Kari and Brook revisit the topic of travelling: how we pack, what we pack, how we make ourselves feel at home when away, and the weird things human bodies do when you’re on the road.

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Friend-of-the-show Nick swears by this diet for adjusting your body to a new timezone before you fly.

Brook’s post about what she travels with.

Brook and Kari discuss children and not having them, how to get one if you need one, life scripts, undermining parents, pets and how having them is and isn’t like having kids. Brook’s cat makes us laugh and we try to describe it. Great radio.

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We’re back, adullllltttzzzz! Brook and Kari have come out of hibernation to hit your eardrums with a brand new episode, mostly about how to handle the holidays like a grown-up when you’re spending them with unfamiliar people, or worse, familiar people! We talk about Friendsgiving, new and old traditions, Brook loves a good yule.

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For Grown-Ups’ first threesome, Kari and Brook are joined by Kayleigh to talk about polyamorism, paramours and metamours and poly unicorns, cis/straight and queer poly, models and structures of poly relationships, how to (and how not to) go polyamorous, jealousy, compersion, and how poly is like Agile. Turns out, Kari’s the only one who’s seen Three’s Company. Also, we talk about butts.

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Kayleigh on Twitter

OUTSaskatoon

When someone selects “it’s complicated,” just think of this chart.

Amazing.

Kari chats with Victor Yocco about the benefits of stopping drinking, the practice of sobriety, how to support people choosing to not drink, fizzy drinks at bars, and when’s a good time to ask why someone’s not drinking (never).

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The Sober Experience: There’s Purpose In My Sobriety - CONSCIOUS

What it’s like to be a recovering alcoholic in an office where booze is everywhere - Vox

Victor’s book!

Brook and Kari talk about forcing it with desk legs, friendships, love, taxes, being disciplined, and work. Also: the question of whether telling 20-somethings to just work hard is good advice.

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XOXO Outpost

GetBullish – Aggressive Lady-Advice

An Open Letter To My CEO — Medium

Brook’s arm tattoos

Brook and Kari talk about the ups and downs of volunteering, kids volunteering badly, empathy and relationship building, selflessness and selfishness, how broken the system can be, doing “little” things, giving yourself credit, volunteering at work.

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The 2013 Texas filibuster for reproductive rights

Basic Rights Oregon

Women’s Foundation of Oregon

Kari and Brook talk about holiday plans, going out versus staying in, solstice, resolutions versus spontaneity, not smiling at strangers, journalling as reflection, minimalism, reading, and death to “should.” Also: cat noises.

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Hopper - When to Fly and Buy

Brook’s other podcast, with Amy, appreciating butts and context

Brook and Kari talk about adult friendships and the Internet, cross-pollination, intensity, friending regret, breakups, retweeting, aspirational friends, attraction, homogeneity, and the roommate switch.

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Friendship wholly maintained by the Internet

If you don’t already know this website, we can’t be friends.

Brook’s friend Mark wears JNCO shorts

Aspirational friendship

City folks just don’t get it

Avery Edison’s amazing podcast

Brook and Kari record over wine and cats, and ponder their own mortality, loved ones (including pets) dying, being ready to die, risky behavior, travelling on planes, and trying to understand death. Uplifting!

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If your doctor gave you the call, what would you regret not getting around to?

… including a mention of the Angelcare pad that Kari was talking about.

A song about final moments, definitely on Kari’s Playlist for Death. If the link doesn’t play the song for you, scroll through the song list on the right and pick Open Your Eyes.

You’re going to be okay and then you’re going to die and so am I.