On today's episode Marco & Amanda take us on a little trip to a big place. Join them as they calmly talk about the Rockies, and Banff and their time in Calgary and of course the stay in a Tiny house.

Highlights include:

• Fondue
• a side trip to BC
• Emerald Lake
• Lake Louise
• Red eye chat
• Some things were closed down
• Wild animals
• Marco kronks his head

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soap & Watercolors

Marco and Amanda come back from a late night stroll and talk about two new activities that Marco has gotten into:

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [1:45] Allium is springing up in the garden.
• [5:15] Amanda confesses to her hotel soap stealing.
• [6:00] Marco talks about making soap.
• [13:45] Amanda wants to make lip balm.
• [16:15] watercolors and Marco's new hobby.
• [22:15] Michelle uses watercolors
• 
  

Sites mentioned:

My Gastric Sleeve Podcast

Every Place is the Same

Dora Maar: The Wicked One

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full Bloom - Flowers of Spring

Spring seems to have sprung in our studio as Amanda and Marco talk about flowers that remind them of special people in our lives. And Marco finally finds out how Amanda feels about Orchids.

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [1:45] Marco tells the odd thing that happened to their spring bulbs.
• [4:00] Marco tells what flowers he believes Amanda likes. 
• [4:39] Marco finds out Amanda’s feelings on orchids.
• [7:02] Bird of Paradise flower reminds Marco of his mother-in-law.
• [9:00] Marco explains why Fantasy Island influenced his love for anthuriums.
• [11:00] Lilacs.
• [15:00] Poppies & Dalias 
• [17:43] Carnations, Irises and Gladiolus. 
• [19:15] Fake flowers and who they remind us of. 
• [21:11] Marco wants to see a Corpse Flower.
• [22:40] Flowers we don’t particularly like.
• [25:20] Flowers that remind you of a place?
• 
  

Favourite Quote:

“I don’t picture you as an orchid person.” (Marco) 

“We don’t want to give him the ‘bum-steer” (Marco) [15:28]

“Not on the reg’”(Amanda) [18:29]

“You don’t like, take a can of seeds and shake it and see what comes up.” [28:16]

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cover nails on today's episode from the ones you put into the walks to the ones at the end of your hands and feet.

• Marco talks about Nail pops in your wall and what they are
• Amanda talks about her favourite Reno show hosts yet again, this time with a focus on Joanna Gaines and Egypt Sherrod
• Amanda then takes us on her recent nail gel journey and colours she has recently used.
• Marco explains how he does not love getting mani and pedis
• Amanda tells us about her leg massage.
• 
  

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Backpack Episode

Amanda gets a new backpack so we delve deep into backpacks. There is nothing in the episode that you need to stay and listen to so feel free to drift off to sleep…and if you don’t well we are hear with you. 

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [1:15] Amanda buys a new Backpack.
• [7:29] We hear about her old Backpack.
• [7:53] Amanda rules out some Backpacks.
• [10:12] What’s in Amanda’s Backpack?
• [12:30] Colour of the backpack.
• [14:30] Things that don’t bother us when we search for backpacks.
• [17:12] Marco talks about his blue backpack.
• [19:00] Marco’s favourite surprise backpack item.
• [21:01] Champagne Luggage.
• [23:09] Special secret back for wet clothes.

Favourite Quote:

“I remember saying: ‘it doesn’t owe me anything…I’ve used it till it was threadbare.” (Amanda)



Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Question & Answer Episode

Marco and Amanda answer some questions lobbed at them from listeners that reached out on Social Media. Thank you to everyone who asked a question. Don't hesitate to continue to ask us we will answer them all eventually.

A Sneak-Peek:

• Ad free listening is now available. 
• What were some new hobbies/activities that you picked up to relax during these times and will you continue with them in the future?
• What do you do when you can’t sleep?
• How do you drink hot chocolate? Marshmallows good or bad?
• How do you stay warm in the winter?
• What kind of music do you listen to?

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Patreon: www.patreon.com/theinsomniaproject

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sweet Tea, Rock the Block & Georgia

Amanda is back and as always where the show goes on a deep dive which starts with the hosts love for the state of Georgia and Sweet Tea and then of course it becomes all about shows on HGTV. 

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [1:15] The great state of Georgia.
• [1:50] Marco and Amanda debate square vs. piazza.
• [3:08] Sweet tea and a call out for your Sweet tea recipe.
• [4:30] What are the hosts watching: Rock the Block.
• [6:00] Marco talks about British Fix it Shows including “My Unique B+B”.
• [9:00] Amanda is not impressed by fields and Marco calls her on it. 
• [11:30] House Hunters International and excercise.
• [12:00] Amanda and Marco gush over Adrian Leeds  from House Hunters International.
• [14:18] Amanda explains Rock the Block.
• [18:02] Marco & Amanda praise how awesome Egypt Sherrod is on the show.
• [21:10] Marco calls Amanda out for watching the show without him
• [29:00] Amanda makes Marco her Italian Dancing Monkey and they talk gameshows.
• 
  

Resource Links:

Adrian Leeds Group - (in case you are looking for property in Paris).

Rock the Block 

Egypt Sherrod - (because we just think she’s so awesome)

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Patreon: www.patreon.com/theinsomniaproject

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dive Tripping with Nidhi Khanna

We welcome back Nidhi Khanna to the podcast and she reveals what she has been doing along with some sad news off the top (trigger warning). 

Nidhi is an avid diver and she has stepped forward and made her love for underwater diving with something that was lacking in the apparel industry, she talks about her company Dive Tripping.  

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [1:40] Nidhi fills us in on what has been going on with her.
• [3:15] Nidhi fills us in on Dive Tripping!
• [5:35] Nidhi talks about how there wasn’t diving clothing available for divers.
• [9:00] Nidhi describes a great dive experience
• [10:57] Top 5 places to dive.
• [19:00] Yoga journey
• [22:08] Nidhi favourite episodes.
• [23:22] Nidhi and Marco bond over their flat feet.
• [25:00] Marco talks about what he does when he’s not feeling like doing Yoga.
• [29:30] Lavender

Resource Links:

Website: Dive_Tripping

Insta: Dive-Tripping

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Persian New Year 

We welcome back guest Nima Kharrazi from the podcast My Gastric Sleeve and they chat about Nowruz also known as Persian New Year. Marco discovers the beauty of this celebration and of course makes a math connection he can’t quite figure out. 

This episode happens to be a longer episode, as we really delve into this celebration of the New Year.

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:30] Ad free listening is now available. 
• [3:10] Nima tells about his podcast My Gastric Sleeve.
• [7:09] We get information about what Persian actually means. 
• [9:55] Nima tells us about Persian New Year.
• [11:40] Difference between the New Years.
• [14:40] Marco tells of his tingly feeling which also reminds him of a Tragically Hip moment.
• [16:45] Marco tells of red underwear New Years tradition.
• [18:26] Nima tells about something Marco said, that he never forgot that Marco completely had forgotten.
• [25:56] Nima gives us the bonus content of Persian New Year.
• [26:28] Jumping over fire.
• [35:28] House Shaking.
• [36:00] Breaking the Earthen water jug.
• [40:13] Where do you go to get oleaster?
• [42:15] The importance of find the right hyacinth flower.
• [49:10] Nima tells us about hummingbirds in his magnolia tree.
• [50:40] Nima’s Paparazzi endeavours are thwarted.

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pearls & Pineapples

Our hosts get chatting on a number of topics but when they get to houseplants the conversation seems to zig and zag in a multitude of directions including figuring out what to buy their friend for her birthday.  

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:30] Marco has an ornament task he needs to tend to. 
• [2:10] The Money Tree incident. 
• [6:30] Scandalous plant talk. 
• [8:32] Pineapple story.
• [15:20] Pearl talk.
• [22:20] Amanda shares that she will be artist in resident at Mount Allison University next week
• [24:00] Marco will be leading a workshop at Simon Fraser University next week.
• 
  

Connect with us on:

Twitter: @listenandsleep

Instagram: @theinsomniaproject

web: theinsomniaproject.com

Patreon: www.patreon.com/theinsomniaproject

Email: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.