Ever used a fake name at a bar and felt a little guilty about it? We flip that script and show how “bar names” are less about pretending and more about protecting—practical boundaries for women navigating crowded rooms, pushy strangers, and the...

Ever notice how protection can look like a hundred different tiny choices? We swap stories that start with a kicked bar stool at Starbucks and land on a deeper truth: real friendship is knowing when to slide the third chair away, when to step b...

Ever wonder how a single word can flip the mood of a whole conversation? We bring Leon, our son-in-law and longtime listener, into the studio for a warm, fast-moving hangout that spans family dynamics, regional quirks, and the tiny choices that...

Surprise visits, new life, and a four-minute commute that somehow takes five: this one has range in the best way. We kick off with a stealth birthday drop-in that revives a family Starbucks ritual and turns an ordinary Monday into a memory. The...

Join us while we discuss a snowy mystery for medical truth, tracing a line from a hunting shack and mountain lion tracks to childhood illness, a prednisone allergy, PTSD, and the grit it takes to heal. We laugh about car names and cake pops, ex...