That's What We Said

This week, we're talking about what we've been reading, listening to, and watching. We've got movies to be watched on planes, twitter accounts about home repair from the star of Our Flag Means Death, and weighty tomes about history. But this episode quickly turns into an intervention for Kelly and Becca who may have gone a little too deep into true crime, The Staircase, and the story of Michael Peterson. We just want them to not scare themselves silly right before bedtime. Stay tuned after the episode outro music for an 'easter egg' segment that's NSFDTKTSITFM -- that's Not Safe For Driving The Kids To Soccer In The Family Minivan. It's not safe for work either. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

It's once again time for some Kentucky politics on the pod! This week, we're excited to interview Mae Suramek, candidate for the 89th district Kentucky House seat. It's just a few days until the election here in Madison County, and we're talking to Mae about running for office, running a business, and starting a new podcast about the experience of Asian Americans in Kentucky. Mae talks to us about what it means to "do well by doing good." We hope you'll do good next week by voting in your local election, especially if you're here with us in Kentucky's 89th. And don't forget to check out "Where Y'all Really From" from Louisville Public Media. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

We've recently learned that we're the eighth most popular comedy podcast in Oman, so we're dreaming about the future of the pod in this week's episode. Coming up are episodes on Kentucky politics and Kentucky bourbon, although not necessarily in the same episode. We also want to know what our listeners want to hear. More tales of Katie Marie Kondo-ing her drawers? More library adventures from Kelly? More murder books from Jenny? Whatever our listeners want, we're prepared to bring it. PS. This week, we're missing Becca who's off adventuring in Ohio. PPS. If you live in Oman and are listening, we'd love to ask you why. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

It's time for a media roundup. After Jenny and Katie's conflict over Cards Against Humanity in the last episode, they make up over their shared affection for TikToker Kevin James Thornton. Shoutout to Katie for always sharing Hoosier-adjacent TikToks with Jenny. Becca raises the tone with some excellent nonfiction about podcast hero — and everyone's hero!— Eleanor Roosevelt. Finally, not even a binge watch of Kim's Convenience can distract Kelly from a week of epic car trouble. Recorded in Red River Gorge, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

In this week's episode, we reflect on the "new normal" as things start to open up and we adjust to maskless shopping and hard pants. This is our first time recording together since the beginning of the quarantimes, and we get to use our fancy new mic. We're still figuring out our microphone, and we may sound more like we were recording from a busy roadside than we did when we were on zoom. But we think our laughter sounds better than ever, and we promise to figure the noise out. Becca's dog Freeman is the star of the show, but we also talk about library squirrels and the experts who can tell whether rodents are boys or girls. And Jenny pitches her solution to getting folks vaccinated so we can embrace even more of a hard pants, hard partying mom lifestyle: it's the Vaccininja Van. Recorded in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

It's the outtake footage you've been waiting for, where we discuss whether to purchase a microphone for in-person recording. Sound dull? Our "under the hood" conversations are rarely dull... Rated "explicit" for innuendo Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

March is almost over, and we're wrapping up our month of interviews with kickass Kentucky women. Although we're sad to see the month go, we can't think of a better guest than epidemiologist and soccer mom Nikita Vundi. Nikita joins Katie and Jenny to talk about vaccines and public health. We ponder what changes from 2020 will last past the immediate danger of COVID-19, we bond over the necessity of not washing poultry, and we celebrate the glory of Girl Scout cookies. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

During our month of conversations with Kickass Kentucky Women, we're thrilled to welcome Shannon Phelps to help us navigate the waters of sexuality education. This episode comes with a content warning that it's not for children. Shannon is here to help parents as we figure out how to talk with children about everything from body changes to nocturnal emissions to sexual consent to porn literacy. The takeaway: "communication fosters connection!" As awkward as parents and children feel when we talk about sex, we need to have these talks. We also discuss the role of sexuality education in communities and schools, and that's how we learn that Jenny's first experience with porn was right in the hallways of her high school. Finally, in an epic #relish, Shannon and Katie recall a tipsy trip to Philadelphia in the before times. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly