So Much To Say with K&K

We know them, we love them, we need them - our partners in crime! Katie’s sister, Abby, is making her second appearance; and Kristen’s husband, Ben, is making his podcast debut! Of course we had to talk enneagram, relationship dynamics, and what the heck they do during the time that K & K are chatting away. These are our roommates, our family, and our bffs! We enjoyed our chat with them, and hope you get to learn more about these important people in our lives. Special thank you to Ben for sharing his original poetry - what a gift! 

Ben's poem: ⁠Light Bodies⁠

Ben’s playlist: chill folk instrumentals 

Tunes on Tap (songs we sang or mentioned)  

Our first mother/daughter duo, Jackie and Julia, joins us for a fun conversation revisiting our long-term family history together. We renamed swim strokes (because we figured it out), discussed family humor and common interests like travel and REFIT, and of course talked about the enneagram and how it affects our relationships and dynamics. Come dive into this chat with the dynamic duos! *Technical disclaimer* Julia’s microphone glitched during the recording, so we had to cut hers and let her voice come through another mic. Sorry for the audio quality! Please enjoy!!

We’ve got a long time BFF hopping on the pod today - it’s Bev! We get some good Bev lore, from collecting monster can tabs for a questionable necklace to her first impressions of Katie and the youth group, to her incredibly stylish look during her teen years. We also get into some TMI topics, like doing our business together while camping in the mountains of Romania, getting attacked by leeches in Australia, and getting naked in a river. This episode is not for the faint of heart! But it sure will make you want to call up your BFFs and talk about the good ‘ol days.

This conversation with Dr. Sharon Hodde Miller, Kristen’s cousin and childhood BFF, is not one to miss! Catch some of their best partner-in-crime stories, including sneaking tastes of the Thanksgiving turkey, getting soaked on a “mystery” camping trip, and awkward camp dance date mishaps. Sharon has spent over a decade becoming and being a wife, mother, co-pastor, co-podcast host, and author of four books. Her work, including pastoral care, her dissertation, and her books, revolve around issues of faith, culture, and the bible. 

Show notes: IG/FB: @sharonhmiller, Sharon’s Website, Sharon's Linktree, The Cost of Control (and other books), The Resilient Pastor Podcast (Spotify; Apple Podcasts) 

What a whirlwind of an episode! We hope this one brings you as much education, joy, and coziness as it did for us!! We enjoyed a new twist to our typical recording sitch by adding a 3rd mic spoken into by Katie’s lovely friend from college, Treasa McDonald. We talk about all sorts of memories, hobbies, and updates from drinking wine out of plastic wine cups to late-night conversations after long days and rehearsals. We also sample some wines from the wine shop where Treasa works and munch on some goodies that accompany the selections. This would be a good episode to join us on with a good drink and/or snack! (if you care… sampled wines listed below!)

1st wine- Domaine Berthier, Mâcon-Chaintré, Roxanne (grape is white Burgundy aka Chardonnay)

2nd wine- Colline aux Fossiles (grape is Chardonnay)

3rd wine- Os Dunares, Rias Baixas (grape is Albariño)

Named: Treasa McDonald, Benj Builds YouTube, Bricks ‘n Brews, Rocks & Acid, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat: tickets

Welcome to season 2, where you will begin hearing more voices than just K & K’s! So much to say about relationships, personalities, our lives and all the laughter and chatter that make up our friendship with each other. Welcome Katie’s sisters (Lauren and Abby) and some of our other BFFs (Anna and Aubrie)! 

So much to say about music therapy in entertainment media. You may ask why this is relevant… Just trust me (Katie) on this one. We discuss the use of music therapy exampled in three pieces of media, including The Music Never Stopped, Stranger Things, and Wednesday. You do not have to have watched them to enjoy this episode, but you may want to after hearing these amazing reviews!

Named: (not explicitly) The 5 Love Languages, The 2011 movie The Music Never Stopped, the Netflix show Stranger Things (Season 4, Episode 4), and the Netflix show Wednesday (Season 2)

So much to say about music therapy! Kristen and Katie take a deeper dive to discuss and describe the roles Katie has played and currently performs as a music therapist and now business owner.

Named: American Music Therapy Association: Types of music therapy include NICU MT, Neurologic MT

So much to say about the latest concerts we went to as well as performed in. We share what inspired our desire to sing and perform more, which helped develop our latest music collective group. We talk singing, performing, concert critiques, tv shows and movies, and give lots of shot outs! 

Named: Wesley Schultz of the Lumineers, SAI music fraternity, American Idol, The Voice, Building the Band, A Star is Born, Gaga: Five Foot Two

So much to say about becoming singers, being music majors, and experiencing health issues that impact musicianship. You may have never known you wanted to hear about every single memorable performance experience of ours, but here it is. Music majors, tune in! (pun intended)