Two V's in a Pod

I had the honor to speak with a friend about her experience growing up in an abusive family environment, and growing beyond it.

This week we use the podcast as an opportunity to catch up and chat about Scheereen's current venture into adulthood. Scheereen is just settling into South Carolina as I am preparing to pack my bags and leave Colorado and head back to California. We talk about everything from critters to Stephen Hawking, deep conversations and Southern Hospitality. This is a long one (that's what she said).

Thank you once again Instagram for allowing me to meet another cool person. A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Staley, a filmmaker that I stumbled upon while on Instagram early one morning. He had posted an image of the two story log cabin he was raised in while growing up in Alaska with no electricity. I was immediately hooked, I had to know more about this childhood that seemed so foreign to me. What did it look like? What did it feel like? What sort of grown up do you become when you grow up in Alaska and now live in L.A.?

As a storyteller, Ben likes to share some of his life's stories on a blog he hosts on his website. I encourage you to check them out, especially the ones about his youth in Alaska. In the hour I spent on the phone with him, I was able to take an audible snap shot of a self sufficient storyteller with a thirst for knowledge and an Emmy at home! 

http://www.dailystaley.com/stories/

Burning man is that annual event that takes place out in the desert where adults feel free to act like kids... and smelly people and druggies, etc. This episode I got to investigate a little further to see if Burning Man was really all the drugs and dirty r(c)ock and roll that it is made out to be. And perhaps in many ways it is, but on top of that is a layer of so much more... I think . Join us as we chat with Ryan and Reiff about what really happens for a week every August in Black Rock City.

Join us as we continue the conversation from last week with guest Sarah Crews. 

In this two part series we are joined by one of our top fans: Sarah Crews.  From California, to Colorado and  all the way to North Carolina I talk with Scheereen and Sarah about online dating and the world that is Tinder. These ladies are fearless, hysterical and honest in talking about the world of dating , or the attempt to do so.

In this extra long episode we talk about belongings, things , and stuff. Do we really need to own and have so much? Scheereen and I also divulge stories involving our cars that we some how forgot to mention to one another. Feel free to listen to this in segments, but since we have been MIA for a while, go ahead and binge on this episode. Season 3 is off to a slow start , but it's a start none the less. Thanks for checking us out and enjoy!

Season 3 begins with a lengthly discussion between Scheereen and Jeanette about living in places that are NOT Los Angeles. Change is in the air, and it's not pennies.

A walk around the shoreline of the Salton Sea is 116 miles to be exact. I came to learn about this one evening while posting a picture on Instagram that I took at the Salton Sea a couple years back. I added the hashtag #saltonsea and immediately was connected to a new user on Instagram:  Saltonseawalk. The account was set up in anticipation of  a Summer 2015 journey to walk around the Salton Sea. For the past two years I have been drawn to tales about people taking to the road and traveling. From Craigslist Joe to Arthur Hitchcock, I was hooked. 

For those of you who don't know much about the Salton Sea, it is a barren waste land/ghost town. In the 50's it was a hot spot for families to get away and vacation. These days it looks nothing like its former self. There are boats sticking out of the middle of the desert , heat that will stroke you and people living on the outskirts of society. So why the Salton Sea? I had to know, so I immediately contacted Randy Brown  the owner of the "saltonseawalk" account. He was more than willing to talk, so please have a listen.