This is the first episode of #TiffyTuesday, a series that is new to #TheCominHomePodcastWithJohnAlan. Tiffy talks with me about marketing towards women, the psychology behind the wording of advertisements directed to women, and the #PinkTax.  

This episode is typical of all conversations that I have with #SnoopyOnThePorch.  Her potty mouth ruins any chances that I ever had to start a political career. I keep it clean, and tell Snoopy that I feel she should stay far away from politics, and leave the expressions of compassion to me.  

Eirik Sørvik is a standup comedian in Oslo Norway.

Sita Lozoff is the co-founder and Spiritual Director of the Human Kindness Foundation, and Catherine Dumas is the Executive Director of the foundation. In 1973, Sita and her late husband Bo Lozoff started working with Ram Dass in The Prison Ashram Project to encourage people  who are incarcerated to use their prison time to do spiritual practices that can lead them towards freedom. HKF was founded in 1987 to operate the Prison-Ashram Project, and the book "We're All Doing Time" by Bo Lozoff has reached almost half a million people, ninety percent of whom are incarcerated. https://www.humankindness.org/

George Estes Blackburn is an educator and chef from Mississippi, and he has lived in Norway for over 20 years. We talk about his childhood memories from Mississippi when his family had a black woman in their home as #TheHelp, current racial issues in Mississippi, the United States and Norway, as well as the symbolism and history of #confederate symbols.

Aaron Turner (@artofunk) is a musician/drummer. He and I talk about all things "friendship", society, music and our good times as friends during our school years. I share our reunion after thirty years with you, my listeners.

Maureen Keating has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling, and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of women's addiction treatment and recovery. She is the Director For Women's Programming at the Community Health Center in Akron, Ohio. 

Espen Jørgensen is a renaissance man, artist, musician and a practitioner of Daoism. Check out episode 52 for part 1 of this episode.  

Espen Jørgensen is a renaissance man, artist, musician and a practitioner of Daoism. Check out episode 53 for part 2 of this episode.  

Lori Ann Reinhall is the Editor in Chief of the Seattle newspaper The Norwegian American. She has a Masters Degree in Scandinavian Languages and Literature.