This episode is all about Hanukkah and Christmas! We had so much fun talking about:

• Jen’s Hanukkah party!

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Kelly Surprenant is a fashion artist who started "The Rainbow Rack" with the goal of creating unique fashions with vintage inspiration for the modern age. Her designs are for the fashion-forward conscious consumer; couture pieces as unique as we all are, created ethically in Western Massachusetts.

Connect with Kelly at:

• https://therainbowrack.com/

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Jen and Brad talk about:

• Upcoming changes to the podcast.

A super jolly episode, we hope you enjoy!

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John Sheirer is a Northampton, Massachusetts, author whose works include memoir, fiction, poetry, essays, political satire, and photography. His most recent book is “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” is a collection of linked stories. 

For more than 30 years, John has taught writing and communications for at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for “Freshwater Literary Journal.” John also writes a monthly column on current events for the Western Massachusetts newspaper the “Daily Hampshire Gazette.”

Connect with John at:

• http://www.johnsheirer.com

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Jen and Brad slow it down like cold gravy for the Thanksgiving holiday and talk about:

• A mysterious gift mailed to Brad.

A super fun episode, we hope you enjoy!

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Jen and Brad are joined by their 12-year-old daughter, Space Unicorn, for a fun SAFE FOR WORK conversation about a whole bunch of topics, including:

• Cell phones for kids;

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Alyssa Curran is the Community Coordinator for Belchertown and Ware, Massachusetts, in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEALing Communities Study. A primary goal of the program is to reduce opioid overdose fatality by 40% over 3 years in urban and rural areas across four states, including MA. Alyssa is joined by Anna Martin and Randy Gratton, who are also working with the HEALing Communities Study.

Learn more about the:

• https://HEALtogetherMA.org

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In this episode, Jen and Brad talk about:

• Driving kids everywhere.

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Michael Medeiros is the founder and chief potter of Poesia Pottery. Michael makes handmade ceramics for the garden and home, and teaches mindfulness through the practice of pottery. In addition to his work as a potter, Michael is also a poet and photographer.

Connect with Michael at: 

• https://www.poesiapottery.com

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On Monday, October 10, 2022, Brad’s father, Paul R. Turner, passed away at the age of 84 years.

In this short episode, after reading the obituary, Brad recites a poem that his father used to read to him as a child, “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” by Robert W. Service.