Two women, from opposite sides of the Atlantic, talk about murder, mystery and the macabre. This is your award winning, international true crime podcast, hosted by Annie and Johanna.
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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson
When you're a parent, every day brings a "fresh hell" to deal with. In other words, there's always something. Think of us as your funny mom friends who are here to remind you: you're not alone, and it won't always be this hard. We're Amy and Margaret, both busy moms of three kids, but with completely different parenting styles. Margaret is a laid-back to the max; Amy never met a spreadsheet or an organizational system she didn't like. In each episode of "What Fresh Hell" we offer lots of lau ...
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A Ridiculous look at the ridiculous headlines trending in the news. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatfreshhell/support
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Two gay friends talking and laughing about life and its absurdities. Our lifes, movies, music, and much more are discussed.
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Each week Stanzi Potenza takes you on a cursed comedy journey that will fuel your nightmares and make you blush. A Pod People Original, “What Fresh Hell Is This?” is filled with candid observations and special guests that can only come from the dark, beautiful, and only slightly fucked up mind of Stanzi Potenza. Follow the pod to get new episodes every Thursday! Advertising Inquiries: matthew@moonbeam-media.com
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Brokeass Grouch was not always brokeass nor grouchy. She’d worked her damn ass offf to earn a respectable career as a journalist, writer, book author, TV personality—you get the idea—and was/is beaming mother of three schmuskies. Then she got divorced. A month later, the recession hit. And she was unexpectedly pregnant with no child support. That’s when shit started getting real. And that’s when her life, likely your life—and our great—changed forever. And guess what, lovers? Plus ça fucking ...
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It's easy to compare our parenting—often as measured by our kids' achievements—with their peers' achievements. As in, how other parents might be doing it better. This week, we're talking parenting tips for resisting “mompetition”— and how we can use comparison to create healthy perspectives instead of "compare and despair." Amy and Margaret discuss…
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Summer Special: Hot Pursuit (part II)
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Welcome to Hot Pursuit, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. We’ve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you a multi-part series that’s all about the heat of the chase. We'll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching sum…
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The 1970s – Allegations, Media Scrutiny, and the Move to Guyana In the 1970s, Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple faced escalating allegations of abuse and manipulation. As media scrutiny intensified, Jones leased land in Guyana to create Jonestown, a supposed utopian society. This episode explores the controversial move to South America and the begin…
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DEEP DIVE: Admitting Things Aren't Perfect
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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go—arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. It's hard to admit things aren't perfect. It's especially hard for moms. Psychologists Paul Hewitt and Gordon Flett described three types of perfectionism in the 199…
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Fresh Take: Debra Hendrickson on What We Can Do About Climate Change
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We know climate change affects not only our children's health but their future. So what can we as individuals do? Debra Hendrickson is a board-certified pediatrician practicing in Reno, Nevada, and a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. She is also the author of the author of the new book THE AIR THEY BRE…
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Sibling Spacing: Close Together or Far Apart?
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What are the best things about having closely spaced siblings? What about farther apart? Siblings' closeness, amount of conflict, and relationships as adults are all affected by the age differences between them. In this episode, the listeners with closely spaced children tell us why that has worked for them (constant playmates) and not (constant bi…
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DEEP DIVE: How To Stop Having The Same Fight
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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go—arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. Having the same fight doesn’t mean your relationship is broken. But it is totally annoying. In this episode we discuss the modes of negativity at play when we repeat…
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Jim Jones' Path to Guyana: In this episode, we continue the story of Jim Jones, focusing on the pivotal years from his meeting with his future wife, Marceline, to the scandalous sexual assault allegations in the 1970s that precipitated the move to Guyana. Discover how Jones' marriage influenced his burgeoning ministry, his founding of the... Contin…
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The Making of a Cult Leader: Jim Jones' Early Years" In this episode, we delve into the early life of Jim Jones, the leader of the Peoples Temple. Join us as we explore his childhood in rural Indiana, the influence of his parents, and the formative experiences that shaped his path. From his upbringing and... Continue Reading →…
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Fresh Take: Erin and Stephen Mitchell, "Too Tired To Fight"
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Do you and your partner find yourselves talking past each other when arguing? Erin and Stephen Mitchell, authors of the new book TOO TIRED TO FIGHT, discuss how parenting can impact relationships (including their own!) and strategies to manage conflict and stay connected. Erin and Stephen Mitchell are the cofounders of Couples Counseling for Parent…
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In this poignant final episode, Annie chronicles the heartbreaking journey from the moment President James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station to his untimely death and the nation's mourning. On July 2, 1881, Garfield was struck by an assassin's bullet, setting off a desperate struggle for survival that captivated the…
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Summer Special: Hot Pursuit (part I)
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Is "helicopter parenting" actually a definable thing? Or is it just what we call parents who are being annoying? Overparenting is something that it's easy to be judgey about in other people, and a lot harder to identify in ourselves. Parents have to help. It's what we're there for. So how do we manage without micromanaging? In this episode, we disc…
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DEEP DIVE: Let's Stop Caring What People Think
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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go—arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. What if we didn't let other people's judgments change our game plans—as women, as mothers, and as humans? We're wired to pay attention to what other people think. Th…
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Fresh Take: Emily Cherkin on Tech-Intentional Parenting
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Is screen use a daily battle of wills in your house? Emily Cherkin, author of the new book "THE SCREENTIME SOLUTION: A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family," explains how to model a healthy relationship with tech for our kids. Emily Cherkin, MEd., consults with parents, offers school presentations and professional development t…
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Does it seem like just as much work to leave your kids behind for a couple of days as not to go in the first place? Do your instructions for family operational procedures during your absence run more than five pages? Getting away from our kids—for work, for the weekend, for a friend’s 40th—isn’t just good for us. It’s also an opportunity for our ki…
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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go—arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. When you're locked in a battle of tug-o-war it can be extremely exhausting to keep up the fight. But there is a solution: dropping the rope. It may seem counterintui…
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E246: Jim Jones & the Peoples Temple (part IV)
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From Guyana to Tragedy – The Fall of Jonestown In this final episode, we follow Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple from their initial move to Guyana to the harrowing events that culminated in the Jonestown massacre. Discover the challenges of life in the isolated settlement, the increasing paranoia and control exerted by Jones, and the tragic visit b…
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Jo Piazza wears a lot of hats: author, podcast host, award-winning journalist, mom. In this episode we talk about them all! We're big fans of her sexy thriller THE SICILIAN INHERITANCE and her podcast Under the Influence (now part of Adalyst Media!) Jo's interests are wide-ranging and so is this conversation. We cover: How Jo's experience solving a…
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Time for some easy wins! Here of some of our (and our listeners') favorite hacks for naptime diapers laundry kitchen sibling squabbles and General Sanity Preservation. This stuff really works! The Lazy Genius (Kendra Adachi's) principle: Decide Once What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live versi…
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Danielle Friedman's recent New York Times article says it all: "The Constant Work to Keep a Family Connected Has a Name." That work is kinkeeping. Sociologist Carolyn Rosenthal defined kinkeeping as "someone who works at keeping family members in touch with one another." Every lucky extended family has a kinkeeper, and yes, it's usually a woman. Pe…
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E245: Jim Jones & the Peoples Temple (part III)
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The 1970s – Allegations, Media Scrutiny, and the Move to Guyana In the 1970s, Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple faced escalating allegations of abuse and manipulation. As media scrutiny intensified, Jones leased land in Guyana to create Jonestown, a supposed utopian society. This episode explores the controversial move to South America and the begin…
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BEST OF: Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan
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Margaret "Maggie" Quinlan and Bethany Johnson are the co-authors of the book You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise. This book investigates the history of mothering advice in the media, from the 19th century to today, and the processes by which mothering has been defined, from getting pregnant to being pregnant to giving birt…
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Why Was This a Thing? Rules We Once Lived By
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Rooms where no one was allowed to go? Saving up phone minutes? Opening one kind of cereal at a time? What odd rules did we once l…
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Ask Amy: I've Already Got the End-of-Summer Scaries
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Why is it that summer never seems to be the picture-perfect, sun-washed experience we want for our kids? Amy helps a listener dit…
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E244: Jim Jones & the Peoples Temple (part II)
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Jim Jones' Path to Guyana: In this episode, we continue the story of Jim Jones, focusing on the pivotal years from his meeting with his future wife, Marceline, to the scandalous sexual assault allegations in the 1970s that precipitated the move to Guyana. Discover how Jones' marriage influenced his burgeoning ministry, his founding of the Peoples T…
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Fresh Take: Mr. Chazz on Breaking Generational Patterns
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour How can we be responsive, rather than reactive, when our child misbehaves? Chazz Lewis, host of the podcast Learning Curve with M…
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Most of us have either experienced—or refereed—sibling rivalry. So what do we do when our kids are constantly at each other's thr…
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BEST OF: Would You Rather...? (Mom Edition)
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Parenting is a constant process of choosing the lesser evil. When it's stomach flu or Coxsackie, they're both bad, but when you'r…
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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour What does it mean to perform the role of "dad" in today's world? How do the ways the world perceives our children affect the ways…
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