Sorta Awesome

Is there anyone more epic and awesome when it comes to entertaining than Julia Child? What a legacy of gracious, joy-filled entertaining she left for our world. Today's episode features Dini Rao of Dini Vino, and Dini had the opportunity to experience Julia Child in her element - hosting and loving spending time with people in her home. Tune in to hear more about how to create a home that is open to hosting friends and family in ways that would make Julia so proud! All of that plus some VERY AWESOME Awesomes of the Week!

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Extra Awesome time! This bonus episode of Sorta Awesome declares that CBS's long-running reality show Big Brother is one of the most awesome things about summer. Agree? Disagree? Have no idea what we're talking about? Tune in to hear regular Sorta Awesome co-host Rebekah Hoffer dish on all things Big Brother with Awesome favorite Cara Pence! They talk Big Brother strategy, favorites, villains, and predictions for SEASON 20 which premieres June 28, 2018!

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At Sorta Awesome, we are committed to bringing you all the awesome you need to know, and we have a fresh dose of new favorites to tell you about this week! Meg and Rebekah are talking all about their recent faves along with a handful of fails, too. Tune in to hear more about curly girls, glitzy eye shadows, cable-less live TV, creative art supplies, and more! And as always, awesome of the week!

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What if you had FIVE MINUTES to convince other people to be into the things that you are super into? That's the game Meg plays with her sister Emily who makes her annual summer appearance on this episode of Sorta Awesome! Tune into to hear the topics each sister picked for the other to talk about as they set the timer and play a few rounds of pro/con/pro!

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Marriage! Marriage is what brings us together today! Tune in to hear Meg and Kelly share some lessons learned over a combined (almost!) fifty years of marriage. All of that plus great stuff for your ears in Awesome of the Week!

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Just in time to get your library list all filled out for road trips, lazy mornings, and hours spent poolside, we've got some SIZZLING summer reads for 2018! Join Meg and Sorta Awesome regular Leigh Kramer as they share their picks for your summer reading list and celebrate the arrival of Leigh's first novel that comes out this month: A Storied Life!

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The path to finding a totally awesome dream home looks different for all of us! Today's episode tells the story of an amazing Southern California home renovation overseen by Awesome Jen Johnson. From following her intuition on big decisions to the project that went surprisingly overbudget to the joys and pains of working with a celebrity contractor, Jen's take on creating the home of her dreams is sure to inspire!

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Time to dig out the beach towels and pop on your sunglasses because ready or not, summer is here! Join Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah as they share their top hacks to stop the summer blues before they even start with their very best parenting hacks for an awesome summer! From screen time to sibling squabbles, they cover it all - plus loads of good stuff in Awesome of the Week!

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As we contemplate all the ways to make home life more awesome in the month of May, we turn our attention to family life and to the specific pain, hope, and healing that comes with pregnancy loss. Today, Meg is joined by author and speaker Adriel Booker whose new book Grace Like Scarlett draws upon these very issues. Tune in to hear a compassionate, honest, and uplifting conversation about how we can navigate these losses with hope.

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Oh, how we love all love to give gifts and get them, too, right? Or no? Most of us know that giving gifts and opening gifts from our friends and loved ones SHOULD be fun, it is all too often fraught with disappointment and frustration. Tune in to hear Meg and Rebekah help you know all the ins-and-outs of all things gifts!

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You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

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Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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