KVETCHFEST

KVETCHFEST

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KVETCHFEST episodes

  • Mental Health and Job Loss [Season 2]

    Fulltime to unemployed time...Alright y'all let’s talk about furloughs, layoffs and what it’s like to lose your job or be impacted by a job loss.


    Update since recording this episode in February! I was officially laid off in March 2023.

    21 min
  • Shake off the Layoff [Season 2]

     Join me as I dive into a brief history of my career journey, how hard it was to make connections in the industry I wanted to be in, layoffs that impacted not only my financial stability, but also emotional, and more. 


    Many thanks to my editor Samantha Schickel for editing this episode.

    12 min
  • Work/Life Balance...Where is it? [Season 2]
    The age old question: What do you do? I used to try to get to a place where I felt confident in telling folks what I did for a living. But I’ve learned over the years that what you do for a living, doesn’t equate to your worth as a human being.
    Kvetchers: What are your thoughts? Are you game for a new work system or do you like things exactly as they are now?
    Correction: I said 32 hour workweek, 6 hours a day (that’s 30 hours of work!) whoops 🙂
    14 min
  • *Utilitarian Chic* [Season 2]
    Today we are talking about gender neutral clothing and where the heck is it? I think we are long past due for true gender neutrality as an option in clothing brands.
    Resources:
    https://www.bridgeandburn.com/pages/about-us
    https://goodonyou.eco/how-ethical-everlane/
    10 min
  • Cancelling Cancel Culture

    Cancel Culture: A heated topic that can be very complicated and nuanced. Seemingly it’s easier for us to cancel people than actually doing the real work necessary to heal our communities. and that’s one of the reasons why cancel culture has become so popular. 


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    35 min
  • Squeezing In

    Sweatpants, comfy sweaters, elastic waisted pants, athleisure...the pandemic has changed a lot of our thoughts around clothing and personally, I love being comfortable. Though I still feel like clothing is part of our identities and how we want to be seen in the world, I’ve taken a more cozy approach recently. How about you all, what’s your preference on clothes these days?

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    16 min
  • Happy Fallidays

    This time on Kvetchfest we are talking Fall prep. What we are saying goodbye to, what we are trying to maintain and how to incorporate the things that are important to us as the seasons change.

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    45 min
  • The Hassles of Healthcare

    Ever go to the doctor with all your questions and concerns typed out nicely in your Notes app and feel like you've become your own doctor in the process of asking for what you need? Or you leave feeling despondent and unresolved in your health journey? You're not alone.

    Healthcare should be more holistic. It should be FREE and available to every human being. We should have preventive medicine and not just treat as symptoms come up; I mean yearly MRIs would be a great thing! 

    By now you should know we don't have those things because of...CAPITALISM.

    Join us as we struggle through navigating our health needs, anxieties, and remember always advocate for yourself.


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    33 min
  • Side Hustles or Side Horrors?

    Why do so many of us feel the need to have a side hustle? What happened to just existing? 

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    41 min
  • The C Word

    Wouldn't it be nice if religion was like a perfect vegan matzo ball? Easy to bite into, soft, and made sense? It's too bad it's more like a concoction a child makes after dinner using all the leftover food on the table. We're talking religion and about the C word, no, not that one - colonialism. So here we are - trying to understand the oppressive forces that be through kvetching.


    This was recorded in Spring 2021.

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    1 hr

About KVETCHFEST

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Hello Kvetchers! We're Jen and Debbie, a Jewish parent/child duo having conversations about life, politics, and everything in between. My mom's a boomer, and I'm a millennial. Our different perspectives could lead to shared insights, differing opinions, and new realizations about the world, ourselves, and our relationship. Join us for the ins and outs of diving into kvetch worthy topics as we explore more together in relationship as a parent and child!