Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project

The sisters flip the script in this episode kicking things off with Hot Topics, then ending with a few 'This Just In's' that will probably make you cry a little and laugh a lot. Real feel good stories in this one. Plus, Lauren shares some some interesting aspirations from careers past.

Hot Topics: 7 Year Itch, Santa's Beard, and the twins turn 12!

Resource Links:

People: Tiktok Star Nathan Apodaca Buys New House After Viral Ocean Spray Fleetwood Mac Video

Indian Express: Jamal Hinton and Thanksgiving Grandma Meet After Husband Dies From COVID

Today: Mysterious Monolith In Rural Utah Has Vanished

Today: Hershey's Kisses' Classic Christmas Ad Got a Makeover - People Are Outraged

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Michelle and Lauren sit down with their very first guest, friend, fellow podcaster, and Chicago radio personality, Brenden Greeley for a good old-fashioned cozy conversation over a couple Miller Lites.

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This is a jam-packed cozy conversation. Michelle and Lauren share some shows to watch, and not watch. A holiday playlist that will lower your blood pressure (disclaimer: there is no medical research done to support this claim). It's a coffee talk episode loaded with laughs and more random things you didn't know you needed to know.

Hot Topics: Murder in Middle Beach, Kurt & Goldie, and old-school holiday craft fairs.

Resources:

The Sister Project: Oat Milk Cinnamon Latte

NYT: Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Claus

Spotify: Christmas Peaceful Guitar

HBO: Murder on Middle Beach

Netflix: Dolly Parton's Christmas on The Square

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Michelle and Lauren take you all the way back to 1621 to our country's very first Thanksgiving. Tons of holiday fun facts, including Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line, "Brown Friday", and the real story behind Jingle Bells. Reader reviews too!

Hot Topics: Rockefeller, The Mayflower, and Ben Franklin

Resource Links:

History.com - Thanksgiving 2020

History.com - History of Thanksgiving

Mayflower.com - Mayflower Passenger List

ABCNews.go.com - Tiny Owl Found Inside Rockefeller Tree

The Sister Project - Mulled Wine

The Sister Project - Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Sister Project - The Apple 125

The Sister Project - Cast Iron Skillet Roast Chicken

The Sister Project - The Dutch Baby

The Sister Project - Mushroom Soup

The Sister Project - Roasted Potato Arugula Salad

The Sister Project - The Manhattan Cocktail

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Oh, this one is a doozy. The sisters catch up on parenting in a pandemic and a movement Lauren wants to start. Both share their most cringe-worthy grade school memories, inspired by PEN15 on HULU.

Hot Topics: The Crown, winter coats, and winter skincare.

Resources:

Real Simple: 7 Shower Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Skin

HULU: Pen15

Real Simple: The Right Way To Apply Beauty Products For Long-Term Results

The North Face: New Defdown FutureLight Women's Jacket

REI: Patagonia 3-in-1 Parka

Wonderful Matcha

Tea GschWendner 

Amazon: The Little Book of Lykke

Amazon: The Once and Future Witches

NYT: Tuscan Farro Soup

Tanologist: Self Tan Drops

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Going to a cannabis dispensary for the first time can be nerve-wrecking, we're offering tips to navigate your first experience as well as our favorite cannabis products. Followed up by our best tips for productivity that comes by way of Japan.

Hot Topics:

Kanban, a dead rat, and a quick geography lesson.

Trader Joe's Taste Test: Truffle Dip, Cocoa Creme, and Lebkuchen Cookies

Resource Links:

Kanbanize - What is Kanban?

Vuori Clothing

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On this episode, the sisters dive deep into The Queen's Gambit and the power of self-compassion and emotional intelligence. They also review two new seasonal items from Trader Joe's...you're going to want to run and not walk to your closest TJ's.

Hot Topics: Alex Trebek, Holidate, and Lauren

Resources:

Buzzfeed: The Queen's Gambit - Behind the scenes facts

Vanity Fair: The Queens Gambit - A Real-Life Chess Champion On Netflix's Addictive Hit

The Ringer: The Man Who Brought Queen's Gambit To Life

INSEUS: Search Inside Yourself Mindfulness & Leadership Training

The Atlantic: Dave Chapelle Doesn't Think America Is Saved

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The sisters kick things off with a mental health post-election check-in then lighten things up with one of their coziest chats yet. Get your chunky sweater on and torch a candle because we're talking hygge!

Hot Topics: Roast chicken and how cannabis won the election.

Resources:

The Guardian - Dread The Dark Winter Lockdown? Think Like a Norwegian

Jezebel - Drugs Won The 2020 Election

Amazon - The Little Book of Hygge

The Sister Project - Cast Iron Roast Chicken

Chicago Tribune - For A Dish That Keeps On Giving, Roast A Chicken

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Michelle is in quarantine so the sisters are podcasting from afar for the very first time. We're covering election stress disorder, a mean game of Would You Rather, and the time Lauren met a cab driver named Dracula in Colombia during their election.

Hot Topics: Brené Brown, The Chicago Seven, & dealing with uncertainties

BBC - U.S. Election 2020 - A Simple Guide

NYT - Don't Give In To 'Election Stress Disorder'

Unlocking Us  - Brene Brown w/ Joe Biden On Empathy, Unity & Courage - Unlocking Us

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In this second installment of our Halloween Special, we are covering the celebration of the dead, ways to modernize funerals, and Lauren reads Michelle's tarot cards!

Hot Topics: death doulas, Save By the Bell reboot, and Carmex

Resource Articles:

Mind Body Green - How To Do A Tarot Card Reading Four Yourself or A Friend

USA Today - Death Doulas - What They Do and Why People Get Them

YouTube - Roseanne Jackie Dad's Dead

Amazon - Mystic Monday Tarot Cards

E Online - Zach and Kelly Are Back In New Saved By The Bell Trailer

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