Kara Leigh Ford is a potter, businesswoman, and blogger. She studied fine art at university, specializing in painting, and upon graduating she got a 9-5 office job—and hated every minute. To fulfill her creative side she started talking introductory pottery classes in the evenings after work, and ten years later, in 2015, she gave up Continue Reading…

Kara Leigh Ford on the Realities (Money, Time, Sacrifice and Joy) of Being a Full-Time Creative

This is Real Talk Radio, a podcast filled with honest conversations about... everything! Join host Nicole Antoinette and her guests as they dive deep into work, love, sex, money, sobriety, friendship, racism, body image, mental health, grief, fear, big life changes, and more. To help support this 100% listener-funded show, visit https://www.patreon.com/nicoleantoinette.

Personal Journals

Society & Culture

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Relationships

It’s been 6 months now since the end of Real Talk Radio, and I am beyond excited to share some fun news with you. I’m starting a new podcast! ** SUBSCRIBE NOW: The Pop-Up Pod

New Podcast, Omg!

Alexandra Franzen (she/her) is a writer, consultant, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She is the author of six books and the founder of the Tiny Press, a publishing imprint specializing in very short books of 100 pages or less. Alex writes beautifully about a wide range of topics: life, love, death, grief, unplugging from technology, Continue Reading…

Grief, Money, and Wanting More with Alex Franzen

Carrot Quinn (she/they) is the author of two books: Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart, which is the book that first got me into long-distance hiking back in 2016, and her newest book, The Sunset Route—Carrot’s memoir of a childhood marked by neglect, poverty, and periods of homelessness in Alaska, which she leaves behind to travel Continue Reading…

Adventure & Forgiveness with Carrot Quinn

Kate Grace (she/her) is a professional track athlete and Olympian who believes in the power of chasing big goals and in sharing that journey authentically, most often on Instagram as @FastKate. This is Kate's third time on RTR (heck yes for repeatedly interviewing your most beloved friends, haha), and she shares such honest stories about Continue Reading…

The Courage to Fail, with Kate Grace

Kenneth Mackins (he/him) and I have been friends for almost 20 years, and this conversation is a deep dive into the wildly different life choices we’ve each made in those two decades. Kenneth and his wife have been together for 14 years now, they have two young kids, and he works for a U.S. based Continue Reading…

Kara Leigh Ford on the Realities (Money, Time, Sacrifice and Joy) of Being a Full-Time Creative

Download our free app to listen on your phone