Join Kelli and Anne for their 211th NEW episode!

First they talk about their continued home downsizing including going through Anne’s childhood toys and Kelli’s Ebay obsession. Next Anne talks about her show coming up on April 24th in NYC at 7pm EST. There are now online streaming tickets available so people can watch from anywhere in the country. For tickets or streaming tickets go to www.annesteele.com

Their special guest is actor, activist, writer and director David Drake. He is also the artistic director at The Provincetown Theater in Provincetown, MA. He talks about his career beginning as a child actor and earning his Equity card off-Broadway replacing Charles Busch in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at the Provincetown Playhouse. Next he chats about becoming an Obie Award-winning playwright and per­former of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, in which he performed a year off-Broadway (Perry Street) before touring worldwide, and then shooting as a feature film. He next moved into a very successful directing career and eventually found his current home at The Provincetown Theater. He talks about the last 2 years of shift and change with covid restrictions in Ptown and how thrilled his he is for the upcoming season. For more info on tickets and all of the exciting shows that are coming up go to www.provincetowntheater.org

Join Kelli and Anne for their 210th NEW episode!

First they get excited about Anne heading back out on the high seas as a guest entertainer again AND her upcoming concert in NYC at Green boom 42 on April 24th! Next they talk about Kelli’s new announcement about r Family Vacations’ trips for 2023! for more info on all of this go to www.annesteele.com and www.rfamilyvacations.com Finally they talk about their continued attempts to downsize their wardrobes and appliances for the big move.

Their special guest is actor/singer Nicolas King. He has been performing professionally since the age of 4 and has appeared in multiple Broadway shows, numerous TV commercials and was Liza Minnelli’s opening act for years! He has so many incredible stories and shares many of them. He has a fantastic new album out called Act One and is heading out on tour all over the country. They end with a single from his album, What A Wonderful World, featuring Norm Lewis. For more info on Nicolas go to www.TheNicolasKing.com

Join Kelli and Anne for their 209th NEW episode!

First they talk about how happy they are that their house is finally under contract! Next they talk Oscars, seeing Company on Broadway, wordle and their new obsession with frozen white castle cheeseburgers.

Their special guest is Lisa Stockton, head coach of the Tulane women’s basketball program and is in her 28th season with the team! She has built Tulane into a winning program with victories, tournament championships and a succession of All- Americans and future professional players piling wins on top of wins. Hear her own story about growing up an elite athlete and choosing basketball to take her to Wake Forest as a player and then on to a career as a Coach. Her tenure at Tulane is truly impressive and inspiring. To find out more about Coach Stockton and Tulane Women’s Basketball, follow her on IG: @LisaDStockton

Join Kelli and Anne for their 208th NEW episode!

First they talk about how happy they are that spring is finally here. Then they talk abut their open houses and hopefully getting an accepted offer in under a week! Next they talk about their love of Thailand and Kelli’s upcoming trip in Thailand in Feb 2023. For more details on that trip go to www.rfamilyvacations.com Then Anne talks about her upcoming shows in NYC 3/24 London 5/13 Rehoboth Beach 6/20 Provincetown 7/21 Asheville, NC 8/27 and Palm Springs on 11/12. For more info go to www.annesteele.com

Their special guest is Chef Vanda Asapahu from Ayara Thai in Los Angeles, where under her leadership in May of 2019, Ayara Thai was named one of Michelin Guide California’s 2019 Bib Gourmands. Kelli and Anne met Vanda during the pandemic when they did some online Thai cooking classes with her, one of the many creative things she did to help keep her family business afloat during that difficult time. Vanda shares stories about her parents growing up in Thailand and how they moved to California to create better opportunities for their children. Their hardwork and dedication taught her to always strive to do great things including working for the UN in Thailand and finally joining the family business at Ayara Thai. She is now a Masters of Taste Culinary Master and the 2022 Host of the Master’s Of Taste food and beverage festival on April 3rd on the field at The Rose Bowl! She is the first ever female host of this event and will be celebrating with a special Thai New Year section of the event! For more info go to www.ayarathai.com

Join Kelli and Anne for their 207th NEW episode!

They start by talking about the ongoing saga of selling their house. Between the snow, the staging, the photos and the physical and emotional labor, they are ready to sell the house!! They also talk about a quick overnight to see Sandra Bernhard’s show in Westport, Ct that they turned into a fun getaway to avoid a little house drama. Finally they talk about Anne’s upcoming NY concert on April 24th at GreenRoom 42, her London show at Crazy Coqs on May 13th plus new bookings coming up soon in Rehoboth Beach, Ptown, Asheville and Palm Springs! www.annesteele.com

Their special guest is award-winning LGBTQ travel content creator and friend, Meg Ten Eyck. Meg is the CEO of Every Queer, a digital magazine for the global queer community featuring travel, culture and activism. She is a featured speaker at travel conferences around the world. Her work involves creating content, marketing campaigns, and conducting professional development training for brands working with the LGBTQ community. Meg serves on the Board of Directors of the International LGBT Travel association and on the LGBT advisory board of Belmond Hotels and Resorts with Kelli. Since starting in the LGBT travel industry, Meg has visited 60+ countries, spoken at LGBTQ conferences on five continents, published her first book, and had her content read by more than two million people. For more go to www.everyqueer.com and follow on IG @megteneyck @everyqueer

Join Kelli and Anne for their 206th NEW episode!

They start by talking about the ongoing saga of preparing their house for sale. The mental and physical exhaustion of the process in real yet they are trying to keep their eye on the prize of downsizing!

Their special guest is sommelier, winemaker and designer, Andre’ Mack. This man has literally done everything.  From a desk job at Citibank to being a sommelier at the French Laundry in Napa then to opening Per Se in New York City with Thomas Keller to winemaker in Oregon with his own Maison Noir Wines and then business owner and author. He talks about finding his passion in wine and how that has led him on so many amazing journeys including writing his part- memoir, part-wine-guide “99 Bottles: A Black Sheep’s Guide to Life-Changing Wines.” Now he and his wife have have started & Sons Hospitality Group in their neighborhood in Brooklyn which includes & Sons Ham Bar that celebrates the culture, heritage, and flavor of America’s charcuterie , & Sons Buttery their family-run neighborhood cheese and provisions shop, specializing in sustainably-produced ingredients and a boutique wine shop down the street, VyneYard, that provides a selection of wines proudly curated by André that offers character at all price points. Plus they have a breakfast taco restaurant, Mockingbird Taco, that offers memories of the tacos Andre' ate growing up in San Antonio, Chickadee Bread and they are about to open a oyster bar called King Fisher! To find out more about Andre’ check out his website www.andremack.com and follow him on Instagram at @andrehmack 

Join Kelli and Anne for their 205th NEW episode!

They start by talking about the tragedy that is happening in the Ukraine and how they are sending their love and support to the people of Ukraine. They also talk about Chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen going to the Ukraine and serving meals to refugees that are fleeing the violence there. If you would like to make a donation to help go to www.wck.org Next that talk about their neice Maggie coming to NYC to visit and all of the fun things they did with her including a piano bar, a Broadway show and a drag brunch! And how they walked so much they are realizing how out of shape they really are! Next they talk about seeing the movie Death On The Nile and how Kelli wants to plan an R Family Vacations trip on Uniworld to sail down the Nile! Finally they talk about Anne’s upcoming NY concert on April 24th at GreenRoom 42, her London show at Crazy Cows on May 13th and her new booking in Asheville, NC on Aug 27th PLUS Kelli’s upcoming trip in May to Venice on a Uniworld river cruise. For more info on either go to www.annesteele.com and www.rfamilyvacations.com

Their special guest is Kenny Kahn, the founder of Music Land Gift Foundation. Through his own journey with cancer combined with his love of music and philanthropy, he created this amazing non-profit so that patients going through the struggles of cancer do not have to do it in silence.  He has an incredible and very personal story about the power of music in the healing process. He talks about how when he was going through his treatments he noticed that so many people were going through it in silence. For him, music made the journey more bearable. His family and friends started sharing playlists with him and it meant the world to feel connected though music. This prompted a desire to work with a team of trusted family, associates and friends to find a transformative idea that uses music to help patients and caregivers through a cancer journey. That was the beginning of Music Land Gift Foundation. They have begun supplying headphones, iPads and music stations to help patients experience the healing power of music while in treatment AND they have a web app so that you can create videos, messages and playlists to send to friends and family going through treatment or recovering. For more information go to www.musiclandgiftfoundation.org

Join Kelli and Anne for their 204th NEW episode!

They start by talking about their recent trip to Asheville, NC and how much they loved it. Next they chat about how much fun it was to takeover the DNR Show last week and that it felt really good to be back in the studio after 2 years of remote podcasting from home. They also give big shoutouts to their former Producer JB and their new Producer Ajay! Finally they talk about Anne’s upcoming NY concert on April 24th at GreenRoom 42 and Kelli’s upcoming trip in May to Venice on a Uniworld river cruise. For more info on either go to www.annesteele.com and www.rfamilyvacations.com

Their special guest is Victoria James, who at the age of 21 became the youngest sommelier in the country. Known as a “wine wunderkind,” she is a leading female voice in a male-dominated field. Victoria worked her way up, through some of the most prestigious restaurants in New York City and is now the Director of Beverage and partner at Michelin-starred Cote in New York and Miami.  Plus she is the author of Wine Girl, The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America’s Youngest Sommelier. She talks about her book and reads an excerpt as well. She also discusses her non-profit Wine Empowered that diversifies the hospitality industry by offering tuition-free wine classes to women and people of color. She also has created a limited-edition stemware line with Lenox. To find out more about Victoria follow her on Instagram at @Victoria_James www.victoriajames.info 

Join Kelli and Anne for their 203rd NEW episode!

They start by talking about their downsizing life and the physical and mental toll it is taking on them to pare down their lives plus their new obsession with selling things on Ebay and Poshmark.

Their special guest is Tracy Walder, former CIA Counter-Terrorism Officer and FBI Agent with a new book called The Unexpected Spy. She went from sorority girl at University of S. California and went straight into the CIA at the age of 21 where her career began with the American tragedy of 9/11. She then traveled the world working in the Middle East and talks about what it was like to experience that. She then discusses her decision to leave and join the FBI as a special agent in LA. After several years there she decided to finally follow her original passion and started teaching. She also works with the non-profit Girl Security, which encourages young women to seek employment in the National Security sector and connects them with mentors that are working in the field. For more info on Tracy and to get the book go to www.TracyWalder.com and www.girlsecurity.org 

Join Kelli and Anne for their 202nd NEW episode!

They chat about pre-taping this episode today because they taking their first trip to Asheville, NC and are looking forward to seeing ladies from The Asheville Bee Charmer that were former guests on the show. They also talk about their frozen pipes and their continued annoyance with home ownership!   Their special guests are Jules Weldon and Stacey Pierce. They are truly a lovely, smart and talented couple that own an innovative outdoor gear company called OME Gear and are the inventors and creators of a new amazing product that EVERYONE needs called the Wanderr.  This 5-in-1 recreational hauler not only helps people bring everything they need outdoors, but allows them to enjoy the experience even more with multiple seating options plus so much more. Hear how they met, fell in love and eventually went into business together first with their consulting firm, A Salty Rim, and now with OME Gear. Hear about their appearance on USA Network’s America’s Big Deal and how they won the show and made a deal with Joy Mangano from QVC and HSN. These incredible women do it all! They also co-host 2 podcasts, GSD Entrepreneur and Do It In Nature AND  co-authored a children’s book called Rescued By Rio. Check out their website where you can find their podcasts, their blog, The Wanderr and all of their social media tags. www.OMEGear.com