Friendly Podcast Guide: Teaching Women How to Grow a Podcast (Without Burning Out)

I don’t know about you but I could always use some help improving my empathy skills. The podcast Next Door Villain helps us practice empathy by showing us the humanity in the fictional villains of pop culture.

Links from the Episode:

• Get 20% off an Olive and June Mani or Pedi system (Affiliate Link)
• Find the rest of the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website.

Hi, I’m Andi Smiley, the Friendly Podcast Guide. Every week I put out an episode about a specific podcast to help you figure out if it’s your next favorite podcast, those come out on Tuesdays. I also put out another episode each Thursday that’s a little more personal, either a list of podcasts I like for the season we’re in, how I’m using podcasts in my own life or something like that, this is one of those episodes and I’m talking about some of things I’ve recently learned from podcasts.

Links from the Episode:

• Grab my guide to finding a podcast you'lll love
• Get the rest of the links in the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website

One of the reasons I listen to podcasts is to have a little adult conversation added to my day, even if it isn’t me having that conversation. Mouse and Weens is a great podcast if you’re lacking adult conversation in your life, the sisters have a great rapport and they have interesting conversations.

Links from the Episode:

• Grab my kid podcast guide
• Get the rest of the links in the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website

Kid podcasts have made my entire motherhood journey much smoother. I use kid podcasts all the time in a variety of situations and they always make my life easier. I have an entire guide to kid podcasts that you can get at the link in the show notes, but today I wanted to share some kid podcasts that are specifically about making science cool and fun. 

Links from the Episode:

• Grab my kid podcast guide!
• Get the rest of the links in the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website

Y’all I have another kid podcast for you to try out with your kids and this one is about eggs that go on adventures around the world and in their own backyard. The show is called The Good Eggs and just to make it cuter all of the character’s names have something to do with eggs, adorable right?

Links from the Episode:

- Grab my Kid Podcast Guide

- Find the rest of the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website

Today I’m sharing a list of 5 different podcasts that can help you lean into the coziness as we wrap up winter and head into the still sometimes cold and dreary beginning of spring. I shared this in an earlier episode this month, but this year I tried really hard to lean into the coziness of winter instead of just pining for Spring and for the most part it worked, thanks in part to listening to cozy podcasts.

Links from Episode:

- Grab my Kid Podcast Guide

- You can find the rest of the links from this episode in the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website

I’m pretty sure every mom has been stopped by a well-meaning old lady who tells you your kids are cute and to enjoy them while they’re young, because once they hit the teen years you’ll be in for a world of hurt. This week’s podcast is called This is Going to Be FUN and it’s here to dispel the myth of the terrible teen years.

Links from the Episode:

- Grab my Kid Podcast Guide!

- Find the rest of the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website.

Hi, I’m Andi Smiley, the Friendly Podcast Guide. And I’m going to tell you what is saving my life right now. I first heard this phrase from Kendra Adachi, the host of The Lazy Genius podcast and she said she got this idea from author Barbara Brown Taylor. Barbara Brown Taylor asks and answers this question in her memoir, Leaving Church. 

I really like the idea of focusing on the things that are making my life better, it helps me to see those things easier in my every day life. And as a stay at home mom of 3 littles 5 years old and younger in the winter where it’s too cold for my kids to easily go outside, I need all the help I can get. I hope that you can find a nugget of info that can help you with your life, but more than anything I hope that listening to my list of 10 things can inspire you to make your own list of things that are saving your life right now.

Links from the Episode:

- Grab my Kid Podcast Guide!

- Find the rest of the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website.

I don’t know about you, but once I put the Valentine’s Day decorations up, I assume that Spring is just around the corner, and that’s just not the case. So this year I am trying hard to lean into the coziness of winter, even if I’m getting a little stir crazy for Spring and I have the perfect podcast to help you do the same. It’s called All Things Cozy. 

Links from the Episode:

- Grab the Kid Podcast Guide!

- Find the rest of the show notes on the Friendly Podcast Guide website.

Hello! I’m Andi Smiley the Friendly Podcast Guide. Some of my favorite podcasts are by black creators, so I wanted to compile a list of 10 of my  favorite podcasts by black creators so you can celebrate Black History Month through podcasts!

My list includes podcasts about business, motherhood, personal development, anti-racism and pop culture and because I know that you’ll want to try out at least one of these, I made a blog post with all of the links you'll need.

Links from the episode:

- Read the post that goes with this podcast on the Friendly Podcast Guide website.