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It’s Thursday! Thursday night is the night we record! Thursdays nights are crazy but fun.  I leave work and hightail it home through the horrible LA traffic.

Finally, I’m home! Now Susan and Amy arrive with their kids and one spouse in tow. We all have a quick bite to eat.

 

There’s time for a little non-podcast related chit chat while I throw together my kid’s lunches.

 

Bob and John get kids set up in front of the tv when we are ready to start recording. What could be better than pizza on the couch while watching ‘A Christmas Story’?

 

Once we retreat to the bedroom, Amy and Susan have a chance to look over some notes I’ve printed up.

 

(But really, they don’t need to review notes! They  roll with whatever topic comes up.) Now we’re ready to get started:

 

On this show we talk about a smattering of subjects both holiday and non-holiday, including:

* The She and Him Xmas album, maybe a nice addition to your holiday music collection?

* El Camino by The Black Keys, one of the Best Albums of 2011.

* Perhaps a gift for yourself? The Clarisonic sonic face brush.

* The Love Life Skin luxurious skincare line.

* Betsey Johnson makes jewelry.

* SUPER NICE iTunes reviews lately, thanks guys!

Whew! That was fun. Now put kids to bed, clean up some dirty dishes and  call it a night. Gotta get to back on my routine in the morning, hustle kids to school, drive myself to work for another day of making cartoons. And hmmmm….time to start thinking about next week’s episode!

Writer, performer, mom, rockwife: Jillian Lauren joins us on this episode of The Because Show! Her memoir Some Girls is the best book you’ll ever read about life in a harem. And now her novel Pretty has been published.  ”A young woman coming to terms with her boyfriend’s death and her rocky journey to sobriety. Bebe is an ex-everything: ex-stripper, ex-Christian, ex-drug addict, ex-pretty girl. It’s been one year since the car accident that killed her boyfriend left her scarred and shaken. Flanked by an eccentric posse of friends, she is serving out a self-imposed sentence at a halfway house, while trying to finish cosmetology school. Amid the rampant diagnoses, over-medication, compulsive eating, and acrylic nails of Los Angeles, Bebe looks for something to believe in before something – her past, the dangerously magnetic men in her life, her own bad choices – knocks her off course again” says the synopsis on Amazon.

Jillian is completely honest, engaging and frank in our conversation. We love that.

 

Susan and Jillian share some history with their recollections of working as strippers in NYC. Evidently, the shoes one wears up on stage on the first night are not the shoes one will wear on the second night.

Dancing at Billy’s nightclub eventually led to working as an escort which led to partying in the Prince of Brunei’s compound. What’s it like to be the second favorite girlfriend of The Prince? Is that even a good thing? And would you expect to find the same kind of petty girl fights and jealousy  in a harem that you would see in any Junior High? Is heroin withdrawal worse that Boy George says? Jillian answers all these questions for us. Oh, and what’s it like when Barbara Walters gets all judge-y on you? Jillian answers that too.

You can keep up with Jillian on her blog and follow her on twitter @jillylauren. Oh! Jillian also mentions her friend Jerry Stahl, the guy who wrote the definitive addiction memoirPermanent Midnight.  *Jerilyn read it, it’s great and funny and dark and even better than the movie that was made out of it. Stahl has written a ton of other good stuff, make a brain note to find him next time you are at the bookstore or library.

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Why are so many songs about rainbows? And what’s on the other side? We did not ask those questions on this week’s episode of The Because Show, but we asked plenty of other questions. Like, did you know The Muppet Movie has it’s own nail polish collection?

Awesome. The colors are gorgeous and the names are hilarious. Who wouldn’t want to wear ‘Excuse Moi’ or ‘Fresh Frog Of Bel Air’ on their nails? Seriously. There’s a super-sparkly glittery one called “Rainbow Connection’.

Nail polish talk was just a smidge of Episode #10?s topics, there were many more things on the podcast agenda. Jerilyn shares a story about a recent celebrity sighting she had.  Can you guess who it was? Here’s a picture of him.

Actually you don’t have to guess. Just listen to this week’s episode if you don’t already know who it is.  And once we got going, we also talked about good books and movies coming out at the end of the year. Have you heard about the new NC-17 movie ‘Shame’? It sounds great. And the new Stephen King book 11/22/63 that we mentioned in the last episode? Oh, it’s just one of the 10 Best Books of 2011 according to The New York Times.

Jerilyn agrees. She just finished reading 11//22/63 and it’s good.  Some other books were mentioned, including the listener recommendation for ‘Flat-Out Love’ by Jessica Park. We love to hear what you’ve been reading, keep those book suggestions coming!

Making some sort of home-made gifts to give during the holidays? It’s imperative to get started early. It’s already December, time to get on it! Susan and Amy seem to like the attempts at chocolate dipped cookies that Jerilyn has made for this year’s holiday gift-giving. Really, these taste much better than they look. Currently  in the ‘Still Experimenting’ phase here.

You know, these show notes are really just a sliver of what was mentioned in an episode. Are you looking for a link to something specific that we mentioned? Leave us a comment here and we can point in you in the right direction, no problem. Thank you to the listeners who took the time to leave us iTunes reviews. We totally appreciate that you took the time to reach out to us and say keep-on-keepin-on.  And don’t forget about our ol’ voicemail line, another great way to reach out to us. That number is 818-643-1565. If you don’t want to call, then drop us a line here. As we mentioned in the show, we really would like to know what topics you like/don’t like to hear about- so don’t be shy!

Oh, so many things to talk about this week on The Because Show! We’re happy that it’s mid-November and the holidays are going to be upon us. It’s a great reason to give yourself, or go get, a manicure!

It seems that unique personalized creative nail polish is still one of the hot trends in 2011.  Susan mentions one of her favorite blogs: The Nailasaurus a spot that elevates a ladies’ nails to sparkly works of art!  How about  nail polish inspired by a movie?  We’re into it. It’s The Hunger Games Collection, being released by China Glaze next March when the Hunger Games movie comes out!

And not only Thanksgiving but also Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day are just around the corner. Will you shop til you drop? Or opt out this year? Either way works for us. Susan thinks it may be the perfect time to buy a new purse. Her old one is busted.

A good purse is hard to find! The right shape, the right size, the right material, the right closures, the right price – it can be tricky.  Amy says your purse is important in the same way your haircut is important: you have to use/see it every day so it might as well be nice. Doesn’t matter where you get your purse, as long as you love it. In fact, Jerilyn found her special favorite bag at Goodwill for 7$. Love!

But for everyday running-around-town use, Jerilyn claims you can’t beat the LLBean XL canvas bag: it can hold everything you need, is fully washable, lasts forever and can be monogrammed!

However. There is a major downside to having a huge purse/bag.  Jerilyn reveals her very unfortunate habit of throwing everything in, even things that really shouldn’t go in there.

Like a baked sweet potato wrapped in plastic wrap.

 

And you know what? That only covers some of the stuff we talked about this week- listen to the show to hear the whole deal. Do you have feedback for us? Go ahead and call our voicemail line at 818-643-1565. Or leave us an iTunes review, we love to hear what you have to say!

This week on The Because Show, Susan recounts some times she saw things she really did not want to see. Also, Jerilyn presents the ‘What Comes Around, Goes Around’ segment featuring recent relevant relaunches, revamps and rereleases. And finally, did Amy really work on The Breakfast Club: The Musical? Listen and find out! Did you want to leave a voicemail message to be played on the air? Then 818-643-1565 is the number you need. Thanks!

Come along with Susan as she takes us from Oklahoma Bible school to NYC strip clubs to Starbucks drive-thrus. Note: Amy’s description of The Buzz Lightyear may cause more sensitive listeners to blush, so skip ahead of that part if you find such content questionable. See what I did there? Now you’re wondering what she talked about, am i right? Uh huh.  FYI, the last 10 minutes of Ep#6 was cut off somehow so if you want to hear the rest, just resubscribe to the show in iTunes and the new file will download – sorry about that! Anyhoo, enjoy this episode and be sure to leave us an iTunes review, please, when you have a chance, Thnx, guys!

Diary entries, love letters and hate mail were to be the main topics of the show but we also found time for guessing games, listener voicemail and nail polish talk. How the heck did we fit so much into one show? Listen and find out! Again, thank you to all the wonderful members of our audience who have taken the time to write an iTunes review for us – we appreciate it! Don’t hesitate to call our voicemail if you feel so inclined, our number is 818.643.1565.  See ya on the next episode!

The episode of the century! Our energy runs high as we chatter our way through tales of our weekend Big Bear getaway, new vocab words and other adventures. Thank you thank you thank you to all the listeners who have left iTunes reviews, so sweet! We loving hearing from you – go ahead and call us at 818.643.1565. Like us? Find us on facebook! See ya at the next episode!

Wendy Tien joins us to talk about her really lovely blog The Upstart Kitchen. Wendy loves cooking. And! Eating. She’s all sorts of fun and was great to Skype with this week. You can find more of her at her blog or on fb. Listeners,  thanks for all your iTunes reviews – keep ’em coming! We hit the iTunes New and Noteworthy this week due to our sizzling new subscribers and heartwarming reviews. Oh! Our new voicemail is 818-643-1565 if you want to leave us a voicemail comment or question. Get on it!

Tales of Mexican toilets, innermost fantasies and what to do when you’re alone in a hotel room. All this and more on today’s episode! You know, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you like our show, please leave us a glowing iTunes review. If you rally like us, call our new voicemail at 818.643.1565 and leave a message, we love to hear from you!