Beste Its Me Ar Podcasts (2024)

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12 | Perimenopause Weight Gain: Are Your Hormones to Blame? 17:51

1d ago17:51

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Hey friend, Pop quiz: What comes first: hormonal imbalance or weight gain? According to the latest research, 99% of all weight loss resistance in women can be traced to a hormonal cause. Today, I’m kicking off my “6 Weeks To Summer” podcast series and unpacking the connection between hormones and weight gain in perimenopause. In today’s episode, yo…

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11 | The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made to Balance Hormones and Lose Weight 15:32

9d ago15:32

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Hey friend, Summer’s just 6 weeks away! So, in anticipation of sundresses and sleeveless shirt weather, I’m pulling back the curtain on the three biggest mistakes I made trying to balance my hormones and lose hormonal weight. From lab results to symptom management to calorie restricting and over-exercising, I’m stirring the tea on what NOT to do–al…

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10 | "Why Do I Hate My Husband?"--Relationship Advice for Couples Navigating Hormonal Imbalance 20:42

14d ago20:42

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Hey friend, On today’s episode, I’m joined once again by my husband of 26 years, Rick, as we continue our special “Love & Hormones” His-and-Her’s Day Spring Series (every other Thursday throughout the month of May.) Ladies, do you ever have days when you’re angry and irritated for no reason? … Guys, do you ever have days when you ask yourself, “Why…

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9 | Six Warning Signs Your Supplements for Menopause and Perimenopause Might Be a Scam (Part 2) 18:26

16d ago18:26

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Hey friend, In today’s episode, we’re continuing a vital conversation about the efficacy and safety of supplements. Supplements can be a real game-changer when it comes to our hormonal health, especially for those of us who want to balance our hormones without HRT or hormonal birth control....Or who don’t want to take prescription medication like s…

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8 | Do Hormone Balancing Supplements Work? (Part 1) 17:56

23d ago17:56

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Hey friend, Do you take supplements? If so, do you know what’s in your supplements? And how do you know if your supplements are actually helping rather than hurting your health? In today’s episode, I pull back the curtain on the 37-billion supplement industry and share the good, the bad and the dangerous side of diet supplementation. In this episod…

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7 | What Husbands Should Know About Perimenopause (And Menopause) 41:18

28d ago41:18

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Hey friend, Today’s episode kicks off a special “Love & Hormones” His-and-Her’s Day Spring Series, with new episodes every other Thursday throughout April, May and June. Join me and my partner of 26 years, Rick, as we spill the tea on how perimenopause and menopause have affected our marriage, including my personal story of hormonal imbalance, the …

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6 | What Foods Cause Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms?: 10 "Healthy" Foods To Avoid 25:48

30d ago25:48

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Hey friend, In today’s episode, I’m going to unpack one of the most misunderstood byproducts of hormone imbalance in perimenopause and menopause: food sensitivities. Understanding what foods may be exacerbating an underlying hormonal imbalance and causing issues like stomach pain, eczema, constipation, headaches, inflammation in your joints, brain …

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5 | How Can I Check My Hormone Levels Myself in Perimenopause or Menopause? 23:42

1M ago23:42

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Hey friend, In today’s episode I’m going to answer a question I get asked all the time: Should you bother getting your hormone levels checked and is there a way to check your hormone levels yourself? Understanding what’s going on with your hormones and what imbalance (or imbalances) you may have is the crucial first step in solving your hormonal pu…

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4 | Why Is My Doctor Dismissing My Perimenopause Symptoms? 13:53

1M ago13:53

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Hey beautiful! Today, I’m going to spill the tea on a taboo topic: How much do our doctors really know about perimenopause–and share 6 reasons why your doctor may be dismissing your symptoms. This episode was inspired by Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry’s recent confession that her doctor mistook her vaginal dryness–a common symptom of perimenopau…

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3 | What Are The Pros & Cons of Hormone Pellets? 15:11

2M ago15:11

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Hey girl! Today I’m answering a question from a listener and AYTM Insider, “What is your take on bioidentical hormone pellets? OMG! Where do I even begin?!? Disclaimer: While I’m admittedly a little biased when it comes to this controversial topic, I’m going to be as diplomatic as possible as I highlight the good, the bad, and the criminally insane…

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2 | Why Does My Blood Test For Hormones Keep Coming Back “Normal”? 13:45

2M ago13:45

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Hey girl! In today’s episode, I will be diving into the US healthcare system, the ins and outs of conventional medicine, and why it's so darn difficult to get perimenopause support–especially from our doctors. I’m also going to break down the five reasons why your hormone blood panel keeps coming back “normal.” In this episode you will learn: - The…

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1 | How Do I Know If I’m In Perimenopause? 15:02

2M ago15:02

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Hey girl! In this first episode of the podcast, I will be answering a question I’m asked all of the time from clients: Perimenopause: What is it and how do I even know I am in it? I chose this question because I believe we can’t begin to heal and take back control of our hormones until we truly understand the shift that is happening in our midlife …

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TRAILER | What To Expect In Perimenopause…And Beyond. 5:15

2M ago5:15

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Ugh. I feel so bloated. I’m retaining more water than the Hoover Dam. What? Not another pimple? It’s like puberty all over again! Sleep? What’s that like? (I forget.:＜) Umm, I just turned 40….. Aren’t I too young for this?!? — Hello Friend. (Can I call you “friend”? ‘Cuz we’re already friends in my head:) Welcome to Are You There, Midlife? It’s Me,…

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Oh, REALLY? Where are they hosing him DOWN? (The Doll's House, by Rumer Godden) 1:02:00

1+ y ago1:02:00

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Hi, everybody! What do Below Deck, post WWII England, the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, Pee-Wee and his Big Adventure, and truly horrible dolls have in common? Why, this podcast, of course! We read The Doll's House (1947), a little story that starts with a lot of housework and ends with MURDER. Listen, we understand. You may not be into Pee-W…

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#25: Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum (Betty Miles's Maudie and Me and the Dirty Book) 1:07:31

1+ y ago1:07:31

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We have been so excited to share this book with you for so long. It's Maudie and Me and the Dirty Book (1980), written by an amazing author named Betty Miles. It touches on SO MANY of the issues that we are facing still, 40 years later, when it comes to children's literature. We hope you will enjoy our discussion and let us know your thoughts (aytg…

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24: Girl, You'll Be A... oh, wait, this is gross. (Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting) 56:00

1+ y ago56:00

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Holy, cow! We're back! Can you believe it? We've missed you SO MUCH. Don't ask, it was rough. Here's our latest, a discussion of Tuck Everlasting (1975), written by Natalie Babbitt. You guys think this one's going to be cute because Rory Gilmore was in the movie version... but it's not. We make up for it with a 3.5 minute recap of the entire "Twili…

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23: Where're You Going With That Axe? (E.B. White's Charlotte's Web) 1:01:33

2y ago1:01:33

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Salutations, dear listeners! Here we talk about the Giving Tree-length of web one brave barn spider will spin in order to save her best friend, a Terrific, Radiant, AND Humble pig named Wilbur. It's Some Podcast, indeed, and it's all about the magnificent Charlotte's Web (1952), by E.B. White. We laugh, we cry, we recap Moira's recent trip out west…

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22: Hey, Siri, what's a bockle? (Lois Lowry's Anastasia, At Your Service) 1:05:16

2+ y ago1:05:16

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We've said it before and we'll say it again: Anastasia Krupnik is an absolute GEM of a character. Unfortunately, her new employer, Mrs. Bellingham, is less-than gemmy herself. We console ourselves with discussions of baby Sam Krupnik, and we revisit that extra alarming feeling when a potential kindred spirit turns out to be the hottest! and Most! V…

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21: Oops, All Culture Breaks! (Judy Blume's Superfudge) 1:01:27

2+ y ago1:01:27

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Guys, we missed you SO MUCH. In fact, we are so excited to be talking with you (and each other) again that we took an inordinate number of Culture Breaks while we were recording. Topics for discussion: The Amazing Kreskin, Derry Girls, Ted Lasso, the merits of the Cricut vs other worthy hobbies, and the Beatles documentary. But don't worry! We stil…

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20: A Tale of Two Mary Annes (Baby Sitter's Club #4, Mary Anne Saves the Day, by Anne M. Martin) 58:53

2+ y ago58:53

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It's a super special episode for us, folks, as we engage in a multi-media discussion of Erin's favorite children's series of all, all time: The Baby Sitter's Club. We read the fourth book, Mary Anne Saves the Day (1987), and then watched the thoroughly modernized adaptation available on Netflix now. And we loved ALLLLLLL of it. Ann M. Martin rules …

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19: The Greatest Adventure of their Mutual Lives (E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler) 1:14:36

2+ y ago1:14:36

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Happy holidays, friends! Thanksgiving (and other things) got in the way of our regular release schedule last week. We hope this recap of From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) will help us make it up to you. Look out, though: this is another one where we get all sappy. Can you blame us? E.L. Konigsberg wrote a Newbery Medal-winner, …

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18: The Hook Hooked Hook Hand's Hand (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book One: A Bad Beginning) 1:03:26

2+ y ago1:03:26

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Friends, Daniel Handler (the true author of the book we're reading this week - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book One: A Bad Beginning [1999]) tells a GRIM story. However, the way he tells it is so amusing and comforting that we can't help but love it. We hope you will, too. Other conversation topics: pasta puttanesca (simply del…

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17: A Family In Need of a Veterinarian (Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe) 1:11:32

2+ y ago1:11:32

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Happy Halloween, dear listeners! We're so thrilled to present our recap of one of the best spooky kids books of all time, Bunnicula (1979), by James and Deborah Howe. You've gotta love a story introduced by "the editor," a la Jane Eyre. Join us and our Special Guest Star Joselle Shea as we reminisce about Halloweens past and question the sanity of …

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INTERSTITIAL: Christopher Pike's Remember Me 1:00:47

2+ y ago1:00:47

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Y'all, episode 17 is SO GOOD. We have a third person joining us for the first time on the pod, and we're doing Bunnicula, so it's going to be on for the ages. Unfortunately, it's taking us a little bit more time than usual to polish, so can we suggest? Our Episode 5, on Christopher Pike? It's called Remember Me? Spooky in only the way that a 1980s …

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16: The Most Evil Letter of the Alphabet (Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Till Helen Comes) 1:02:09

2+ y ago1:02:09

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It's Spooky Season, everyone! Celebrate in style with our latest episode, where we recap Erin's all-time favorite book, Wait Till Helen Comes (1986). It's written by Mary Downing Hahn, our future spooky grandma. Are you aware of any spooky abandoned churches coming on the real estate market shortly? Erin is looking, you know. Bonus points for old g…

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15: Trigger Warnings for the Win! (Barthe DeClements' Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade) 59:10

2+ y ago59:10

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Whelp, we've found it. The book that encapsulates just about everything that was really rough about the 1980s, from fat-shaming, to absentee (yet still living in the house) fathers, to hitchhikings gone horribly wrong. It's Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (1981), and let's face it - in the world we enter in this book, the unfairness clearly extends b…

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14: Welcome to Pig City (Louis Sachar's Sixth Grade Secrets) 52:14

2+ y ago52:14

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Welcome to episode 14, where we tell yet another shameful round of secrets in the service of this week's book, Sixth Grade Secrets (1987), by Louis Sachar. When your elementary school teacher writes a whole musical about how you need to relax a little bit, perhaps something is wrong...? We're just guessing here. Here is what the original book cover…

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13: Let's Talk About MATH, Bay-Bee (Janet Adele Bloss' Fifth Grade Secrets) 44:53

2+ y ago44:53

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Welcome to Episode 13, where we track down an out-of-print book from Moira's childhood... and then figure out WHY it's gone out-of-print. With Fifth Grade Secrets (1985), by Janet Adele Bloss, we introduce the implausibility scale (this one's a factor 10) and then discuss how easy it is for our protagonist to basically start a cult through..... hea…

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12: Chairman Mao Has Prevailed (Judy Blume's Just As Long As We're Together) 55:25

2+ y ago55:25

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Welcome to Episode 12, where our obsession with pre-"Pretty Woman" Richard Gere sets off a series of crazy culture breaks. It's all in the name of discussing Judy Blume's epic tale of middle school friendship, Just As Long As We're Together (1987). I mean, which poster of a middle-aged man would YOU tack on YOUR ceiling? Like what you hear? Please …

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11: Liquor Store Runs in a Bedazzled Velvet Pantsuit (Mary Rodgers' Freaky Friday) 43:53

3y ago43:53

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If you were going through a zombie apocalypse, which fictional character would you want by your side? That's the question we attack before turning to this week's inordinately freaky book, Freaky Friday (1972), by Mary Rodgers. If there's one thing this book makes ABSOLUTELY clear, it's that there is a time and a place for wearing a full face of eve…

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10: My mind says no, but my arms say yes (Sweet Valley High #20: Crash Landing!) 1:00:35

3y ago1:00:35

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Dear Miss Manners: I have fallen in love with a girl who is not my girlfriend. I was very conflicted about this, but once I held her in my arms, I knew that she was the one for me. However, the power of my feelings may or may not have caused me to go and crash my airplane with my girlfriend in it. My arms ache for my true love, but my girlfriend is…

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9: Bingle bongle by! (Beverly Cleary's Beezus and Ramona) 48:48

3y ago48:48

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Guys, Beezus & Ramona (1955), by Beverly Cleary, is a NATIONAL TREASURE. However, if you're feeling a little cynical, reading this book might raise some questions you had never considered before. Questions like... What would you do if 15 preschoolers (and one baby) just showed up, unannounced, at your door? Why is baking a cake so hard for Mrs. Qui…

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8: Relentless Cheerfulness (Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children) 56:08

3y ago56:08

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Did you guys know that Gertrude Chandler Warner wrote The Boxcar Children in 1925.... and then wrote it all over again in 1942? We didn't, either. At least, not until we got together to record this podcast. Hilarious hijinks ensue between your two awesome lady podcasters! By golly, they do! If you're enjoying the pod, please like and subscribe! Tel…

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7: The Inward Eye (Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik) 50:59

3y ago50:59

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Here it is: the first book in this podcast where the main character is NOT in danger of suffering significant physical or mental anguish! It's Anastasia Krupnik (1979), by Lois Lowry. It's a delightful book, but don't worry - we still find plenty of things to joke about. Namely: baby names, bullet journals, and the fascinating story of one VERY min…

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6: Shut Up, Grandma (Roald Dahl's George's Marvelous Medicine) 45:01

3y ago45:01

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In which we mourn the passing of Beverly Cleary, and suggest something alcoholic one might drink in her honor. We also discuss the (multiple failed) efforts of our husbands to get us to watch "Breaking Bad." Long story short: we're sure it's a great show, but we are NOT. DOING. IT.' The focus of this episode is Roald Dahl's George's Marvelous Medic…

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5: Never mess up your insulin and then go to a seance (Christopher Pike's Remember Me) 1:00:47

3y ago1:00:47

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Boy, Remember Me (1989) is a young adult DOOZY. So much of a doozy, in fact, that we have a cast of characters. In our dream cast: Shari (the protagonist) is played by Jennifer Lawrence. Jimmy (her brother) is played by "Say Anything"-era John Cusack. Amanda (her brother's girlfriend) is played by "Poison Ivy"-era Drew Barrymore. Jo (her best frien…

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4: Ole Golly, Ole Golly, Ole Golly! (Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy) 58:13

3y ago58:13

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Welcome to Episode 4, in which we learn all about Moira's general fear and paranoia about being caught while eavesdropping thanks to Harriet the Spy (1964). Will you hold it against us when we confess that both of us actually thought we were reading a different book than this one? Oh, well. If you haven't read the book, we strongly suggest that you…

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3: You want me to swear on WHAT, now? (John D. Fitzgerald's The Great Brain) 1:04:30

3y ago1:04:30

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We are discussing The Great Brain (1967), written by John D. Fitzgerald. TW (and, I guess, spoiler alert?): this book contains religious bigotry and incredibly disrespectful behavior toward Native Americans. Furthermore, a child attempts to commit suicide in the final chapter. We're gonna be frank with you, listeners: if you haven't read this book …

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2: Jeezus, Beezus! (Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave) 1:01:07

3y ago1:01:07

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We are discussing Ramona the Brave (1975), written by the late, great Beverly Cleary. Buy the book on Amazon, borrow it from your local library on Overdrive, or read the book summary on Wikipedia. For further discussion: Care to read the novelization of "License to Drive?" What about "E.T.?" Did you know that teachers are heroes? Sam Seaborn does. …

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1: Eat it or wear it! (Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) 51:50

3y ago51:50

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Welcome, listeners, to our very first episode! We are discussing Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), written by the incomparable Judy Blume. Buy the book on Amazon, borrow it from your local library on Overdrive, or read the book summary on Wikipedia. Background information - read all about that fascinating, family-friendly TV show, Mad Men, or…

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E7 Super Bowls and Subtlety 52:01

6+ y ago52:01

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Join Brittany and Mike this on this week’s addition of ‘Panthers Talk’ for “Are You There Friday? It’s Me Brittany” as they discuss the Super Bowl, Refs and GM “interviews”. Also you’re invited to join Mike and Brittany on air Sunday 11:30 EST for open discussion before the big game. The real fun begins when the Super Bowl ends, stay turned for the…

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E6 Turner, Trades & Contracts 1:58:11

6+ y ago1:58:11

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Join Brittany, Mike and Brittany’s husband Tom as they discuss the Norv Turner hire, what a Marty Hurney Rehire could mean for contracts and cap space as well as our plans for the future of this podcast.

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E5 Childhood TV & Reboots 1:08:03

6+ y ago1:08:03

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This week join Nate, Tom and Brittany as they discuss favorite childhood TV shows and possible reboots

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E5 Childhood TV Shows & Reboot 1:08:02

6+ y ago1:08:02

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Join Nate, Brittany and Tom on this segment of ‘Are You There Friday It’s Me Brittany’ as they discuss their favorite Childhood tv shows and possible reboots!

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E4 Finding Missing Pieces 1:55:41

6+ y ago1:55:41

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Thursday’s are for Panthers football! Join Brittany and Mike as we discuss Carolina Panthers football, what’s making headlines and pieces of the puzzle need to be acquired in the off season for future success. Thursday’s are for Panthers on ‘Are You There Friday? It’s Me Brittany’. Keep Pounding!

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E3 Pets and Animals 36:40

6+ y ago36:40

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Join Brittany and Nate this week as they discuss what happens to animals that get adopted over the holidays, the treatment of farm animals and stereotypes that linger around both vegetarians and meat eaters.