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[Black] Friday Flames: "This will never be heaven."
And other revelations about adultery, estate law, red tape, revenge, and hope in the dark.
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How broken are we?
Is it worth trying to bring that middle sliver back over to the side that didn't elect this guy? Or is it better to just cut them off and watch them…
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Episode 63: Transcript
"How broken are we?"
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Friday Flames: They FA'ed, but we're all gonna FO
If you're finding it extra difficult to find community with people who voted for four more years (at least) of political chaos, then don't.
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Friday Flames: Taking the garbage out
And other revelations about curve balls, the Granite State, infidelity, murder, revenge, lies, Dave Matthews, and feta cheese brownies.

October 2024

Caring for parents in Tokyo means bridging a huge cultural gulf.
Aya Yasukawa-Dudzinski's sandwich parenting stands astride tween daughters in the States and her parents in Japan. As it turns out, the physical…
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Episode 62: Transcript
"Caring for her parents in Tokyo means bridging a huge cultural gulf." - with Aya Yusukawa-Dudzinski
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Reunions = high school + time
Thanks to Episode 61, you'll learn that Magda had a great time at her husband's first high school reunion over the age of 50, and that Gretchen Whitmer…
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Transcript: Episode 61
"Reunions = high school + time"
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Friday Flames: The merciful end of Knucklehead Week
And other revelations about fungus, chaos, rejection, Barbra, and what we really shouldn't try to digest anymore.
Balancing the opportunities of a new life amid the chaos of your old one.
In order to help reconcile the family dysfunction of her past, Carlotta Stankiewicz is getting remarried, leaving her job, and reassessing almost every…
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Episode 60: Transcript
"Balancing the opportunities of a new life amid the chaos of your old one." - with Carlotta Stankiewicz
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