Best Danii Podcasts (2024)

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#66 From Silicon Valley to roadschooling, with Stacey Yates Sellar in Scotland 45:07

3h ago45:07

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I’m chatting today with Stacey Yates Sellar, a Conscious Parenting Coach and author of Conscious Parenting Your ADHD Child. Stacey and her husband have two boys, who are 13 and 10. Until four years ago, they lived and worked in California, but had many misgivings about the highly competitive schooling system. Eventually they decided to sell their h…

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Annihilation with Katie Bowman 51:40

12d ago51:40

51:40

Katie Bowman is an absolute delight and I'm so happy to have her back on Bloody Mary. Katie's FIRST album, Neurodivergent Nightmare, comes out later this month on Burn This! Records. Be sure to preorder! We chatted about Annihilation which is such a beautiful exploration of human nature. Do we really all have the subconscious urge towards self dest…

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#65 Helping our children follow their joy, with Melissa Miles McCarter in Missouri, US 44:49

25d ago44:49

44:49

Today, my guest is Melissa Miles McCarter, who lives in Missouri with her husband and her 8-year-old daughter Willakate. Melissa worked as a college professor and chose not to put her daughter in school, realising that it wasn’t a system she would thrive in. She talks about what her own deschooling looked like and how she partners with her daughter…

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#64 Living, learning and healing, with Linsey, in the East Midlands, UK 49:22

1M ago49:22

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My guest today is Linsey, who lives in the UK with her partner and three children who are 10, 6 and 1 and a half. Her family’s journey to unschooling started when they decided to take their eldest son out of school after two years extremely difficult years. Linsey soon realised that a schooled approach wouldn’t work at home either, so began to lean…

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#63 Finding our balance, embracing rest, and lots of self-compassion, with Claire Windmill in Devon, UK 52:20

2M ago52:20

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Today I’m chatting with Claire Windmill who lives in Devon in the UK with her husband and two children, who are seven and nine. Claire was a social worker and early years teacher and is now a parenting mentor and coach. She shares how her family came to unschooling after taking some time out to travel and they realised how much happier and less str…

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#62 Trusting our children, and learning to value rest and play, with Robyn Tamlin-Lea in New Zealand 46:45

3M ago46:45

46:45

My guest today is Robyn Tamlin-Lea. Robyn is South African but now lives in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, with her husband and two children who are seven and three and a half. Robyn took her daughter out of school when she saw that already at a very early age, there was a strong narrative around academic expectations and her daughter not doing …

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#61 Honouring our children and learning to let go, with Danii Oliver in Texas 46:45

3M ago46:45

46:45

This episode, I’m chatting with Danii Oliver, who lives in Texas with her husband and two children who are almost 6 and 11. Danii shares her story of leaving New York City behind in search of something new for and her and family, and to live a more gentle and connected life, which they now do on their permaculture farm in Texas. We talk about the d…

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#60 Unschooling and playful living, with Heidi Steel in West Sussex, UK 44:50

4M ago44:50

44:50

In this episode. I’m delighted to chat with Heidi Steel who was first on the podcast in 2021. Heidi is a former teacher and has four children who are 16, 15, 12 and 9 and who have never been to school. Heidi shares what unschooling looks like for her family and we talk about the enormous value of play in children’s learning and development. And, am…

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#59 Four of the most-asked questions I get about unschooling, with Esther Jones 28:38

4M ago28:38

28:38

Once in a while it felt like it could be helpful to take a moment to answer some of the most common questions that I get. Of course, every family is completely different, so if any of these questions or worries are relevant to you, you might want to take my thoughts as a hopefully useful starting point for your own reflections. Let me know if this …

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The Blair Witch with Chris Schlichting 1:01:15

5M ago1:01:15

1:01:15

Despite some technical difficulties we managed to get this episode out! I'm joined by Iowa's own Chris Schlichting. Chris is a standup comedian, teacher and lover of horror. We chatted about The Blair Witch Project, the 90's and how monumental this movies was to horror despite decimating Heather's career. Check out all Chris' upcoming shows here ww…

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#58 Unravelling our own stories to raise empowered children, with Adrienne Miller in Vancouver 53:17

5M ago53:17

53:17

My guest today is Adrienne Miller who lives in Vancouver with her husband and three children who are 10, 7 and 4. Adrienne was a teacher, and realised when her oldest child turned school age that it wasn’t a choice they wanted for him. After growing up in a strict, religious home, Adrienne also shares her journey of unravelling her deep conditionin…

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#57 Embracing the ease of natural learning, with Julie Walter in Ontario, Canada 52:43

5M ago52:43

52:43

In this episode, I’m chatting with Julie Walter from Ontario, Canada. Julie has three children who are 9, 11 and 13 and have never been to school. As a former teacher, Julie talks about how impacted she was by the differences between the resistant nature of learning in a classroom and the kind of natural learning she was seeing unfolding happily at…

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#56 Older unschoolers and the value of practising being yourself, with Missy Willis in North Carolina 52:39

6M ago52:39

52:39

My guest today is Missy Willis from Charlotte, North Carolina. Missy is a former teacher who lives with her husband and two children, who are now 21 and 16. They chose to unschool when their eldest child reached school age as it felt like a better fit for their family. Missy’s experience in the classroom as a teacher had also made her question a mo…

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#55 Deschooling and moving beyond our limiting beliefs, with Lucy Aitkenread in New Zealand 51:10

6M ago51:10

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Lucy Aitkenread. Lucy is originally from the UK, but 10 years ago, set off travelling with her partner Tim, and their two young daughters. They settled in New Zealand, which is where they live now. Their daughters are now 10 and 13 and haven’t been to school. So, today we talk about the culture of school and what …

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Train to Busan with Diana Hong 1:08:07

6M ago1:08:07

1:08:07

In this episode I'm joined by Los Angeles' Diana Hong. I met Diana at Limestone Comedy Festival in 2023 and knew I had to have her on Bloody Mary. Diana picked Train to Busan to discuss which is sure to make me ugly cry every time I watch it. We talked about all the different themes in the movie, our work experiences and Diana's past as a professio…

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#54 Nature, freedom and slowing down, with Ruth Macallan in Zambia 53:45

7M ago53:45

53:45

Today, my guest is Ruth Macallan. Originally from Edinburgh, Ruth now lives for most of the year in Zambia with her husband and her two children, who are 2 and 5. We talk about what Ruth’s child-led days look like, what it means to allow a child the freedom to go at their own pace, and how living in rural Zambia has helped Ruth to learn how to slow…

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The Business Of Getting What You Want 58:31

7M ago58:31

58:31

The Business Of Getting What You Want is the first episode of the podcast's rebranding. We focusing on the The Business Of Life, finding personal alignment for professional progress. It's all personal, it's all mental, its about about being in the right, mind body and spirit. Let's get into it. The Business Of Getting What You Want with Host Danii …

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#53 Living, learning and thriving as a family, with Claire Gillespie in Hertfordshire, UK 52:15

7M ago52:15

52:15

My guest today is Claire Gillespie from Hertfordshire in the UK. Claire lives with her husband and two sons, who are 15 and 13, and they’ve been unschooling for four years, after their oldest son asked to leave school. Amongst other things, we talk about the fascinating learning journeys children embark on when they’re in charge, how different we a…

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Talk to Me with Derek Sheen 1:14:02

8M ago1:14:02

1:14:02

Derek Sheen is a masterful comedian, storyteller, cook, musician- is there nothing he can't do?? We crossed paths a few years ago at Altercation Comedy Festival and this year at the Alaska B4UDie Fest. We did a mini episode for the fest and decided we HAD to do a full length because Derek is a lover of all things horror that comes from a rich famil…

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Customer Service 15:48

8M ago15:48

15:48

In this episode we talk about Andre 3000 newest album and customer service! What’s it to your business? My experience and how it was handled. Look forward to the next episode “20 ways to welcome people to church”. Thank you for rocking with me at side bar hustle, here we sip it slowly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…

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#52 Intentional deschooling and lining up with our values, with Daniel Moeller in Pennsylvania 55:32

8M ago55:32

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Today I’m chatting with Daniel Moeller from Pennsylvania. Daniel is a former teacher and has a 10-year old son, called Kai who has been unschooling for four years. Daniel came across unschooling whilst struggling himself to reconcile many parts of the school system, and in particular the power over dynamic that he was expected to conform to as a te…

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#51 A place of possibility - living, learning and healing beyond school, with Donna in East Sussex 48:38

8M ago48:38

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My guest today is Donna, from East Sussex in the UK. Donna has two daughters, who are 13 and 11. Her eldest daughter had always struggled with school, and it wasn’t until Covid that Donna realised just how deep the school stress was embedded in the whole family. Eventually feeling that there was no alternative but to try something different, she to…

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Meet Michelle! 10:51

8M ago10:51

10:51

Tattoo work that travels to you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message

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Meet CEO Lashed by Danii 17:31

8M ago17:31

17:31

As a mom entrepreneur Daniel has stepped by the bar to tell you how it is! I hope you enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message

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Meet the CEO of Kouture Lash Affair 14:18

8M ago14:18

14:18

Meet a self made boss in this first interaction we get to know the CEO of Kouture Lash Affair! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message

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New week, who dis? 7:35

8M ago7:35

7:35

It’s Monday let’s get this ting started! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message

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Life be Lifing 36:08

9M ago36:08

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In this episode I introduce to you life coach sessions. Complimentary for the rest of this year. If you are interested in a session reach out to me via social media and let’s get one started. Find me via IG @prettielashes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message…

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Lake Mungo with Mishka Schubaly 53:07

9M ago53:07

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In this episode I'm joined by author, musician and all around fun time guy, Mishka Shubaly. We discussed Lake Mungo and how each of the family members dealt with the grief of the death of Alice after her drowning. I pitch Lake Mungo 2--more Mungoier! We also discussed all the weird things in the movie that were just subtly mentioned like: The neigh…

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What they not gone tell you :college edition 11:07

9M ago11:07

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This episode was created to inform the college and or high school student about things they not gone tell you. Disclaimer: anything that is mentioned in these segments are my opinions based off of my own experience. If you choose to take any of these suggestions you do so on your own recognizance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…

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Happy New Year! 9:42

9M ago9:42

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In this episode it’s a mini life update and information on where this podcast is going next! I hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidebarhustle/message

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#50 Unravelling our stories, with Dr Emma Svanberg 52:57

9M ago52:57

52:57

Today, I’m chatting with Dr Emma Svanberg. Emma is a clinical psychologist, author of Parenting For Humans and mother of two children. As well as exploring unschooling with her family, Emma helps other parents on their own parenting journeys. We talk about how the deeply held narratives we all have about ourselves often don’t serve us as parents, a…

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#49 Putting the relationship first, with Hayley in Derbyshire, UK 47:09

10M ago47:09

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My guest today is Hayley from Derbyshire in the UK. Hayley has four children, who are now 25, 22, 18 and 10, and her journey to unschooling started 14 years ago when her eldest child was 11. We talk about how unschooling is so much more than education. It’s about the importance of relationships, and of living in a way that feels coherent to us, and…

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#48 Unschooling our children and our own lives, with Holly from South Wales 42:11

10M ago42:11

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In this episode, I’m chatting with Holly from South Wales. Holly has three children, aged 9, 7, 5 and began unschooling three years ago, when her eldest started to struggle at school. Holly worked as a teacher, and shares her experience of transitioning from a schooled way of thinking about learning to unschooling. We chat about how this way of lif…

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#47 Consent-based parenting around the globe, with Fran Liberatore 52:32

11M ago52:32

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My guest today is Fran Liberatore. Fran is Italian but lives with her family between Bangkok, Maine and Sicily. Her children are now aged 10 and 12 and If you’d like to hear more from Fran you can also hear her in episode 12 of the podcast a couple of years ago. Today we talk about how Fran and her family have found community in the different cultu…

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House with Natalie Bainter 1:07:08

11M ago1:07:08

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In this episode I'm joined by Bloomington's own, Natalie Bainter. Natalie is hilarious and I'm so happy we crossed paths at Limestone 2023. We bonded over her Polish family's traditions and sharing stories about our grandfathers. Natalie chose to discuss the 1977 Japanese film House. A classic horror comedy, House lampoons hang ups about marriage, …

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Black Phone with Danii Gallegos 40:15

12M ago40:15

40:15

Danii Gallegos, a long time friend and hilarious person I met nearly a decade ago in Chicago comedy took time out from her busy life to chat with me about Black Phone. Written by Steven King's son, Joe Hill this movie gave us a lot to talk about, the stranger danger of the 80's, male friendship and how toxic masculinity hurts men by training them t…

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#46 Unschooling and shifting our parenting paradigms, with Chelsea in LA 57:47

1y ago57:47

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Today, I’m chatting with Chelsea, who lives in LA with her husband and two sons, who are 10 and 6. Chelsea had never planned to unschool, and in fact her older son was very happy at a project-based school in his earlier years. She tells us about why they made this choice and what it has meant for her family. We talk in particular about how the pare…

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X with Kandice Martellaro 50:27

1y ago50:27

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In this episode I'm joined by Kandice Martellaro. I first met her at the Alaska Before U Die Comedy Festival and was thrilled to have her on to to discuss X. Kandice is a writer who has worked on Stan Against Evil and she's also a comedian. X has it all- the obligatory gas station scene, dangerous grandparents and an alligator! The film dives into …

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#45 Healing from school and holding our children's journeys lightly, with Rhonda Ziman in East Sussex 46:14

1y ago46:14

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My guest today is Rhonda Ziman. Rhonda lives in East Sussex with her husband, 14-year-old stepdaughter and 11-year-old daughter. I’ve known Rhonda and her daughter Martha since last year, when her daughter finally left school after struggling to attend for a long time. Today, Rhonda talks about that time and how difficult it was. And she talks abou…

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It Comes at Night with Zach Peterson 42:16

1y ago42:16

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in this episode Zach Peterson and I chat about the A24 film, It Comes at Night. We had a fun time discussing the balance between protecting one's own and creating community in times of chaos, the Triumph of Death, the red door and what it is specifically that comes at night. This movie is brutally nihilistic and quite the contrast to Zach, a deligh…

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#44 From high school teaching to unschooling, with Angela Harders in Maryland 39:46

1y ago39:46

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Today I'm chatting with Angela Harders who lives in Maryland with her two children, who are now 9 and 4. Angela was a public high school teacher for 12 years. And although she took her daughter out of school four years ago when her daughter was five, she continued to work as a public school teacher for three more years, until it felt too at odds wi…

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Halloween with Samantha Hale 48:36

1y ago48:36

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In this episode I'm joined by Los Angeles' own, Samantha Hale. Samantha is the host of Horror Nerd at the Hollywood Improv. Horror Nerd challenges comedians to write material specifically about different horror franchises and I was so excited to have her on. We chatted about the one, the only, Halloween! Truly I was shocked no one has picked this b…

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#43 Creating a self-directed learning community, with Lorna Norton in North Yorkshire 47:13

1y ago47:13

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Lorna Norton. Lorna has a 5-year-old son and, together with her husband, founded a learning community called Kith Homestead in North Yorkshire. Lorna came to alternative education through her studies of psychology and education and then her many years of working with children. We talk about her own deschooling pro…

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Bloody Mary LIVE at the B4UDie Alaska Comedy Fest 1:23:32

1y ago1:23:32

1:23:32

Bloody Mary Live from Alaska features conversations with Becky Braunstein, JoAnn Schinderle and Derek Sheen discussing their favorite horror movies and in the case of Becky, their favorite horror-comedy tv show. It was so exciting to explore Alaska and perform at the legendary Koot's in Anchorage. Becky Braunstein is a comedian and actor from Alask…

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#42 Why self-directed learning is a natural fit for our children, with Naomi Fisher 59:51

1y ago59:51

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My guest this episode is Naomi Fisher, who I am delighted to have back for a second conversation (see #5 for our previous chat). Naomi is a clinical psychologist, mother of two children who are at a self-directed learning centre, and author of the book Changing our Minds, which is about the importance of choice, autonomy and self-direction in educa…

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Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil with Shannon Brown 52:39

1y ago52:39

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In this episode I'm joined by Shannon Brown to discuss Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil! Shannon began her career touring the country doing sketch and improv comedy and now lives in Los Angeles, where she writes and directs horror-comedy shorts. Most recently, her films were screened at Screamfest, Salem Horror Fest, Horrorhound Weekend, and Final Girls Berl…

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#41 In search of wholeness - deschooling and shedding all the layers, with Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz in Mexico 49:50

1y ago49:50

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Today I'm joined by Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz wholive in Puerto Escondido in Mexico. Becka moved to Mexico from Sweden and Sari from the US, both leaving lives that felt stressed and disconnected. They now run Explora ALC, an agile learning centre. Both Sari and Becka have neurodivergent sons but began their deschooling journeys long before ha…

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Scream 3 with Annie Russell 48:00

1+ y ago48:00

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In this episode I'm joined by by New York's own very funny Annie Russell. Annie chose to discuss Scream 3 which I didn't realize was one of the most hated of the Scream franchise. Was it Gale's bangs? We don't get it and we both thoroughly enjoyed it-so forget the haters. One of my favorite memories of Annie is her explaining to me that grocery sto…

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#40 A new journey - slowing down, reconnecting, and embracing our children's autonomy, with Caroline Frances in Ontario 52:40

1+ y ago52:40

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Today I’m chatting with Caroline Frances from Ontario. Caroline lives with her husband and two sons who are 7 and 10, and they are just in the second month of their unschooling journey. They had tried different school environments, but found that, in particular for their eldest son, who is diagnosed Autistic with a PDA profile, they needed to find …

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Neon Demon with Pete Andersen AKA Tammi Truckstop 46:21

1+ y ago46:21

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In this episode i'm joined by Green Bay's own, Pete Andersen. Pete is also known as Tammi Truckstop who I first saw perform at Napalese Lounge's Comedy Cabaret. I was so blown away by his creativity, costuming, music choices and humor I knew I wanted to have him on Bloody Mary! We discussed Neon Demon, such a classic movie about witches and what it…

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