These Are My Heist Friends I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now podcast

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Brook and Kari talk about adult female friendships, meeting Internet friends, friends when you’re married, the work of being a friend, the friends at work, lessons from Oceans 8, how friendships awkwardly dissipate. A great podcast all about friendship: Friendshipping Oceans 8 The Nancy podcast episode about Gaggles…

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Enunciate the syllables

7 years ago

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Brook and Kari talk about conferences: going to them, enjoying yourself, getting your money’s worth, doing a talk, understanding the code of conduct.

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Dom Jorts

7 years ago

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Brook and Kari chat about recent movies we’ve seen, books read, and podcasts listened to. 50 Shades spoilers. Tolkien white guys. Superhero movies. Writers writing about experiences they don’t have. Movies we talk about: Black Panther Get Out Cloverfield Paradox Cloverfield 50 Shades of Grey I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore Hunt for the Wilderpeople Thor: Ragnarok Our Goodreads lists: Brook Kari Mo’s video game and Patreon Podcasts: Burn It All Down Imogen Watches Classic Films QEERY…

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What We Did On Our Vacation

7 years ago

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Brook and Kari talk about what we’ve been up to, since we haven’t been podcasting a whole lot. Some really good book, movie, TV, and podcast recommendations here. I (Kari) can’t believe I didn’t mention I listened to S-Town. Plus, we talk about gender confirmation surgery.

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United By Queerness

8 years ago

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Brook and Kari talk about Pride month, celebrations, marches, mainstreaming, commodification, rainbow-washing, chanting, mourning, abstaining, and showing up for the actual work the rest of the year. Should you go? Yes.

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Don't Ghost Your Parents

8 years ago

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Brook and Kari discuss chosen families, constructing family units, friends that stick, healthy boundaries for adults, rules for showing up for your friends.

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A Man with a Bowler Hat and Rolled Up Sleeves

8 years ago

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Brook and Kari discuss drinks, from breastfeeding and tap water, to aquavit and bourbon, to weird sodas. Our favorite cocktail recipes and our basic go-to comfort drinks. Mnemonic rhymes aren’t as helpful as just not drinking too much. I could not find the article I mentioned in the recording about how your body processes what you drink. If you know the one I’m talking about, and have the link, send it along? Also, tell us on twitter @grownups_fm what your favorite drinks are. Leah McLaren, what the flip?…

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Whoa Canada

8 years ago

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Kari and Brook talk about Canada. Justin Trudeau is cute. Colonialist settlement was horrible, and so is the government’s treatment of indigenous people. Pipelines, socialized medicine, parental leave, RCMP, blinking green lights, grams of salami. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm Young Justin Trudeau Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel - Great guide to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit issues in Canada Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action - The Canadian government trying to figure out how to undo a bunch of wrongs Video of the RCMP Musical Ride - synchronized horseback riding in red uniforms!…

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Cry You Later

8 years ago

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Brook and Kari discuss crying, particularly at work, and what it means, why we do it, and what to do if you see someone doing it. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm Crying at work could damage your career, study suggests Naaaahhhhh

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Home Poopin’

8 years ago

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Kari and Brook revisit the topic of travelling: how we pack, what we pack, how we make ourselves feel at home when away, and the weird things human bodies do when you’re on the road. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm Jet lag diet Friend-of-the-show Nick swears by this diet for adjusting your body to a new timezone before you fly. Travel Light: Update Brook’s post about what she travels with.…

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A Bad Bargain With An Elf

8 years ago

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Brook and Kari discuss children and not having them, how to get one if you need one, life scripts, undermining parents, pets and how having them is and isn’t like having kids. Brook’s cat makes us laugh and we try to describe it. Great radio. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm…

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The Green Pickle

8 years ago

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We’re back, adullllltttzzzz! Brook and Kari have come out of hibernation to hit your eardrums with a brand new episode, mostly about how to handle the holidays like a grown-up when you’re spending them with unfamiliar people, or worse, familiar people! We talk about Friendsgiving, new and old traditions, Brook loves a good yule. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm…

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Jargon and Stats

9 years ago

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For Grown-Ups’ first threesome, Kari and Brook are joined by Kayleigh to talk about polyamorism, paramours and metamours and poly unicorns, cis/straight and queer poly, models and structures of poly relationships, how to (and how not to) go polyamorous, jealousy, compersion, and how poly is like Agile. Turns out, Kari’s the only one who’s seen Three’s Company. Also, we talk about butts. This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm Kayleigh on Twitter OUTSaskatoon When someone selects “it’s complicated,” just think of this chart. Amazing.…

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Good Enough for Vin Diesel

9 years ago

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Kari chats with Victor Yocco about the benefits of stopping drinking, the practice of sobriety, how to support people choosing to not drink, fizzy drinks at bars, and when’s a good time to ask why someone’s not drinking (never). This episode of I Guess We're Grown-Ups Now is sponsored by: Transistor.fm The Sober Experience: There’s Purpose In My Sobriety - CONSCIOUS [The UX of Alcohol Abuse: Reflections on a Year of Sobriety by Victor Yocco Model View Culture] 2 [The WorkLife HUB Victor Yocco] 3 What it’s like to be a recovering alcoholic in an office where booze is everywhere - Vox [Alcohol and Inclusivity: Planning Tech Events with Non-Alcoholic Options by Kara Sowles Model View Culture] 5 [Victor Yocco AlterConf] 6 [Manning Design for the Mind] 7 Victor’s book! [Victor Yocco (@VictorYocco) Twitter] 8…

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Forcing It

9 years ago