The Medium Talk Podcast

Today we're taking a page from the Costanza family playbook and celebrating Festivus in September with our Airing of Grievances. From bananas and birds to cable news, vauguebooking, and passive-aggressiveness, we're telling you how we *really* feel and ... we've got some spicy takes, y'all. Plus, at the end of the episode we make an important announcement about the future of The Medium Talk Podcast. View the full show notes here. Connect with Colleen: Instagram | Website Connect with Anna: Instagram | Website Connect with Jenn: Instagram | Website

Romance novels have long been a source of collective societal derision: the over-the-top covers, the euphemisms, the punny titles. However, they're also a financial boon for publishing houses ... which means there's a *lot* of secretive reading happening out there. But why is it such a secret? Leigh Kramer joins us in the fourth chair for a fun debate about the merits of reading romance and offers recommendations for everyone from the easily embarrassed to the carnal connoisseur. We also play a lightning round of would you rather: two good things and talk about how we do (and don't do) condiments.

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With social media, 24-hour news cycles, and #cancelculture on the rise, the clamor for justice feels almost … frenetic. Suddenly grace and mercy feel like quaint notions. Tori Petersen joins us in the fourth chair today as we wrestle with the question, is justice without grace really justice at all? We also talk about summer jobs and pregnancy cravings.

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The start of the school year is right around the corner but instead of the usual quest for pre-sharpened Ticonderogas, 2020 is upping the ante. The pandemic has altered everything about school as we know it, and today we're talking about what our options are, the ones we're choosing in our own families, and the reasons behind our decision. We also talk about how much Anna loves Zac Efron and how we do (and don't do) kids' TV programming.

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If you have a pulse (and Disney+), odds are you've jumped on the Hamilton train. In today's episode, we're talking about our initial encounters with the play, what it was like watching the original cast from our living room, and how much of a family affair we do (or don't) make the material. We also talk about some of the controversy surrounding the play and the role of art as cultural commentary. Plus, we play a lightning round of COVID-themed "would you rather" and talk about how we do—and don't do—fashion trends. View the full show notes here. Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

Today we're joined by our good friend Lesley Miller to talk about how to proceed when life doesn't go the way we planned. From unexpected deaths to devastating diagnoses to, well, the entirety of 2020 thus far, we share the life hands we wish we'd never been dealt, what we learned from them, and the types of support we received that mattered the most. We also keep things light with a conversation about our favorite beach reads and how we do (and don't do) staying in touch. See the full show notes here. Connect with guest Lesley Miller: Facebook | Website Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

In conversations around race, racism, and white privilege, one phrase crops up over and over: do the work. But what is "the work" and how do we do it? That's what we're talking about in today's episode. As three white women, we're honest about where we're at and the areas we want to do better, and we share a whole host of books, TV shows, and movies that are helping us improve. We hope our conversation leaves you encouraged, challenged, and equipped to, well, do the work. Don't miss our full show notes here. Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

In today's episode, we're discussing the challenge of navigating what life looks like as things begin to open back up again after weeks of safer-at-home orders. How do we know what's safe, and how do we handle disagreements with family and friends who see things differently? We talk about where our own personal boundaries are, what shapes them, and admit to the exhaustion we feel trying to maintain them. We also share our irrational emotional freakouts during quarantine and how we handle household purchases.

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In today's episode we're talking about the difference between being "a" grown up and "the" grown up, the times we kind of feel like we're faking it, and our kneejerk aversion to being ma'am-ed. We also talk about the beauty of a Mother's Day when the bar of expectations is essentially floor-level and how we do (and don't do) planners. See the full show notes here. Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

This week, we're flashing back to the turn of the millennium and talking about high school. From our surprise at what actually stands out about those days to the things we wish we could recall, we find that memory is a funny thing indeed. We also talk about the unexpected joys in this season of #flatteningthecurve and how we do (and don't do) music. Full shownotes here. Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website