The Pack Chat With Vanwives

The Pack Chat With Vanwives

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The Pack Chat With Vanwives episodes

  • We Aren't Qualified To Answer This

    Join us in this episode as we give advice to our Pack. We share our advice on how to stay productive when you feel unmotivated, how to navigate healthy relationships, how to feel confident taking big risks in life, how to find your LGBTQ+ community, and so much more!

    Episode Overview:

    • 1:45 - How to be productive when you feel drained

    • 7:00 - Learning to use a chainsaw

    • 9:15 - Misaligned love languages

    • 13:00 - Moving in with a partner

    • 15:15 - How to start van life

    • 18:00 - How to make life more exciting

    • 19:30 - How to start vlogging if you’re shy

    • 21:30 - How to get sick dance moves

    • 22:30 - How to be in a healthy relationship

    • 26:00 - How to find your queer community

    • 28:45 - How to take big risks

    • 29:30 - How to be confident in your queerness

    • 32:30 - How to start eating vegan


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      Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
      Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
      TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
      Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

      Business Inquiries

      Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

      Music By: Michael Paolucci

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      41 min
    • We Never Thought We We'd Be Here | Our YouTube Journey

      In this episode, we bring you along on our journey of starting our YouTube channel and everything that brought us to where we are today. We open up about YouTube, getting into filmmaking, sharing our lives online, where and how it began, the challenges we faced, and advice for others looking to start sharing their own journey online.   

      Episode Overview:

      • 2:00 - Where our journey began

      • 7:00 - Our inspiration for starting a YouTube channel

      • 14:00  - Our first viral video

      • 18:00 - Getting comfortable in front of the camera

      • 22:00 - Learning how to tell a story 

      • 24:00 - Showing up consistently

      • 26:00 - How structure creates freedom

      • 28:00 - At a crossroads during the pandemic

      • 36:00 - Getting our first sponsor

      • 39:00 - The evolution of our equipment

      • 43:00 - Building a team 

      • 52:00 - Moving to the cabin


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        Join the Patreon Pack HERE!

        ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

        Instagram: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
        Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
        Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
        TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
        Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

        Business Inquiries

        Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

        Music By: Michael Paolucci

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        57 min
      • Jazmyn’s Weirdest Trait and Revealing Our Secret Project

        In this episode, we sit down to catch you up on our life updates and share our daily thoughts. We reveal one of Jazmyn’s weirdest traits, strange facts about how time was made up, how we switched our dogs to a raw diet, and all the wildlife we see on our property. We also tease secret projects, share where our inspiration for our cabin renovations come from, and how much work we still have left to do.

        Episode Overview:


        • 0:30 - The song of the summer

        • 1:30 - Apple’s new vision headset

        • 4:10 - Jazmyn’s weirdest trait

        • 5: 15 - Weather in Nova Scotia

        • 6:30 - How time got made up

        • 10:30 - Our travel plans

        • 13:00 - Switching our dogs to raw food

        • 17:30 - Our new MERCH line

        • 23:00 - The inspiration for our windows

        • 27:00 - Building in virtual goggles?

        • 29:00 - Wildlife on our land

        • 34:00 - Excited about visitors

        • 37:00 - There’s still so much work left to do


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          Join the Patreon Pack HERE!

          ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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          Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
          Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
          TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
          Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

          Business Inquiries

          Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

          Music By: Michael Paolucci

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          42 min
        • We Play A Game Of "Would You Rather"

          Join us in this fun episode as we play a game of “Would You Rather.” We dive into a whirlwind of outrageous scenarios spanning travel, bodily functions, hygiene, love, food, and beyond. Get ready for a wild ride of tough choices and unexpected revelations.


          Episode Overview:

          • 1:30 - Travel vs eat for free?

          • 2:15 - Stuck on ski lift vs elevator?

          • 3:15 - Clogged toilet on first date or job?

          • 4:45 - Eat cow tongue or octopus?

          • 6:45 - Change the past or see the future?

          • 9:15 - Meet your ancestors or great great grandchildren?

          • 13:15 - Know how vs when you die?

          • 15:40 - Give up brushing teeth or hair?

          • 19:15 - Find passion or love?

          • 21:45  - Lose smell or taste?

          • 23:30 - Disappoint your family or make enough to live?*

          • 25:00 - Give up sex or food?

          • 27:15 - Would you rather have an affair or be cheated on?

          • 28:15 - Hands for feet or feet for hands?


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            Join the Patreon Pack HERE!

            ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

            Instagram: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
            Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
            Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
            TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
            Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

            Business Inquiries

            Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

            Music By: Michael Paolucci

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            30 min
          • What You Don't Know About Tal & Mads

            In this episode, we are joined by our good friends Talia and Madison, also known as Tal & Mads on YouTube. They open up about taking the leap into van life, their current trip to the Yukon, and how grateful they are to have a family who supports their wild adventures. We also chat about how they balance full-time jobs as a teacher and a nurse with their travels, weird facts about them, and the struggles of driving such a long distance away from home.


            Episode Overview:

            • 1:30 - Taking the leap into van life
            • 6:00 - Driving to the Yukon 
            • 13:30 - Wild animals on the drive
            • 18:00 - Having a supportive family 
            • 22:00 - Plans for their YouTube channel
            • 29:00 - How Tal makes her patients smile
            • 37:00 - The struggle of supply teaching
            • 43:00 - How they started dating
            • 53:00 - The weirdest thing about them
            • 55:00 - The time Maddy stole a car
            • 1:04:00 - What they love/hate about van life  
            • 1:11:00 - The struggles of driving to Alaska 

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              Connect with our guests!

              Tal And Mads Youtube

              Follow Their Instagram Here

              Join the Patreon Pack HERE!
              ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

              Instagram: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
              Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
              Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
              TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
              Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

              Business Inquiries

              Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

              Music By: Michael Paolucci

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              1 hr 12 min
            • The Journey of Dog Rescue With Divine On The Road & KeepingFinn

              In this episode, we welcome our first guests of the Pack Chat, Sydney from Divine on the Road and Henry from Team Finn Dog Rescue. This inspiring couple opens up about the behind-the-scenes of rescuing dogs, how they deal with the emotional toll it can take, and their inspiration for starting a dog rescue organization almost 4 years ago. They also share their plans for their wedding, why they live in separate vans, and how you can help support them in rescuing more dogs. 

              Episode Overview:

              • 1:30 - Behind the scenes of dog rescue
              • 8:00 - Starting a dog rescue organization
              • 13:00 - Sydney joins Team Finn
              • 20:00 - Planning a wedding
              • 25:00 - Sydney’s new van
              • 30:00 - Why do they live in separate vans?
              • 35:00 - Winnie their current foster dog
              • 37:00 - How they provide their fosters with confidence
              • 41:00 - Future goals for the organization
              • 43:00 - Working with other dog rescue organizations
              • 50:00 - Dog rescue is intersectional
              • 55:00 - How you can support Team Finn
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                Connect with our guests!

                Sydney's Instagram

                Follow Henry Here! KeepingFinn

                Donate to the cause at https://www.patreon.com/keepingfinn


                Join the Patreon Pack HERE!
                ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠

                Instagram: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠
                Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠⁠
                Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠⁠
                TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠
                Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠⁠

                Business Inquiries

                Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

                Music By: Michael Paolucci

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                56 min
              • Assumptions About Us

                Join us in this exciting episode as we answer the assumptions you have about us. We open up about our relationship, what life is like at our property, and everything in between. We also give you an update on what we’ve been up to lately, our current cravings, and other crazy stories.

                Episode Overview:

                • 3:30 - Are we as happy as we seem?
                • 12:00 - Do we ever argue?
                • 22:30 - How long do our fights last?
                • 23:30 - Do we prefer sweet vs savory?
                • 24:00 - Why we love gardening
                • 28:00 - Is Izzy ever awake?
                • 32:30 - Who takes care of the spiders?
                • 35:00 - Are we still plant-based?
                • 42:00 - We love our pack
                • 43:00 - Do we like being recognized in public?
                • 45:00 - Are there bears on our land?
                • 48:30 - Who has the vision for our projects?
                • 50:00 - Why olives are the best food
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                  Join the Patreon Pack HERE!
                  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠

                  Instagram: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠
                  Jaz - IG ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠⁠
                  Crystal - IG ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠⁠
                  TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠⁠
                  Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠⁠

                  Business Inquiries

                  Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

                  Music By: Michael Paolucci

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                  53 min
                • What We Haven’t Told You...

                  In this episode, we delve deep into our personal histories and reveal some of our most captivating tales and never-before-disclosed confessions. Our discussions range from near brushes with the law to forays into pool hopping, and we even reveal that one of us didn’t get our high school diploma. Join us as we offer a unique glimpse into our pasts.

                  Episode Overview:

                  • 1:30 - A race-driving charge
                  • 14:00 - Rear-ending someone
                  • 17:00 - Favourite wild child memories
                  • 21:30 - I didn’t finish high school
                  • 28:00 - Ditching the traditional path
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                    Join the Patreon Pack HERE!
                    ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/vanwives⁠⁠

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                    Jaz - IG ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠⁠
                    Crystal - IG ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠⁠
                    TikTok: @vanwives ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠⁠
                    Twitter: @vanwives ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠⁠

                    Business Inquiries

                    Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard

                    Music By: Michael Paolucci

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                    38 min
                  • Challenges Of Living In An Off-Grid Cabin In The Woods

                    Join us in this episode as we delve into the various facets of cabin life - the highs and lows, the ups and downs. We share our compelling story of how we came to purchase our beloved cabin, recounting our initial impressions after acquiring it sight unseen from across the country. We also discuss the aspects of cabin life that we cherish the most, providing insights into the joys of living in a remote setting. Yet, we don't shy away from the challenges that come with inhabiting an abandoned cabin, exploring the feelings of isolation, the absence of modern amenities, and the difficulties of enduring our first winter at the cabin. Ultimately, we reflect on how these trials have made us all the more appreciative of our current circumstances.

                    Episode Overview:

                    • 2:30 - Why we bought our cabin
                    • 5:30 - First impressions of the cabin
                    • 8:00 - Planning what to do with the cabin
                    • 11:30 - Our favorite part about living in a cabin
                    • 17:00 -  The community around our cabin
                    • 22:00 - Inspiring our family to get involved
                    • 26:00 - Looking back at how far we’ve come
                    • 30:00 - The downsides to moving to an abandoned cabin
                    • 34:00 - Our first winter in the cabin
                    • 39:00 - How the lows made us more grateful
                    • 46:00 - Our goals with the cabin



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                      Jaz - IG ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/⁠
                      Crystal - IG ⁠https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/⁠
                      TikTok: @vanwives ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives⁠
                      Twitter: @vanwives ⁠https://twitter.com/vanwives⁠
                      Business Inquiries

                      Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard
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                      50 min
                    • Why Are We Starting A Podcast?

                      Welcome to the first episode of The Pack Chat! Join us as we introduce ourselves, sharing our motivations for launching this podcast and offering insights into what listeners can anticipate from upcoming episodes. In this episode, we delve into a range of topics, recounting an untold tale of rat-catching, divulging the secret to our fashion savvy, reflecting on our experiences of the first winter in our cabin, and engaging in a lively debate on the ethics of cloning our beloved dogs. Come join the conversation as we embark on this exciting new venture.


                      Episode Overview:

                      • 1:00 Who are we?
                      • 5:00 Why are we starting a podcast?
                      • 9:00 What you can expect from us
                      • 12:00 The rat story
                      • 18:00 The best place to buy your clothes
                      • 21:00 The ultimate food betrayal 
                      • 24:00 Moving our projects outside
                      • 27:00 Reflecting on our first winter in the cabin
                      • 36:00 Should we get another puppy?
                      • 39:00 The great white couch debate


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                        Join the Patreon Pack HERE!
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                        Instagram: @vanwives https://www.instagram.com/vanwives
                        Jaz - IG https://www.instagram.com/jazzyjoyy/
                        Crystal - IG https://www.instagram.com/crysdd/
                        TikTok: @vanwives https://www.tiktok.com/@vanwives
                        Twitter: @vanwives https://twitter.com/vanwives
                        Business Inquiries

                        Podcast Production By: Paige Cuthbert & Colin Steingard
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                        44 min

                      About The Pack Chat With Vanwives

                      From the publisher's feed

                      Join hosts Jazmyn and Crystal, YouTube creators known as the Vanwives, recording from a cabin in the remote woods. They’re taking it to a deeper more personal level for the first time- discussing life…