Best Tara Hunt Podcasts (2024)

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September 16, 2012: The Bullshit Tweet 1:03:51

6h ago1:03:51

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#*@%$(*! This week, V and Emily head back to the event that caused the Great Schism Of One Direction Fandom: The Bullshit Tweet. V has an epiphany about her longest-ever fic and one of her big OTPs of the early 2010s, and Emily feels a lot of empathy for both Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson in the face of all the, well, bullshit thrown at them for…

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DESTINED TO THE BILLIONAIRE COWBOY by Kate Hunt 1:19:39

1h ago1:19:39

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A rich cowboy. A curvy single mom. Twenty years of letters and secret longing. I’ve been in love with my penpal for longer than I care to admit. But though I’ve known she’s the only one for me, I’ve exercised restraint. I didn’t want to risk ruining a good thing. That all changes today. She’s coming out to my ranch, and it’s time to show her the wi…

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S02E17 - The One Where They're Live-ish on Instagram 32:21

4h ago32:21

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One the seventeenth episode of season two of Unexpecting, Tara and Todd discuss their ongoing surrogacy journey and answer questions live on Tara's Instagram. This episode is brought to you by FERRING. If you're looking for a reliable resource to provide you with a sense of empowerment as you navigate your fertility journey, check out FerringFertil…

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40. From Grief to Growth and Rejecting External Validation with Abby Waychoff 56:04

7h ago56:04

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In today's episode, we chat with Abby Wachoff, an occupational therapist and mother, to discuss the profound impact of losing her sister to cancer. Abby shares her raw and heartfelt journey through grief, how it reshaped her life and career, and her decision to pursue a master's in mental health counseling. They delve into the complexities of mothe…

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September 14-15, 1974: The First Fest for Beatles Fans 58:38

1h ago58:38

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Come together, right now! This week, Emily and V head back to the extremely seventies 1970s to look at a fandom currently having a resurgence on Tumblr: The Beatles. V has actually been to "The Fest," as groovy kids call it, and wrote a paper on Beatlemania that got published a zillion years ago to boot, so she chimes in about what this fandom is l…

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FALLING FOR NOLA by Katie Reus 1:39:24

1h ago1:39:24

1:39:24

They started off on the wrong foot… When Nola’s firefighter neighbor wakes her up for the third night in a row with his loud motorcycle, she has some choice words for him. Once they clear the air, sparks fly between them… Kayce falls for his neighbor from the first moment she yells at him, and he’s not alone in his attraction. But since they’re nei…

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39. Valuing Care Work Is Fundamental for the Health and Wellbeing of Our Society With Tara Ryan 59:49

11d ago59:49

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In today's episode, we address the outdated structure of company benefits that still cater to single-income families, despite the modern-day necessity of dual-income households. It highlights the challenges families face due to the mismatched timing of the school day and after-school programs, the high demand for summer camps, and how economic stat…

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The World Under the World 29:36

3d ago29:36

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This is a story about active drug addiction. Last year I made a story about my private investigator friend Susan Randall, after her office was robbed in the middle of the day in downtown Burlington by a woman with a heroin addiction. She walked into Susan’s office while people were working there and loaded a bag with electronics, and left. I couldn…

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September 1, 2017: The Handbook for (My) Immortals: Or, Two Literary Frauds! 1:10:48

16d ago1:10:48

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Fukkin' preps. This week, V and Emily have their brains melted by not ONE incredibly stupid and obvious literary fraud, but TWO incredibly stupid and obvious literary frauds! Yes! In one week! And both involving the most infamous fanfic of all time, everyone's favorite: My Immortal. Dust off your fishnets and stretch out your middle fingers, it's t…

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38. We All Need Someone in Our Corner, Especially Moms, With Jessica Hunt 56:03

7d ago56:03

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In today's episode, we welcome Jessica Hunt- a psychotherapist and mother of two to discuss the challenges and nuances of balancing multiple roles in life. Jessica shares her journey as a mother and her professional life as a therapist and small business owner. In this conversation, we discuss parenting strategies, the importance of community and s…

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S02E16 - The One With The New Surrogate 23:29

9d ago23:29

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On the sixteenth episode of season two of Unexpecting, Tara and Todd discuss Tara's trip to Paris for the Olympics, their post-Olympic trip to Italy, and major developments in their second surrogacy journey. This episode was brought to you by Ritual. A prenatal multivitamin Made Traceable® with vegan, bioavailable, and clinically-studied key nutrie…

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Summer 2000-2003: Harry Potter Fandom and the Three-Year Summer 1:18:27

18d ago1:18:27

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Icicle?! This week, Emily and V hold a sort of jazz funeral for a fandom event that shaped both of them as human people, and that cannot and should not ever happen again. The Three-Year Summer was a pivotal stretch of time for fandom culture as a whole because a) every fucking person alive was in this fandom, b) the whole point was that there was n…

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Why the Body is Our Wisest Compass with Stefana Serafina 52:22

15d ago52:22

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My dear friend and mentor Stefana Serafina is our guest today. Her work has transformed my life. The way I live in my body and what I experience because of the intimate relationship with its language. It became a very rich conversation about body, culture body, deep body and listening to the language of. A conversation and reflection about how we c…

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RETURN TO LOVE by Tara Pammi 1:45:59

17d ago1:45:59

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Can one fantasy night rekindle their forever? Tech millionaire Dominic D’Souza is blindsided when his wife of twenty-four years, Mona, admits she’s miserable in their marriage and wants a break. Suddenly, all he can see on the screen are the ways he’s let her down. Determined to reboot their love story, Dom dons a new avatar, hoping Mona will give …

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August 1994: Green Lantern's Girlfriend Is Fridged 51:26

24d ago51:26

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::General rage noises:: This week, V and Emily discuss the trope-namer for "fridging," or the killing off of female characters purely to cause manpain and advance male characters' stories. It's rage-inducing. Plus, the Hawkeye Initiative brings attention to undue sexualization of female comics characters, and Dead Men Defrosting debunk the myth tha…

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Mark Utter Revisited 23:18

27d ago23:18

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Mark Utter was born with a form of autism that makes it impossible for him to say what he's thinking. For the first thirty years of his life, Mark did not have access to the world of words, except as a listener. An observer. When he was thirty, he was introduced to supported typing, and for the first time in his life, with the help of a facilitator…

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CREW by J Nell 1:15:35

24d ago1:15:35

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In the pulsating heart of Las Vegas, amidst the neon lights and ceaseless energy, Crew, the youngest brother graduating from the Coast Guard, finds himself on a whirlwind weekend with his closest friends. But fate has more in store when he crosses paths with Symphany and her friends. Sparks ignite instantly between Crew and Symphany, drawing them i…

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KINK IN THE ROAD by Evie Mitchell 1:57:44

1M ago1:57:44

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On a small island town where single women are rarer than a unicorn sighting, I’ve always been the odd woman out. As the town’s go-to grease monkey, I’m more “bro” than “babe”, which is great for finding friends and not-so-useful in my search for love. In an effort to draw women to our small town, our matchmaker mayor decides to play Cupid with a si…

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July 20 - August 2, 2016: Cipher Hunt! 46:06

1M ago46:06

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Buy gold...! This week, Emily and V look at one of the coolest fan experiences that they've ever heard about: Gravity Falls fandom's Cipher Hunt. To both celebrate and mourn the end of the series, writer Alex Hirsch created an international scavenger hunt for the fandom, and OUR LOVELY PATRON HOLLY played a pivotal role in connecting fans across th…

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July 22-23, 2017: The Supergirl Musical Homophobia Scandal 56:37

2M ago56:37

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Up, up, and... oh no. This week, V and Emily look at yet another fandom whose femslash juggernaut OTP got dealt an unfair hand by TPTB, in looking at the fallout of the Supergirl Season 2 Musical Recap from San Diego ComicCon 2017. So much rage. So much disappointment. So much annoyance. Why can't femslashers have nice things?! This Week In Fandom …

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S02E15 - The One After The Surgery 32:16

2M ago32:16

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On the fiftieth episode of the second season of Unexpecting, Tara and Todd discuss the Olympics, Tara's latest surgery, and the couple updates listeners on their second surrogacy journey. This episode was brought to you by Ritual. A prenatal multivitamin Made Traceable® with vegan, bioavailable, and clinically-studied key nutrients for before and d…

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July 16, 2010: Inception Incepts Fandom with Arthur/Eames 1:07:27

2M ago1:07:27

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Dream a little bigger, darlings. This week, Emily and V go deeper and deeper into the mindscape of fandom in 2010, when Inception became an unlikely juggernaut fandom-that-ate-fandom because of two minor (as in tertiary) characters played by internet boyfriends Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon Levitt. They talk that iconic ending, reasons this weird mov…

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Allison after the Flood 7:00

2M ago7:00

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On the one-year anniversary of a 100-year flood, Vermont experienced another devastating flood. This is the story of one Plainfield, Vermont resident, who lost everything. Thank you Vermont Public for letting me run this show on Rumble Strip.By Allison, Erica Heilman, Vermont Public

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July 10-11, 2023: The OTW Suffers a DDoS Attack 54:50

2M ago54:50

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ATTACK! This week, V tells Emily about the 2023 DDoS attacks against the OTW, particularly AO3, and how amazing the SysAdmin volunteers defended the servers and got the sites back online. Plus, how fandom reacted to A Very Bad 24 Hours In Fandom History -- because there was ANOTHER dumb/bad event happening over on Tumblr, too! -- and perhaps the gr…

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37. Three Seasons of Finding Community Through Shared Experiences 25:19

2M ago25:19

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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, we're wrapping up season 3! We're talking all about how the AND/BOTH podcast has grown and highlights how individuals, including business owners, moms, and so many other women from walks of life, have turned their own challenging experiences into solutions that benefit others. Hit play and then binge all …

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July 4: Merry Stevemas! 1:00:24

2M ago1:00:24

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We can do this all day! This week, Emily surprises V with an episode all about her blorbo, Steve Rogers (Captain America). It's a loosey-goosey chat about their baby blorbo boy, from his origin as the creation of two Jewish men who wanted a golem to punch Hitler in the face to their own origin stories as Steve fangirls. Plus, a rundown on AO3's top…

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36. Why Childcare Solutions Matter for Every Mom with Emily Guarnotta, founder of Phoenix Health 43:10

2M ago43:10

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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, we're chatting with Emily Guarnotta about the significant issue of child care and the need for more companies to provide childcare benefits or in-house childcare facilities. We talk about ensuring that child care not only is available but also meets safety and comfort standards for parents, that the quali…

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OWNED BY MY DAD’S BEST FRIEND by Imani Jay 1:32:21

2M ago1:32:21

1:32:21

Jasmine I’m spending a week at my family’s beach house. Nothing but sea, sand, and a bit of work to catch up on. Just my usual getaway from the city’s hustle and bustle. Or so I thought… until I catch my big, buff, tatted, silver fox neighbor stark naked! Jake O’Malley is twice my age, a goddamn zaddy, and a bada$$ retired Navy SEAL. The stuff of e…

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35. Diet Culture and Balancing Nutrition with Samantha Gollup of @anti.diet.mama 49:17

2M ago49:17

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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, our guest Samantha Gollup and I discuss the importance of improving our relationship with food and our bodies, especially as parents. We talk about diet culture and generational trauma on our attitudes towards food and body image, not to mention the need for autonomy and self-regulation when it comes to e…

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SOMETHING THAT COULD LAST by Liz Durano 1:51:03

3M ago1:51:03

1:51:03

Coming to Hermosa Beach was meant to be my escape, a breather after the storm of my divorce. I was here to relish the Memorial Day festivities, not to trip down memory lane. But then I saw him — the boy I once babysat. Except, he wasn’t a boy anymore. And those looks he gave me? They hinted at the promise of something more. Sure, there’s an age gap…

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June 2016: Bubble Pop! Zine Party Rocks D.C. 47:12

3M ago47:12

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Bubble, bubble, bubble pop! This week, V and Emily explore the highs of fandom and lows of the kpop trainee system as they look at one of the coolest fanworks ever made, possibly: the guerilla zine Bubble Pop! Spearheaded by one Washington D.C. kpop fan who wanted to know who the other kpop fans of her city were, Bubble Pop! was the coolest (and mo…

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S02E14 - The One With The Fancy Title 16:28

3M ago16:28

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On the fourteenth episode of season two of Unexpecting, Tara and Todd celebrate their wedding anniversary, discuss Tara's fancy new corporate title, and provide updates on their second surrogacy journey. This episode was brought to you by Ritual. A prenatal multivitamin Made Traceable® with vegan, bioavailable, and clinically-studied key nutrients …

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34. Corporate Challenges to Community Building with Brooke Shapiro, founder of @sprinkleparents 1:07:08

3M ago1:07:08

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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, we welcome Brooke Shapiro, the owner of Sprinkles Parents. Brooke shares her personal journey as a mom and her experience working in the parenting space, and the challenges she faced in the workplace, including being laid off twice after returning from maternity leave. This led her to start Sprinkles Pare…

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BIRTHDAY GIRL by Jillian Liota 52:09

3M ago52:09

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When Savannah takes a trip into the city for some birthday self-care, she’s not expecting a flirtatious interaction with a handsome man at the hotel bar. But Sebastian is too handsome to resist, and she has no regrets about heading upstairs with him for some late-night fun. And why shouldn’t she? Every birthday girl deserves a little treat. Amazon:…

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June 19-20, 1982: The Con of Wrath 55:04

3M ago55:04

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Beam us up! This week, Emily and V were expecting a disaster of epic proportions and bad feelings all around, but instead we got a surprisingly delightful and warm story of fandom community spirit saving a very bad situation. We both cry in this episode. It's fine. It's just Star Trek fans being great, okay?! Have you ever met a new friend at a con…

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33. Finding Fulfillment Beyond Motherhood with Jill Sutton of @livingherlegacypodcast 48:03

3M ago48:03

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we chat with our guest Jill Sutton, a mom and host of the Living Her Legacy Podcast. We dive into the complexities of balancing motherhood with career aspirations, the pressures of perfect motherhood, and the importance of finding personal fulfillment. Jill shares her journey from being a physical therapist …

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The Aphasia Choir 20:01

3M ago20:01

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There are about 15 million people in this world having thoughts and ideas that they can't put into words. People who have had had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia, or difficulty talking or using language. Their thoughts are intact, but the language gets stuck. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the…

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BODY LANGUAGE by Rochelle Paige 1:34:40

3M ago1:34:40

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Jessa Ames is shy and a bit of a klutz. Roman Thatcher is confident and athletic. They couldn’t be more different, but they’re also made for each other. This quiet beauty will learn there’s more than one way to communicate when the language is love. Amazon: https://bit.ly/3VKHLBK ♥ ♥ ♥ BRAND NEW ALEXA RILEY: https://bit.ly/3h0y68D AR Taboo: https:/…

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