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My expat neighbors talk about reclaiming land from Phill's family village in Greece, souls being lost in purgatory and surviving a political coup at seven days old. 

 Listen as these Australian/Greek transplants to C-U talk about transhumance lifestyles, pandemic pressures and the importance of art and photography in their wanderlust lives. Download to find out how this creative couple's love story was founded in grit and commitment and why the conversation with these intellectuals left me feeling like a dumb American. For no other reason, listen for their charming accents!

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My old and dear friend from a past life explains her rock bottom return to her hometown, why she started therapy and medication at a young age, her recent medical epiphany and why she is no longer on any Rx.

 Listen as townie friends discuss triple threat diagnoses, the "everyone hates me syndrome," the art of being a chameleon and why her husband is a saint. Download to find out how this creative soul's constant passion for art has never wavered-only changed its palette. 

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This household name amongst area parents describes the TWO times he got thrown up on in the pool, parents battling in the bleachers and navigating the uncharted waters of transgender athletes in competitive swimming.

 Listen as this townie, former water polo player and current amateur drummer outlines his no nonsense coaching philosophy, why learning to swim should be considered a necessary life skill and why one bad apple can spoil the bunch in a team environment. Download to find out why Will has spanned the coaching scene from my high school girlfriends to my girlfriend's kids. This coach won't be using toys or nursery rhymes to coax the kids in the pool, but he will get the kids to learn how to swim come hell or high water. 

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This Hunny Bunny boss babe relives the details of watching her first born hear sounds clearly for the first time after surgery. 

 Listen as Mary English Enright (Ratcliffe), Champaign native turned Chicken Bristle baddie, shares her side-by-side ride with son Hank as they navigate interventions in order to hear his sister's laughter and parent's praises. Download to find out why Mary lives for CAOS, why a search party was called at school and why she will always trust her mother's intuition.

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My back-by-popular demand mic hog, husband and BFF4L, Andrew Harrington, and I talk in detail about contributing to minors (allegedly), bailing my dad out of jail and the bust that made the Sunday newspaper and grounded me indefinitely. 

 Listen as two townies swap stories of fence jumping, house alarms, running from the authorities and the one party that will live in infamy. If you are missing a cooler, DM me. It's still at my parent's house. 

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My new and reluctant best friend, Illinois State Senator and local attorney, Mr. Chapin Rose, tells me that I'm normal for not "picking a side" in politics but why it's not OK to flip a coin in the voting booth. 

 Listen as Mahomet's very own Chapin Rose explains the three things that should matter to everyone regardless of political stance, what his REAL first name is, why he shovels snow in shorts and why not to focus so much on the presidency but more on who fills the political seats at the local level. 

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My much younger mom friend talks about watching the slow burn of her father's diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's.

 Listen as Katy, Champaign born and raised, describes the moment they found out what their patriarch's inevitable decline would look like. The oldest of three looks back on their family's decade-long experience with watching their dad mentally age in reverse, the pain of not being able to see him during the pandemic and how she will forever remember him. Download to find out why the apple doesn't fall far from the tree with this life-of-the party daddy's girl. 

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My couple friends talk about their struggles to conceive, reproductive testing, infertility treatments and mounting medical bills.

 Listen as Mike, Champaign native, and Jordan (Oakes), Tolono honey,  simultaneously share laughs and tears over this heartbreaking topic. Download to find out why we are all crying, why fluorescent lighting isn't sexy, why Mike gives shots to citrus fruits and why there is no budget when it comes to getting a baby in the baby carriage.

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My more-than-just-a hair stylist talks about her son's seemingly unbreakable struggle with heroin, his recent hospitalization, the three paths ahead and why she worries every time the phone rings.

 Listen as Urbana mom to a Brady Bunch-sized brood talks about why she will provide her son endless opportunities to get sober. Tune in to find out why our third guest never made it to the interview, but why he will always be invited back to the table.

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My once bridesmaid talks about the strain of having a business and two babies in quick succession, the implications of stress on a marriage, becoming a single parent, co-parenting and finally inviting your husband back in your heart.

 Listen as townie best friends have a tough and honest chat about how love can hurt. This episode was a hard one for both husband and wife to confront. Thank you to both for letting the toothpaste out of the tube, so to speak. Listen up to find out why we will never eat at Subway again.

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