March 6th Making it look easy is the point, right? Writers, actors, and artists of all sorts tell stories about real life experiences, defending their choices, owning their truth, and leaving a trail of wisdom in their creatively-tuned path. We see them at the climax, the triumph, the TED talk — the ENDING. But what…
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Single and Fabulous! (or, the best ladies who lunch roundtable show ever!)
Six ladies come together to discuss the challenges and triumphs of living the single lady life… for now.
Fostering Healthy Families, with Author and Foster Family Advocate Regina Calcaterra, Esq.
Listen When we discuss family love, we refer to biological families by default. But what about foster family relationships? What does it take for them to succeed, and who suffers the most when they fail? On today’s show, we welcome Regina Calcaterra, the co-author of Girl Unbroken and the memoir Etched in Sand. Regina shares how the…
The Shepherd’s View: Fatherly Love, Land, and Loss with James Rebanks
November 7th Our relationships with our parents are fraught with complication. There is just too much — for better or for worse — that we can inherit from them. Even if they’re ceaselessly loving. Even if they’re largely absent from our lives. Even if we resist. On today’s show — the first of our five-week exploration of…
I Just Texted To Say I Love You! With Melissa Stanger and Shana Lebowitz
September 26th When it comes to romantic communication, texting and online messaging can be gentle introductions into IRL conversation, or mediums in which you can royally screw another person. Some of us daters of a certain age – ahem – started this whole dating thing before cell phones were glued into our hands. Others grew…
Unrequited Love with Author Lisa A. Phillips
FEBRUARY 1ST, 2015 We’ve all experienced some sort of unrequited love; pining over someone who doesn’t quite realize the romantic possibilities we can so clearly see. But what happens when affection turns into obsession? When our desires have so much control over us that we can’t see the world clearly? On today’s show, we talk…
The Lady Writer’s Show
NOVEMBER 2ND, 2015 On today’s show, Jacqueline and Ben explore how putting a call out to listeners for dates has manifested in ACTUAL DATES, and the benefits of getting set up by friends. How does it work? DOES it work? What can we gain from going offline and letting friends of friends set us up?!…
Jessica Tom on her novel, FOOD WHORE…
OCTOBER 19TH, 2015 We opened the show with a deep discussion on “Offline Dating”. When you’re so sick of online dating and love your 3-dimensional life, how do you take dating offline? Ben gave Jacqueline some stellar tips (hint, ladies: just give him your number!) that she’s going to put into good use now that she’s cancelled…