Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 21 – Brie’s Big Batch of Spaghetti

Who do you have a crush on, Dear Listener?  We certainly hope it’s us, ‘cuz it’s hot in here and Kevin’s getting sassy!  His handsomeness also distracts Brie greatly.  Your favorite duo discusses what it’s like adjusting to things going back to “normal”.  This week’s Listener Feedback comes from a Reignited Reader who gives great tips on reading best practices.  This week’s Listener Question is a follow up from a lovelorn listener who seeks continued advice on their evolving situation.

Therabrie highlights a 10-year-old chess Master who overcame persecution and homelessness.

 Culture with Kevin shares the podcast love and shouts out to Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ podcast Las Culturistas.

EPISODE NOTES

Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers

Good Reads App
 

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Las Culturistas (podcast)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 20 – Never On Time

It’s our sassiest episode yet!  Kevin and Brie are SO PROFESSIONAL, but that’s what you’ve come to expect, right?  Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month?  In this week’s episode, Kevin and Brie discuss ways to boost our mental health.  In Listener Feedback, a Dear Listener encourages us to thank our bodies.  Then, this week’s Listener Question divides Kevin and Brie.  The consensus is to just get where you’re going early.

TheraBrie is a heartwarming family story that shines the light on older foster kids.

Culture with Kevin has fun with playdough.

EPISODE NOTES

National Association on Mental Illness (nami.org)

THERABRIE

Foster Care Casework Adopts 19 Year-Old Girl Who Aged out of System

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Land of Dough

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 19 – Speed Bumps, Not Roadblocks

Kevin doesn’t let Brie’s grumpiness taint his hopefulness, despite fighting a heavy dose of Pandemic Brain Fog.  The duo discusses the fundamental necessity of reading, and overcoming roadblocks to finding time and focus to read a book, or be an adult in general, really.  Then, in this week’s Listener Question, Kevin and Brie talk about embracing and adjusting to change, prompted by a long distance friendship. 

TheraBrie celebrates a Philadelphia Hometown Hero, on the forefront of bringing COVID vaccines to minority populations.

In Culture with Kevin, Kevin embraces the Buddhist principles of Jeffrey Marsh.

EPISODE NOTES

THERABRIE

Local healthcare hero gets a surprise from “Good Morning America”, Patti LaBelle (6abc.com)

 CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Jeffrey Marsh (jeffreymarsh.com)

Jeffrey Marsh (Instagram)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 18 – The People Must Know About Della Reese

It’s a PG-13 rated episode as the “sh*ts” fly as Kevin and Brie cover a wide variety of emotions and topics.  We’re truly winging it this episode as Brie goes off the rails and Kevin loves the chaos.  Then, in a more serious conversation, Kevin and Brie discuss the act of forgiveness and what it means to be an ally and forgiving those who cause us great harm.  In this week’s Listener Question, Kevin and Brie discuss pandemic etiquette clashes that caused a rift in a friendship due to last minute changes. 

TheraBrie honors and highlights a 12-year-old STEM prodigy and change maker.  Culture with Kevin shines the light on Kevin’s favorite show – Difficult People.

We’re still hoping for a guest appearance by the venerable Jane Fonda!

#JaneFondaonKevinandBriePodcast

EPISODE NOTES

Della Reese

Be a Better Ally (Harvard Review)

THERABRIE

She’s Starting College at Age 12, With Plans to be a NASA Engineer (goodnewsnetwork.org)

TheBrownStemGirl (instagram)

 CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Difficult People (IMDB.com)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 17 – Resting Empathy Face

It’s Opposite Day over here at Kevin and Brie Save the World.  Kevin finally has some pin-ups!  In this week’s Listener Feedback, we learn alternatives to saying, “I’m sorry”, and Kevin gives Brie a much-needed pep talk.  Your favorite advice duo revisit the question “what is self care” and discuss how oversharing can hamper our self-care efforts.  Then, in this week’s Listener Question, a Dear Listener pines for a friend.

It takes a big person to forgive in this week’s TheraBrie, and in Culture with Kevin, Kevin shares his favorite movie so far this year – a contentiously debated revenge thriller.

How’s your 15-minute trash challenge going?

PS – Compassion is sexy.

EPISODE NOTES

THERABRIE

Restaurant owner offers a job to the burglar who broke into his business (CNN.com)

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Promising Young Woman (IMDB.com)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 16 – Enamored by the Yammer

It’s our Sweet 16th episode, Dear Listener! Come celebrate with us this week, as Kevin and Brie talk current pandemic attitudes and demeanors and coming to terms with the new ‘normal’.  Later, Brie makes a shocking confession, and we confirm that Kevin is indeed perfect. This week’s Listener Feedback affirms you’re already where you need to be.  Our Listener Question asks how to find new hobbies and beat feeling bored or boring.

We’re still holding out hope for a guest Jane Fonda appearance.

#JaneFondaonKevinandBriePodcast

TheraBrie: Students rally around a beloved teacher; Culture with Kevin: high praises for Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman.

How’s your 15-minute trash challenge going?

EPISODE NOTES

Lauren Berlant (University of Chicago)

THERABRIE

Student raises money for teacher living in his car (USA Today)

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Pieces of a Woman (IMDB)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 15 – Eat This Truth

All aboard, Dear Listener.  Is this our most off the rails episode yet?  In today’s episode, Kevin and Brie are in a soul-searching kind of mood as they discuss the importance of having recurring life crises and taking the time to identify what makes you happy and feeling fulfilled.  This week’s Listener Feedback – a Dear Listener accepts our 15-minute trash challenge and gives us an update.  Then, our Listener Question takes us into new advice territory with a STIMULATING financial question.  It’s all new to us, but we’re just chugging along.  Also, does anyone know, is Suze Orman still alive?

Therabrie honors ‘Good Deeds Day’, Sunday, April 11, 2021.

Culture with Kevin shares the podcast love with Chosen Family. 

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DEAR LISTENERS WHO HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SPOT PERIOD IN GERMANTOWN PHILADELPHIA.  Together, for our Menstrual March Fundraiser, we raised $500 for The Spot!  Thank you to all of our Dear Listeners for joining us in this philanthropic endeavor.  

EPISODE NOTES

THERABRIE

People in 108 Countries are Joining Forces to do Good on ‘Good Deeds’ Day (goodnewsnetwork.org)

Good Deeds Day (good-deeds-day.org)

 CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Chosen Family (apple podcasts)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 14 – There is No How to Be Human Handbook

Welcome back to another week of sound and sage advice from Kevin and Brie.  We’re all just trying to uplift each other on this podcast! Are we able to top the perfection that was last week’s episode?  We certainly try.  In this week’s listener feedback, we revisit our ghosting episode and the Dear Listener insights gets several *snaps* from Kevin and Brie. In this week’s Listener Question, Kevin and Brie talk about the general disappointment that comes with being a kind person.  “With great kindness comes great disappointment”.  Everyone is just trying to do their best, after all, there is no how to be human handbook.

TheraBrie inspires a new 15-minute challenge to improve your community.  Will you join Brie?  And in Culture with Kevin, Kevin shares a mission drive skin care favorite.

We have a new campaign: Help us get Jane Fonda on the show!  (We can dream, can’t we?)  #JaneFondaonKevinandBriePodcast

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DEAR LISTENERS WHO HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SPOT PERIOD IN GERMANTOWN PHILADELPHIA.  Together, for our Menstrual March Fundraiser, we raised $500 for The Spot!  Thank you to all of our Dear Listeners for joining us in this philanthropic endeavor.  

EPISODE NOTES

Misophonia (WebMD)

Otto Warmbier (Wikipedia)

Girl, Woman, Other (NY Times Book Review)

Jane Fonda (Instagram)

THERABRIE

The 12 Year Old Australian Grave Cleaner (BBC World News)

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Tatcha (Official Website)
(not a sponsor)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 13 – Bless Your Heart

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!  Join us as we celebrate our favorite co-host as he turns the dirty 30!  We’re coming at ya this week, Dear Listener, with so much love.  In this week’s episode, Kevin and Brie receive some unique feedback.  Then, we talk COVID shots and the emotions around getting your shot.  Later in the episode, we tackle aging and getting older; what advice would you tell your younger self?  Brie says ignore the haters, but Kevin says any press is good press.  

In this week’s listener question, Kevin and Brie grapple with Self Esteem?  (yes, that’s a question mark) Is the term self-esteem actually damaging?

In Therabrie – it takes a village to return a Buzz Lightyear, and in Culture with Kevin – Kevin hits a sweet spot with Brie’s cult obsession.

This is our final week to participate in our MENSTRUAL MARCH FUNDRAISER!

MENSTRUAL MARCH FUNDRAISER through March 31st, 2021

Please consider supporting our Menstrual March Birthday Fundraiser to benefit THE SPOT Period in Germantown, Philadelphia – working to end period poverty and the stigma behind menstruation.   Thank you to all who have donated / pledged so far.  To donate, please Venmo us or send us an email.

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EPISODE NOTES:

It Gets Better (itgetsbetter.org)

Jeffrey Marsh (jeffreymarsh.com)

THERABRIE

Southwest Air Employee Goes to ‘Infinity and Beyond’ to Reunite Buzz Lightyear with Excited Toddler (goodnewsnetwork.org)

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator (nationalgeographic.com)

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Kevin and Brie Save the World: Episode 12 – Always Aim for 3rd

Watch out, Dear Listener, Kevin is in a mood this week and brings the sass.  Also, our discussion of the award winning film Nomadland continues to haunt us.  (That’s OK, because we stan for Frances McDormand). We also take a huge risk this episode and flirt with copyright laws.

In this week’s listener question, we discuss setting boundaries in friendships, ensuring your gas tank is full before giving to others, and feeling OK saying no in order to give yourself time to recharge.  Kevin and Brie also set the course for changing the way we view vulnerability and being vulnerable.  To be vulnerable is to be honest.

Brie honors old white people in this week’s Therabrie, and in Culture with Kevin, Kev shares with us his favorite book.

MENSTRUAL MARCH FUNDRAISER through March 31st, 2021

Please consider supporting our Menstrual March Birthday Fundraiser to benefit THE SPOT Period in Germantown, Philadelphia – working to end period poverty and the stigma behind menstruation.   Thank you to all who have donated / pledged so far.  To donate, please Venmo us or send us an email.

Venmo Brie - @cheesykarma

Venmo Kevin - @Kevin-Durkin-3

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EPISODE NOTES:

The Four Food Groups / History of USDA nutrition guides (Wikipedia)

Nomadland, film (Wikipedia)

THERABRIE

World War II vet finds a way to give back during quarantine by weaving hats (Theweek.com) 

WWII vet spends COVID time weaving 400 hats for Salvation Army (KARE 11)

CULTURE WITH KEVIN

Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz (bookshop.org)

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