Homestyle

Mardi Gras parades and balls are canceled this year due to COVID-19, but Louisianans are still finding ways to celebrate. A new trend that Homestyle podcast co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham are loving is turning houses into floats for reverse parades and "Yardi Gras." The self-proclaimed craft queen (Leigh) walks you through a few ideas and tips for you to jump on this bandwagon.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< where the inspiration for these Yardi Gras and house floats is coming from and the fun things you can see this Fat Tuesday;

<< tips for materials to use, because remember, the decorations need to withstand the elements for a few weeks;

<< and ideas for themes and where to get your materials, from ball pit balls to cheap masks and plastic tablecloths.

How will you celebrate Mardi Gras this year? Share with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and or at @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website. 

In each episode, Leigh and Joe discuss cooking, crafting, and other hobbies as well as how to spend time with family despite how insanely busy life can be. The goal of the podcast has always been to take a moment to focus on what’s really important because, at the end of the day, family and life is more important than whatever distractions are going on in the world.

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show. Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

This week on the Homestyle podcast co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham welcome guest Jolie Meaux, a local real estate agent, bartender, single mom, food blogger and cook extraordinaire. They dive into how her passion for cooking gives her a sense of meditation and creativity as well as something to pass on to her daughters.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< Jolie Meaux talks about the origin of her popular food blog, Porch, Wine and Gravy, and everything you can find there for free;

<< her favorite recipes and the research that has led her to them;

<< about her voluminous collection of kitchen tools;

<< why she cooks and makes sure to fit it in between being a real estate agent, bartender and single mom of three girls;

<< and how the pandemic has impacted this part of her identity.

What do you love to cook? Share with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and or at @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website. 

In each episode, Leigh and Joe discuss cooking, crafting, and other hobbies as well as how to spend time with family despite how insanely busy life can be. The goal of the podcast has always been to take a moment to focus on what’s really important because, at the end of the day, family and life is more important than whatever distractions are going on in the world.

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show. Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

This week on the Homestyle podcast co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham talk about music, despite their lack of musical talent. You don't have to sing well or play an instrument to understand the power behind this art form, and Leigh and Joe are proof of that. 

In each episode of Homestyle, our hosts discuss cooking, crafting, and other hobbies as well as how we make sure to spend time with our families despite how insanely busy life can be.

The goal of the podcast has always been to take a moment to focus on what’s really important because, at the end of the day, family and life is more important than whatever distractions are going on in the world around us. And music often helps you do that.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< Leigh and Joe share their go-to music and ecclectic tastes — Nelly and Harry Chapin, anyone?;

<< the memories they've attached to these songs during years of road trips and middle school dances;

<< the power music can have in one's life;

<< and why the world needs to listen to some Disney music FTW.

What do you love to listen to in the car or to find some comfort in a weird year like this past one? Share with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and or at @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website. 

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show. Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

This week on the Homestyle podcast co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham talk journaling. Leigh set a New Year's goal of journaling every day, and Joe makes sure to write something every day, too. But it looks a little different for each of them. They share why they write, when they fit it in and what tools of the trade they love.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< what writing every day does for Leigh and Joe, mentally and professionally;

<< tools to help you get journaling — for Leigh it's colorful pens and a pretty notebook that'll fit in her purse, and Joe prefers the digital route, including a Rocketbook;

<< and tips for staying consistent with your journaling.

Check out Episode 18 to hear more about writing from Joe's wife, Christa Cunningham, who teaches at the Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website. 

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show.

Connect with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and by following @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

Did you have a favorite coach when you were in school? Have you ever thought about how much work and passion goes into that job? This week on the Homestyle podcast, co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham interview Leigh's favorite coach — her husband, Eric Guidry, who coaches girls' high school basketball in south Louisiana.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< Eric talks about how he started coaching in the first place (Hint: It was not what he always thought he'd do, and the same goes for Joe);

<< what all goes into being a coach and how he balances it with being a teacher, dad and husband, too;

<< what Leigh thinks about being a "basketball family;"

<< and what kind of offenses and defenses Eric and Joe prefer (it gets a little into the weeds here, but in a fun way if you love basketball).

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com. 

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show.

Connect with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and by following @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

It's the last week of this crazy, weird year, so on this episode of the Homestyle podcast, co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham talk about how they want to ring in the new year and some cocktail recipes to do it with. Cheers to 2021, all.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< Leigh and Joe talk about what Christmas looked like for them in a year like 2020;

<< Joe offers some recipes to ring in the year with an Irish Coffee, Old-Fashioned (a favorite for both hosts) and even bitters in case you want to make your own;

<< and what they want to see in 2021 — you know Leigh couldn't think about New Year's Even without coming up with a power word.

You also can hear more about power words and New Year's traditions in Episode 8 of Homestylel about embracing a new year.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com.

Connect with us in The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and by following @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter.

Contact Leigh at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

It's Christmas week on this episode of the Homestyle podcast, and co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham are coming up with DIY gift ideas for teachers and others you want to show some appreciation for this holiday season. Merry Christmas!

In this episode you'll hear:

>> ideas for crafts and food items you and your student can make to give this year's teacher gift a personal touch;

>> Joe gives some teacher perspective on what that means to him and fellow educators;

>> thoughts on what NOT to get for teachers;

>> and a look at what Leigh and Joe did for the teachers in their lives.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com.

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show.

You can find us on Facebook in the Homestyle podcast group and on Instagram (@Homestylepod).

Contact Leigh Guidry at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

We're nearing the end of 2020, a year that has not been easy, so in this week's episode of the Homestyle podcast co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham look back at what worked for their physical and mental health this year, what didn't and what they can do about it in 2021.

In this episode you'll hear:

>> Leigh and Joe talk about the importance of good mental and physical health in their lives and families;

>> what they've done since the pandemic began to improve their families' health;

>> areas in need of improvement;

>> and health goals and ideas for next year.

What's been working for you? What hasn't? Share with us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod).

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com.

Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show.

Ideas for an episode? Contact Leigh Guidry at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

This week Homestyle co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham are interviewing Lafayette entrepreneur Lynn Jenkins, who started Magnolia Studios of Louisiana, a business of making and selling preserved botanical mixed media artwork, during the pandemic.

In this episode you'll hear:

>> Lynn Jenkins, 32, has been pressing flowers all her life, and she shares about the family member and childhood memories that got her started;

>> how she started a business during a pandemic and what she's learned along the way (hint: a lot about Instagram);

>> her favorite flowers and plants to work with — and the flipside;

>> and how she and her husband balance this new endeavor with their Taco Sisters business and two kids.

Follow her on Facebook and Instagram (@magnoliastudiosLA).

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. You can find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod).

A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com. Leave us a review and be sure to rate the show.

Contact Leigh Guidry at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

In this week's episode of Homestyle — a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire — co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham go over some ideas for fun things to do this winter when it's too cold and too dark too early to be outside.

In this episode you'll hear: 

>> recipe ideas to try while you're stuck inside this winter — as simple as hot chocolate or as finicky as pralines;

>> "big" bucket list items for Leigh and Joe with YouTube as the teacher;

>> craft ideas like yarn art to get the whole family involved inside and also serve as Christmas decorations or gifts-to-be;

>> places to sightsee and photograph, even if it's just through the car window;

>> and more indoor activity ideas, from journaling to knitting.

Send us your great bucket list ideas for this winter! You can find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod).

Contact Leigh Guidry at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe at @JoePCunningham.

A new episode of Homestyle is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com.

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