Not Your Average

Not Your Average

By Cassidy JacksonSociety & Culture
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Not Your Average episodes

  • Epilogue: Friendship GOALS (standards in friendships, fallouts with friends, growing apart and more)

    Hello and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average 🎶! Today, your hosts Alexis and Cassidy are discussing friendship (!), a topic that came up in our most recent interview with Brian Wingermuehle. We've all heard the term "relationship goals" be thrown around and regurgitated, but do we ever discuss "friendship goals"? Listen as the duo lay out their friendship standards, ponder the type of friends they are and more :). 

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    Not Your Average Youtube (!): https://youtu.be/Zpt4sAIvpr8

    Let us know your thoughts on this episode and the topic at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.

    19 min
  • Botany, Haters and Political Disillusionment with Brian Wingbermuehle

    Hello listeners and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average! More specifically, welcome to our very first interview of season 2, and we’re talking to Brian Wingbermuehle! He’s the founder of Missouri’s Biodiversity Project and the youngest member of St Louis County’s Democratic Committee. Listen as he talks about political disillusionment, the good ole Midwest, haters and more!

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    55 min
  • Body Image, Diagnoses and THE Glow Up with Hosts Cassidy & Alexis - Pt.2

    Hello peeps and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average! If you listened to the first episode of season 2, you'd know we're doing something a little different. Your hosts, Cassidy and Alexis, are telling their life stories (so far of course 😉). This episode is part two and focuses on their experiences in high school and college. Like everyone, their lives have been marked by highs AND lows. Listen as the duo discuss body image, diagnoses, fashion, "pick me" energy, loneliness and growing up. 

    What parts of their story can you relate to? Let us know at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    1 hr 17 min
  • Parental Divorce, Fandoms and Body Image with Hosts Cassidy & Alexis - Pt.1

    Hello peeps and welcome to season two of Not Your Average! For the first two episodes, we're doing something a little different. Your hosts, Cassidy and Alexis, will be telling their life stories (so far of course 😉). This episode focuses on their experiences in elementary school and middle school. Like everyone, their lives have been marked by highs AND lows. Listen as the duo discuss divorce, fandoms, health conditions, body image, running and more. 

    What parts of their story can you relate to? Let us know at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast



    P.S. - Thank you to everyone who tuned in last season! We can't believe there's so many of you all over the world and we're thrilled to be back and bringing you content 😎. 

    57 min
  • Epilogue: Joy, Joy and MORE Joy

    Hello and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average! This is the FINAL episode of season one 🥳, so of course Alexis and Cassidy had to end it on a high note. In this episode, they discussed ALL things joy: their definitions of it, their journeys finding it and more. And yes, the duo got  a wee-bit sappy at the end, as they reminisced on their podcast journey so far ;).

    Thank you so much for tuning in this season!! We are so thankful for each and every one of you and can't wait to give you more content very soon.  

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    Let us know your thoughts on this episode and the topic at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you :).

    46 min
  • Colorism, Joy and Being an Immigrant with Claudia Hernández

    TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains content around racism, hate crimes and prejudice.

    Hello friends and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average! Today’s guest is the lovely Claudia Hernández. She’s a 23-year-old journalist who reports on immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. And Claudia’s an immigrant herself! She emigrated from Mexico and became a U.S. citizen about five years ago.

    In their conversation, so many important and difficult topics came up. They talked candidly about colorism, immigration, hate crimes, joy and mental health as a journalist. Hope you take something away from this episode!

    Claudia’s IG: @itsclaudiaher

    Claudia’s Twitter: @itsclaudiaher

    Borderless Magazine: http://borderlessmag.org

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    46 min
  • Epilogue: ALL Things College (College Apps, Regrets, Zoom University and the Purpose of College)

    Hello and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average! Today, Alexis and Cassidy are talking ALL things college. For a little background, Cassidy and Alexis are both seniors at Northwestern University, and MY OH MY has college been a rollercoaster for both of them. Listen as they discuss college apps, the purpose of college, the highs and lows and tips for any incoming or current college students :). 

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    Let us know your thoughts on this episode and the topic at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you :).

    42 min
  • Productivity, Dream Jobs and Creativity with Beatrice

    Hello and welcome to another episode of Not Your Average 🎶! Today, Cassidy sat down with Beatrice Naujalyte, a 20-year-old Youtuber and digital content creator. In their conversation, so many important topics came up! They talked all things productivity, self-discipline, hustle culture and Youtube. Hope you enjoy and be sure to soak in Beatrice's wisdom ;)!

    Beatrice's IG: @theblissbean

    Beatrice's Youtube channel: The Bliss Bean

    Not Your Average IG: @noturaveragepodcast

    53 min
  • Self-hate, Comparison and the Creative Process with Misako Envela

    Hello everyone! This is our very first interview of 2021, and we’re starting the year on a banger. Today, Cassidy sat down with Misako Envela, a 26-year-old Youtuber and digital creator. In their conversation, so many important topics came up, including self-hate, vulnerability, comparison and the creative process. Hope you enjoy and be sure to soak in Misako’s wisdom ;)!

    Misako’s IG: @misakoenvela

    42 min
  • After Hours: Bye Bye Perfectionism

    Happy New Year!! For the first episode of 2021, we're talking all things perfectionism. We're all familiar with it, that little person in our heads that tells us our work, our creativity and ultimately our existence is never enough. One of Cassidy's mantras this year is "Progress over perfection," and in this episode, she's sharing her journey with perfectionism and how she's kicking it to the curb.

    Let us know your thoughts on this episode and the topic at: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you :). 

     

    18 min

About Not Your Average

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Hosted by Cassidy Jackson, "Not Your Average" highlights people who are abandoning the traditional path in life and writing their own script.