Caro and Sonora are joined by poet and artist Nicole Hospital-Medina. Discussion includes growing up as a creative person, the poetry writing process (may or may not include listening to The Doors), advice for new writers, the value of a writing workshop, the benefits of an MFA program, the importance of the Me Too movement (in reference to her experience with a stalker), and trying to get her toddler daughter excited about wearing a mask to school (cartoon characters for the win!). She also goes in depth on the poetry publishing process (including self-publishing vs. traditional publishing), and she even reads an original poem for us! 

Her new poetry chatbook Myth America (co-authored by Carolina Hospital, Holly Iglesias, Nicole Hospital-Medina, and Maureen Seaton) is also getting published!  If you want to reserve a copy prior to the official release, email [email protected] or visit www.anhingapress.org for more information.

To find more about Nicole Hospital-Medina visit her website nicolehospitalmedina.com or follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/starfishstamped

Caro and Sonora are interviewed by Esteban (Sonora's fiance/third wheel of the podcast), who asks questions that reveal Sonora's evident Jane Eyre obsession, Caro's Rachel Brosnahan girl-crush, and various tattoo locations in the works. They also dive deep into the meaning of beauty, advice to their younger selves, and an exploration of their personalities.

Sonora couldn’t join this week (but left a highly opinionated voice note about La Croix), so Caro is ONCE AGAIN joined by Nick and Anthony to discuss Caro's love of La Croix, Nick's disappointment in it, and his desire to reevaluate their entire friendship. Fair warning: anger is involved.

Caro and Sonora are once again joined by Anthony (Episode 3: Astrology) and Nick (Episode 1: Abusive Relationships) to discuss Anthony's personal mental health journey with anxiety, depression, and a mood disorder; how it affects their relationship; insight into the various routes of medication; and the importance of sharing stories like these.

Caro and Sonora discuss Sonora's mental health journey, which dives deep into personal experiences dealing with anxiety, depression, OCD, and trichotillomania; the effects of moving away from home; lessons learned the hard way; and even how certain shows, like "13 Reasons Why," negatively impacted her mental state.

Caro and Sonora are joined by Mike Strohofer, who gives an in depth, TED talk-esque explanation of the relative and interconnected nature of time and space, Einstein, and E=mc^2, as well as time travel, paradoxes, and even a bit on black holes of all shapes and sizes.

Caro and Sonora are joined by Esteban to discuss the supernatural - and things get heated. 

As mentioned in the episode, here are some useful resources for those of you that want to get involved with the protests for justice happening across the nation and globe: 

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Caro and Sonora talk about some crazy conspiracy theories, from mattress stores used for money laundering to Bill Gates orchestrating the coronavirus - and some theories we got from our social media search! (PSA: Coronavirus is serious. Stay safe, stay home!)

Caro and Sonora are joined by Allen, John, and Esteban, who each have different beliefs, to talk about how religion plays a part in their lives - with a few laughs along the way.

Caro and Sonora welcome Anthony (who studies and believes in astrology) and Cesar from the podcast “What’s the Pitch?” (who is zodiac skeptical to say the least) to discuss and analyze the different ways people view and use astrology in their lives.