Life's Milestones

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Brandi Jackola. Brandi is the host of numerous podcasts including The Vedek Assembly, Head Canon and The Dark Corners. Brandi shares stories about her life's milestones including a detailed account of how she grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community but left in her adulthood, clashing with her mum on her wedding day and the Goth music playlist she'd like for her wake. Mark and Brandi also spend some time comparing and contrasting the differences in the cultures of the UK and the USA when it comes to birth, marriage and death.

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Brandi Jackola

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
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Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Carl Bryan. Carl is the host of Cerebral Jukebox and Shipwrecked & Comatose on the We Made This Podcast Network and designed lots of the Network's podcast logos. Carl shares some candid stories about his life's milestones including some deep discussion about losing both his parents at an early age, what it's like to be the uncle of a successful Reggae DJ and anecdotes from his time as a wedding videographer.

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Carl Bryan

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Lucy Openshaw. Lucy plays in the band Yesteryears, and is a wrestling ring announcer and campaigner for Mind, a mental health charity. Lucy shares some wonderful stories about her life's milestones including her perfect beach wedding, her frustration with dollies and dividing her nan's ashes into three equal parts!

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Lucy Openshaw

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Colin Jackson-Brown. Colin is the host of Free With This Month's Issue and We Dig Music on the We Made This Podcast Network and has playing in a number of different bands. Colin shares some brilliant stories about his life's milestones including playing at his own wedding and how music has influenced his life from everything from the name of his daughter to a particularly peculiar reason why he'll need a double slot at his funeral.

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Colin Jackson-Brown

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Cat Allen. Chris is 'Agnetha' in UK Bjorn (an ABBA tribute act) and the owner of Noodle Performing Arts (a performing arts company in Knutsford that provides workshops and dance lessons for children of all ages). Cat has some fascinating stories about her life's milestones including having Portuguese christenings for her boys and whether or not she'd sing at her own wedding.

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Cat Allen

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Chris Clough. Chris is Mark's oldest friend, and he is the owner/ brewer/ drayman/ etc for Torrside Brewery who brew craft beer in New Mills. Chris has some fascinating stories about his life's milestones including reasons why he didn't want to get married and alternatives to cremation.

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Chris Clough

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Fraser Somers. Fraser is a Masters student in media, and has worked for Nicolodeon, Thorpe Park, Fab Radio International and KMTV; Mark and Fraser have worked on various media projects together for over 5 years too. Fraser has some fascinating stories about his life's milestones including how his time in Americamp has influenced his choices in life and that he wants to have his wedding at Disneyland!

Host / Editor: Mark Adams
Guest: Fraser Somers

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones - the fortnightly podcast about birth and naming ceremonies, relationship and marriage, and death and funerals, hosted by Mark Adams, a Humanist Celebrant.

Mark's guest on this episode is Guy Otten. Guy is also a Humanist Celebrant, but he is also a Humanist Chaplain, a retired lawyer, and a Green Party campaigner. Guy has some fascinating stories about his life's milestones including that he has been married two and a half times!

Host / Editor: Mark Adams

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com

Welcome to Life's Milestones!

Mark Adams introduces the show and talks you through what you can expect week on week...

Host / Editor: Mark Adams

Twitter: @LifesMilestones
We Made This on Twitter: @wemadethispod
www.wemadethispod.com