Start a List with Carol and Stacy

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Stacy and Carol return to their “Start a List” podcast, apologize for inconsistent episodes due to being busy, and plan to be more consistent through fall. Stacy shares hosting a children’s story time at Common Ground Coffee & Books in Lebanon during fall break, reading “Spookley the Square Pumpkin.” They discuss Halloween enthusiasm, decorating, costumes, scary movies, true crime interests, and trick-or-treating logistics and candy favorites. They talk about superstitions and origins of “knock on wood,” broken mirrors, black cats, and other beliefs like not sweeping in the dark and dreaming of losing teeth. Carol describes family stories involving her grandmother’s Bell Witch rocking chair and mentions wanting to visit the Bell Witch Cave and learn how the chair was acquired. They recall childhood fears, razor-blade candy checks, Ouija boards, and “light as a feather, stiff as a board,” then close by promising a new episode next week.

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Stacy and Carol return to their “Start a List” show after a few weeks off, catching up on Carol’s new Christmas shop items like vintage quilt stocking door hangers and Stacy’s Alaska cruise with her husband and parents. They joke about frequent tripping and inventing an airbag “rip cord” for falls,  and describe seeing a self-driving robotic wheelchair at the Seattle airport. They brainstorm “rules,” including not mocking Southern school closures for snow, not using speakerphone in public, not blasting videos on buses, and giving reassurance before alarming phone calls, then discuss weekend plans, decluttering clothes, and preparing future content.

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Carol and Stacy chat casually on their podcast about recent life updates. Carol is frustrated with ongoing bathroom renovations that have left her bedroom cluttered and will require moving items again before painting. Carol describes getting a heavy shower door delivered during driveway paving, deciding she needs a door after problems with a shower curtain, and mentions her new asphalt driveway. Stacy recounts substitute teaching at a new school with no cell service and tornado-designated hallways, plus a heat-related mix-up where students briefly went outside despite a 107 “feels like” temperature. Carol shares assembling a crib but having to remove part of a door frame to fit it, and tells a story about her dad losing keys in the washing machine. They discuss extreme heat, upcoming plans including Alaska travel, dog sitting, work shifts, food in the crockpot, and past porch parties, then thank listeners for 1,000+ downloads.

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Stacy and Carol host a casual Friday episode of “Start a List,” sharing stories and venting. Stacy describes being frightened by possible “ghosty” activity at home: the conversation shifts to solicitors and scams, including a fake “road crew” offering leftover gravel and repeated gutter-guard sales visits that lead Carol to scream at a man to get off her porch. Carol plans an oversized “no trespassing/no soliciting” sign listing unwanted services and exceptions for deliveries. They invite viewers to share soliciting stories.

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Stacy and Carol, retired elementary teachers, open by chatting about Stacy exercising and Carol’s late-night drive to rescue her son after an Uber broke down, then dedicate the episode to teachers as school starts in extreme heat. They reflect on unpaid summer classroom setup, annual packing and waxing floors, and how phone/email and parent messaging apps increased parent “over-connection,” including excessive non-urgent messages. They share common school frustrations like coats and lunchboxes in lost and found, gross forgotten water bottles, and unreasonable requests such as monitoring hydration for football practice. They discuss stressful parent-teacher conferences, parents denying behavior issues, and appreciating supportive, honest families. They recount escalating student behaviors (spitting, hitting, cursing), a biting incident involving police and a parent requesting an exorcism, children lying about incidents, and parents criticizing standards like cursive or dismissing handwriting expectations.

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It's almost back to school time so Carol and Stacy think back on what it was like to get ready to go back to school when they were growing up. Take a trip down memory lane to hear about first day of school outfits, supplies, lunch boxes and so much more.

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Stacy and Carol chat about mid-summer heat, heavy storms and flash flooding, After sharing calm Fourth of July plans and a storm-disrupted cookout, they launch into a nostalgia-focused episode on classic game shows, recalling how game shows dominated daytime TV. They invite listeners to share their favorite shows and sign off with their tagline.

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After a week off Carol and Stacy are back. Catching up on everything that happened over the last week. Tune in for some more funny tales and ridiculousness.

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Carol and Stacy chat about summer plans, family time, and a recent trip to Knoxville for a ball, then introduce their topic: favorite TV shows they watched as kids, especially in summer, when there were only a few channels and no ability to record. They invite listeners to share favorite TV memories.

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On this week's episode, Carol and Stacy start a list about summertime fun and memories. From water sprinklers to theme parks and VBS they bring all the nostalgia back to play filled summers that were carefree and of course filled with snacks! 

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