Debbie, Jackie and Suzy open by talking about their middle school teachers and how they felt about them back in the day and how those teachers changed their lives. They also discuss how teenagers learn to drive and how weird it is to ride in a WaMo car that has no driver at all and how jacked up some navigation apps can be. The episode wraps up wit…

Debbie and Jackie are still staying at home and in this episode they discuss baking bread, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Nail Salons, Game Shows, Prison Labor and Chris Rock. All in fun and any judging is simply for the sake of comedy.By Debbie Praver

Debbie and Jackie get all controversial about the state of the world and have some laughs along the way. Jackie explained "code switching" to Debbie while Jackie was on the way to her ultra white boyfriends' mom's house in the OC and she tells us exactly how she feels about it! It's heavy and hilarious all at the same time. Enjoy!…

This episode is with special guest John Lehr (Quickdraw, 10 items or less)!! Jackie Smith is busy working on the front lines so Debbie and John discuss all things quarantine/covid......online comedy, John's sordid life history, poker/gambling, John converting to judaism, etc. John is hilarious and he was a great guest! Enjoy!…

Full disclosure: This was recorded prior to the covid-19 craziness began so Debbie and Jackie don't really discuss it but they do discuss Jimmy Buffet and his musical Margaritaville, Beetlejuice, Debbie's recent car accident, The old show Emergency!, how people fall through the cracks, Jackie's hair, and a teeny tiny bit of politics. Enjoy!!!!…

Debbie and Jackie rolling south on an LA freeway down through Orange County and on to a reservation to see Kenny Loggins perform at Pala Casino outside of Temecula, California. They discuss Jackie's visit to a nude beach....what???.......yes, a nude beach and then a very funny post show review of the concert with a lot of discussion about what the …

Debbie and Jackie (with special guest Suzy Nece) discuss a recent stand up comedy performance at an Indian casino where things went slightly sideways. They also discuss the Dave Chapelle Sticks and Stones special, how laughter is by far the BEST medicine, they recap their show with Tim Meadows and then they wrap it up with a brief recap of why ther…

With stand up comedy shows in New Mexico and Colorado, I took Suzy Nece on the road with me. We had LOTS of drive time and lots of laughs. We did this podcast somewhere between Delta, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico. We were super punchy but we breakdown the details of our shows. Enjoy!By Debbie Praver

This lost episode was trapped on an SD card but was recently unearthed. It's from last March. Warning......Jackie and I are both recovering from colds and are utilizing cough drops to get through it. Still lots of fun and lots of laughter. Enjoy!

Debbie and Jackie get together to discuss the Internantional Women's Day, The Oscars, the Amazon Prime Rose parade coverage (With Will Farrell,Molly Shannon and Tim Meadows) , the importance of a good manicure and more! Lots of funny stuff. Enjoy!!

From a hotel room in Pechanga........and the very first slumber party episode!! The show opens with a discussion about hair and whether or not Tim Meadows' kids have curly or straight. Jackie talks about working in Ventura during the big fire, what it's like to be in a relationship with someone that is your political opposite, and why it's going to…

Debbie Praver and Suzy Nece opened for Tim Meadows at Pechanga Resort and Casino and Jackie Smith stopped by to podcast from their hotel room. They open the show with lots of talk about what Tim Meadows is like and move on to the history of the name "Midge", what it was like for Suzy's sister to be a school bus driver, and then Suzy and Jackie get …

Almost forgot to post this one but it's up now and worth listen! Jackie met up with me after I had finished hosting a game night in West Los Angeles. There was much to discuss including kids in Los Angeles and the dodgers. I know the World Series is over but Jackie explains her love of the dodgers....am I supposed to capitalize dodgers????…

Jackie is out of town so Debbie sits down with stand up comedians Lang Parker and Graham Elwood....both very funny people! Lots of topics up for discussion in this episode. Enjoy!

From the stand up comedy road (but without Jackie this time) Debbie talks with special guest John Lehr along with Barry Neal and Luis Villasenor. This episode is straight from the green room backstage at Pechanga Resort and Casino. There is lots of discussion of relationships, marriage, fertility and why people become stand up comedians.…

Debbie and Jackie discuss race as Debbie found out she wasn't the race she thought she was and the comedy goes on from there. Enjoy!!

Still producer free........(which explains the lack of bumper music and editing) Debbie and Jackie break down some of Jackie's recent travels. Jackie went to Hawaii for her day job and you won't believe what she didn't do!

I know we are late to the party but on this episode Jackie and I discuss Bill Maher and Kathy Griffin.

Jackie and I discuss Jackie's latest travels to Washington DC (that includes her trip to the National Museum of African American History) and I tell a story about how I had to kick the front table out of my show in Colorado.

Debbie & Jackie meet their casting director friend Brad Kenny at a Mexican Restaurant to discuss the death of Prince. Clearly this podcast should have been posted sooner. After the Prince discussion they move on to other topics including some that keep us with an explicit rating. Enjoy!

[Listen to Asha read this story] Paula checked herself into the hospital because of severe bronchitis, but I think she knew the cancer had returned for the third time. The doctors tried one more procedure, but in the middle, she went into convulsions and for a few moments her heart stopped. After that, the doctor said, “There is nothing else we can…

[Listen to Asha read this story] For many years, the only way to drive to Crystal Hermitage, Swamiji's home at Ananda Village, was over two miles of unpaved road, deeply rutted and littered with potholes. For years also, Swamiji’s only car was a big blue Chevrolet, purchased for him from a government auction of used automobiles. Two cars, exactly a…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Hridayavasi) I went through an extremely painful divorce. One particularly awful day coincided with a huge public event. I held myself together until late in the afternoon. Ironically, it was a compassionate look from a dear friend in the middle of a roomful of people that started me crying again. “I’m goin…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) “You have a serious medical condition called a fistula,” the doctor said to me, “The only remedy is surgery.” I had come to Italy to visit relatives and take care of some business obligations there. As soon as I arrived, I started feeling something very painful in my lower back. Within th…

[Listen to Asha read this story] For seven years, the man had struggled to resist an attraction to a woman in the community who was not his wife. Finally he said to Swamiji, “I am too unhappy, I can’t go on this way.” “Let me tell your wife,” Swamiji said. “It will be easier for her that way.” “He has done his best to overcome this,” Swamiji said t…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) For 29 years, I was afflicted with a terrible addiction. Not merely a habit, but an addiction, something I needed every day. I tried therapy, 12-Step programs, affirmations, will power. Nothing worked. When I got on the path, I read everything Master said about overcoming temptation and c…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) If I were to choose a spiritual name for myself, it would have to be Gratitude. I started drinking in my early teens. Drugs came later, in the ’60s, just before I turned twenty. All my friends drank, and everything that happened after sundown involved drugs and alcohol. So we were more in…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Krishnadas) I had an accident that caused a blow to my skull so great I started to exit from my body. I traveled down a tunnel of light and was greeted by friends and relatives who had passed away years before. I came into the presence of a “Being of Light” who enveloped me in pure unconditional love. Thoug…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Bhagavati) It was the middle of a concert when Swamiji picked up the tamboura to accompany himself while he sang. A tamboura is an Indian instrument that easily goes out of tune. It was dreadfully off-pitch and no matter how much Swamiji tried, he couldn’t tune it. Finally he gave up and began to play it as…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) For years, I had a noticeable wart on my hand. I tried all sorts of medicines, and the usual array of alternatives. But the wart stubbornly remained. One day, I happened to be with Swami as he was walking to his car. He was a little shaky on his feet and rested his arm on my shoulder for …

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) I was a newcomer and had only seen Swamiji in large public gatherings. When I heard he was returning from a trip to Europe and would spend a few days at Ananda’s San Francisco center, I drove four hours to the city to see him. When I arrived at the ashram, I was disappointed to see that a…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) I was with Swamiji and a big crowd of Ananda people in a very public place when I had the sudden intuition that my husband was infatuated with another woman. I turned my back to the crowd and walked away sobbing. Swamiji knew what was happening and after a few minutes he came over to wher…

[Listen to Asha read this story] On the altar in his meditation room, Swamiji keeps a list of all those who have asked for his prayers. When he meditates, he asks God to bless these souls, and all those who have appealed to him for help. A chronically ill man, whose name was on that list, took several treatments from a gifted psychic healer. “Sudde…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Carolyn Denslow Riffle) It was always hard for me to be on this planet. Awareness of my own imperfections, and how those imperfections hurt others, caused me to suffer intensely. I had been diagnosed as clinically depressed. It was a cyclical thing and sometimes I had to take prescription drugs for it. Beca…

[Listen to Asha read this story] Sarcoidosis is a serious disease that causes inflammation of the body tissues. Bharat had it in his lymph system, surrounding his heart. For three years, he suffered from debilitating weakness and almost daily bouts of fever. Finally, the fever abated and his strength began to return. But his lungs had been affected…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) From childhood I carried a deep sadness. Even as a little girl, I knew it came from a past life in which I had experienced the traumatic death of a beloved spouse. It was a kind of “post traumatic stress syndrome” that spanned more than one incarnation. Sometimes, when I was a child, the …

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Kent Baughman) Right after Swamiji had hip replacement surgery, those of us in the community with medical training took turns staying with him in his hospital room, so someone would always be on hand to help him if he needed it. I used to be a nurse, but then trained as a chiropractor. I was just starting m…

[Listen to Asha read this story] The minister of the Church of Religious Science in Reno, Nevada, was a friend of Swamiji’s and invited him to address the congregation there. As a guest in someone else’s church, Swamiji was careful not to draw his listeners away from the path they were on, but urged them to follow wholeheartedly the inspiration the…

[Listen to Asha read this story] A married man had an affair with an unmarried woman. At the time, they both lived at Ananda Village. His name: Danny; hers: Annemarie Bertolucci. When Swamiji heard about the affair, he urged them to end it, and supported Danny when he made the decision to go back to his wife and daughter. Annemarie refused to accep…

[Listen to Asha read this story] When he moved to India in November 2003, the transition was hard on Swamiji’s body. He took several bad falls, had a near-fatal case of pneumonia, persistent dehydration, and several episodes of congestive heart failure. His friends were deeply concerned, but Swamiji accepted it all cheerfully. Once, when he was rec…

[Listen to Asha read this story] It was Swamiji’s idea to incorporate Ananda Village as a California city. As a municipality, we would have control over our own land use, planning, and zoning. This would get us out from under the county approval process, which had proved to be cumbersome, expensive, and gave our neighbors too much influence over in…

[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) “Maybe this book will be the one that finally convinces SRF that we need to work together,” Swamiji said. He was referring to his work-in-progress in February 1990, The Essence of Self-Realization, a collection of sayings by Master. When Swamiji speaks of “SRF” in this way, I know he mean…