Our beloved correspondents Brynn, Lorawn, and Marc come through with a heart-centered and reflective approach to a truly challenging cultural moment and shift in our collective experience through the lens of being Black in America. Let’s goooooo.

A man known by many names... BB, bRab, the brat, Bryantonio, iBram, the bramwich (okay, maybe not this one)... joins me for two hours of me reminding him of things he doesn’t remember ever saying. Bryan blesses this pod with his wealth of knowledge around our undeniable bond with the earth and a wild tale about road kill, just to keep things spicy. Follow his journey @healingecosystems or healingecosystems.com

Notes from episode:

-Happy Alice podcast “#1 THE ONE ABOUT ECOTHERAPY”

-“Back to Eden” is a documentary available on Netflix

-I couldn’t spell all the other names he drops🥵

-“Spanish Pipedream” was written by the incomparable John Prine but performed in the version heard here by American treasure John Denver and I don’t own any part of it so maybe this episode will blow up too oops

The ‪Stephen Sondheim‬ penned the lyrics, “If I cannot fly, let me sing.” Alas, today’s guest may not be a golden-haired ingenue, but he seemingly glides through life doing exactly both of those things. We delve into various body image issues and healing those issues brought learning to understand the human body as an art form. We also talk about dog dogs and the fear of turning a human into dust. Tyler is uniquely spirited, genuinely kind, and deeply invested in making your day a little better. So let him by tuning in anywhere podcasts are found.

“Some of it is genetic, obviously. You’re born a certain way. I became a better parent when [my fiancé Jim] came into my life. By making me a better person, he made me a better parent.”

Well, I definitely don’t actually introduce her in the episode so meet Shy! This Puerto Rican baby genius talks about how her upbringing influences her parenting and proving her own 13 year old self super wrong. She gushes over the many loves of her life which include my best friend Jim, the Babysitters Club Club podcast, Robin Williams, and the incomparable Moira Rose. We also discuss some *heavy* mental health stuff and the value of therapy.

Introduction voice actor is Codi Glancy-Baumgartner.

“I know nothing about my Polish heritage other than we make sausage.” -Matthew Jordan Suwalski

This episode is mostly Matthew yelling or talking so softly and me giggling until the end of Time forever and ever amen, with some serious wisdom sprinkled throughout. He breaks down the challenge of managing his fitness while being entirely anxiety-ridden, reminds us all that our FOMO is probably just FOPAN, and evades all questions as to what his next big project might be. His birthday is also the day after this debuts! Happy Birthday, Matthew!

Special thanks to Spencer Rich, Andrew Chance, Zach DeSutter, The Jordan formerly known as Gore, Jnewt, Governor Brian Kemp (sort of), and Sesame Street (seriously).

Alligator King was written by Bud Luckey and Donald Hadley for Sesame Street, performed by ‪Turk Murphy‬ and his band in 1971. It is also the reason Matt trusted me enough to let me into his life.

While I can’t remember the first time I met Nichole, I hope to always remember sitting down and sharing this with her. Get ready for puppy barks and bird songs to balance out the weight of some heavy chatting about her brother’s death, being a birth mother, and how she plans on saving the world. Hit her up if you want to eat some vegan food and team up with another solider in the army of broken children and get your heal on.

‪MDA.org‬ for more information about DMD and other Neuromuscular disorders.

Have you ever toasted a marshmallow over an open flame to the perfect texture? Brynn’s voice is exactly that feeling, and you can hear it for almost two hours in this episode. She shares how her performance background impacts her non-performing lifestyle, tells Kate not to worry about The Genie, and describes what exactly she thinks will happen to her when she dies. Also, if you decide you are interested in marrying Brynn, let me know!

This episode will start with a lot of Kate, but ends with plenty of Brynn. Additional voices in this episode include Hannah White and Codi Glancy-Baumgardner.

Meet my pal Amanda! An all-star career waitress and improver talks about family dynamics and the importance of pet dental care. She also educates me on the phrase “who’s your daddy?” You can find her on Tinder but she won’t ever talk to you so just listen to this instead. We also say a lot of nice things about sweet Pauline!

Clarifications for this episode include but may not be limited to: it was the first recording so I was SUPER nervous THE WHOLE TIME, we do *like* people who are Leos- it’s just a comment on a two-Leo-parenting situation, and I cut out a vivid description of my dad falling down on his face but you may hear comments about that later in the episode.