Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project

By Lauren Massarella and Michelle AndersonLeisure

Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project episodes

October 28, 2020 11 | Special Halloween Episode #1
In the first of two Halloween episodes, we're covering the history of Halloween, Resurrection Mary, the scariest movie according to science, and so much more.

This just in: How to properly burn a candle and vote.

Resources:

Kitchn - 7 Mistakes You Make When It Comes To Buying and Burning A Candle

History.com - Samhain

Forbes - What Is The Scariest Movie Ever? Science Now has an answer to that question.

Jezebel - 10 Scary Stories To Ensure You Never Sleep A Wink

Chicago Reader - Meet Resurrection Mary, The Ghost of Archer Avenue

Board Game - 5 Second Rule

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1 hr 1 min
October 23, 2020 10 | Dolly Is Our Hero
We’re diving into country, cannabis, and social media scams in our tenth episode.

Hot Topics: Ghislaine Maxwell, online shopping, and Dolly, duh.

Resources:

Times: Ghislaine

Prevention: Dolly

Today's Parent: Cannabis

The Vice: Kids and Cannabis

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1 hr 7 min
October 21, 2020 09 | It's a bird, it's a plane... it's a lemur!
Lauren wants to dress up as the season of Autumn for Halloween (life long dream) and Michelle has some insight on a feel-good-way to battle the blues.

Hot Topics: a missing lemur, Santa’s lap, and a heartwarming Chicago story.

Resource Links:

Chicago Tribune: “There’s a lemur!” 5-year-old helps crack theft

Chicago Tribune: Sweet Solution Found

Chicago Tribune: Santa Mall Visits May Vary

NYT: Laughter May Be Effective Medicine For These Trying Times

Chicago Tribune: Love Letters in the Alley

The Sister Project: Write a Letter

A Women In Berlin: Anonymous

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57 min
October 20, 2020 08 | Houston, We Have Lift Off
Episode 8: Houston, we have liftoff.

Michelle stepped into a yoga studio for the first time in 6 months and Ryan’s fibula is now in two, Oh yeah, we launched a podcast! Teamwork makes the dream work and preparation is key but that doesn’t mean self doubt doesn’t creep in here and there. Lauren turned into Mother Goose and told Michelle a tale about women supporting women and the rest is history.

Hot Topics: Impostor Syndrome

Resources:

The Sister Project: My Inner Monologue Can Be Deafening with Self Doubt

NYTimes: How To Deal With Impostor Syndrome

ImpostorSyndrome.com - 10 Steps To Overcome Imposter Syndrome

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46 min
October 19, 2020 07 | A Penny For Your Penis
The sisters covered an array of topics like botched nose jobs, favorite bands and that time Lauren got cellulitis from a piercing. Michelle wishes she could have seen Queen and Lauren offers inspiration on how to recreate the first date.

Hot Topics: American Murder - The Family Next Door and menstrual cups

Resource Links:

NYT - How to Revisit Your First Date

The Sister Project: Stovetop Simmer

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1 hr 21 min
October 16, 2020 06 | Brains and Booze
Michelle and Lauren dive deep into how expanding your brain aids in resilience and the art of the apology. But first, they touch on some boozy mishaps along the way and that time Michelle tooted in class.

Hot Topics: resilience, apologies, and The Poltergeist

Resource Links:

NYT - To Build Emotional Strength, Expand Your Brain

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47 min
October 16, 2020 05 | GTS: Gone Too Soon
Lauren and Michelle are stupid obsessed with Halloween and they're going to tell you all about their plans to not let COVID murder their spooky agenda. Also, if all goes as planned, they plan to start smoking again at 75.

Hot Topics: the royal family, cults, and psychedelics

Resource Links:

NBC Chicago: Trick or Treat? Chicago Doctor on How Halloween May Look Different During Pandemic

NBC Chicago: UChicago Medicine Study Finds Possible Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Contracting COVID - 19

NYT: A Hail Mary, Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats

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52 min
October 16, 2020 04 | Sometimes You Need To Hitchhike
The Sister Project can’t travel, so they may as well talk about ghosts of their traveling pasts. Lauren shares some rather interesting situations she’s encountered along the way leaving Michelle not speechless, but definitely surprised.

Hot Topics: Cobra Kai, mail-in ballots, and flying cockroaches

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52 min
October 15, 2020 03 | Don’t Go On Boats With Strangers
Lauren does a wine tasting at 9am while Michelle stands in line for COVID testing with her kids. Both share some of the dumbest things they have ever done.

Hot Topics:

Qanon, mocktails, and Princess Diana

Resource Links:

NYT : Pleasantly Bitter and Thoroughly Grown-up, No Alcohol Needed

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49 min
October 15, 2020 02 | Slippery Rocks Can Kill

Lauren shares about her colorful experience as an entertainment reporter at a horse racetrack and how she became a hero this past summer.

Hot Topics: Our dead mom, Mr. Rogers, and Housewives Drama

Resource Links:

NYT: Moth Watching Night Garden

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27 min

About Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project

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Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project is hosted by sisters Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson. Michelle hit a breaking point trying to balance full-time work, motherhood, and caring for…