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Episode 67: This week I sat down with the diva himself, Brody Reider. Brody is only 17, but has started pursuing his dreams of being a professional dancer. He left his home community to attend a Performing Arts High School, where he gets to explore different forms of dance every single day. We talk about why he loves dance, his future goals, his love for family, and what it's like being a male in the dance world.

To see Brody's dance journey, give him a follow @brody.reider on Instagram.

Episode 66: This week, Savannah Grace Horstman is joining Hello Good Humans! Savannah is the current Miss La Crosse-Oktoberfest, and just finished competing for the title of Miss Wisconsin 2025. Spoiler alert, she may not have won, but she made Top 11, won a preliminary evening gown award, and tied for the overall evening gown award. She talks about growing up in the pageantry world, going to school for Forensic Pathology, and her unique passion for studying dead bodies. Savannah also talks about being an ally in a country and world that oppresses those in the LGBTQ+ community, living the engaged life, and much more!

Episode 65: I am so excited to welcome my friend Sierra to the podcast this week. Sierra and I met in high school show choir, but did not really become friends until we were young adults. Since the age of 19, Sierra has run a non-profit organization called Abilities in Harmony, which provides show choir camps for teenagers and adults with varying abilities, who would not be able to participate in a traditional show choir setting. We also chat a lot about cats, traveling the world, and the upsetting attack on DEI initiatives in our country right now.To learn more about Abilities in Harmony, or to get involved, please visit abilitiesinharmony.org

Episode 65. I am so excited to welcome my friend Sierra to the podcast this week. Sierra and I met in high school show choir, but did not really become friends until we were young adults. Since the age of 19, Sierra has run a non-profit organization called Abilities in Harmony, which provides show choir camps for teenagers and adults with varying abilities, who would not be able to participate in a traditional show choir setting. We also chat a lot about cats, traveling the world, and the upsetting attack on DEI initiatives in our country right now.

To learn more about Abilities in Harmony, or to get involved, please visit abilitiesinharmony.org

Episode 64: This week I am welcoming someone who may be the most adorable human in the world, Peyton Burns! Peyton is a secondary education and history student at Vanderbilt University, an advocate for equal education opportunities, and a theatre kid who doesn't take herself too seriously. She talks about the power of energy in the body, studying abroad in Italy, and gives us all an audio-tattoo-tour. AND...she happens to be dating my brother :) I hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode 63: This week I am joined by my Oktoberfest sister, Madison Kratt! Madi is part of the U.S. National Guard, and we talk about the mental and physical challenges that came with basic training and beyond. She really opens up about her struggles with body dysmorphia and (tw) eating disorders, and how her experience in the National Guard has both hurt and helped her. As the daughter of two veterinarians, Madi is also an animal lover and a proud snake mom to two snakies. I hope you enjoy this raw, unfiltered episode.

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can reach out to the national mental health through texting or calling by dialing 988. You are not alone.

Ahhh! I've missed the little community this podcast brought me SO MUCH, and now, 6 months after my last episode was published, it's time for episode 62. This episode is just me, myself, and I updating you all on the thoughts in my head AND my recent trip to Europe :') I hope you enjoy & it's so good to be back.

Episode 61: This week I am so happy to welcome to the podcast my friend (and honorary little sister) Mattie Gilbertson! Mattie currently works in special education at a local middle school, finding a passion for working with the special needs community after receiving her own diagnoses of invisible disabilities. In this episode Mattie talks about navigating young adult life with grace & understanding, finding her faith, and what it's like being a female in the male-dominated sport of racing.

Episode 60: This episode is so, so exciting for me, and that is because I got to have a conversation with someone that I have known almost as long as I've been alive ~ Margaux Granath! Margaux and I met as babies in Nashville, TN, and we have maintained a friendship for almost 26 years through writing letters, texting, FaceTiming, and only seeing each other in person every couple of years. After experiencing something extremely tragic last year, Margaux has been working through grief in unexpected ways. In this episode she talks about grief, self care, and changing jobs, as well as her thoughts on celebrities being involved in politics, the lore of the American Girl Doll, and more!

Episode 59: Not to be dramatic or anything.... but it's been a long month! This episode is a tell-all of my long-awaited endometriosis surgery and diagnosis, answering your questions from Instagram and TikTok. But it's also the story of how just 3 weeks later I had emergency gallbladder removal surgery! The last month has made me so incredibly grateful for my body and everything that it is capable of, and also to not take being pain-free for granted.