible language of audio engineering and deep dives into the 25-year history of his pantsjamas. Beth remembers how to work the gear by rote. Beth needs to get the sibilance out of her Ss. Eavesdrop on how we talk to each other in real life.By Beth Massa