Life lately

Abby loved having her sister visit for an entire week.

Sarah is apparently the last person to discover audio on faster speeds.

Reading lately

Abby read This is How It Always Is, a novel by Laurie Frankel about parenting, marriage, and how one couple navigates raising a transgender child.

After having multiple friends recommend it, Sarah read The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne.

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Hosting

We share what makes for a good host, our favorite kinds of hosting, what we love (and don’t love) about hosting, and our stance on hostess gifts.

Eating lately

Sarah’s put “easy enchiladas” into regular rotation in her house. Just use tortillas, refried beans, sauce, cheese, and call it good.

Abby’s been eating deviled eggs, both the fancy and traditional variety. And if you haven’t tried boiling your eggs in the Instant Pot, Sarah recommends it–even the freshest of eggs are easy to peel!

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Life lately

Sarah shares about her family’s spring break trip to St. Louis.

Abby is teaching a childbirth education class through her yoga studio.

Reading lately

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Sarah finished The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, which explores the themes of fate, destiny, and how much control we have over our lives.

Abby listened to Still Me, the third book in a popular fiction series by JoJo Moyes. (The first two are Me Before You and After You.)

Staying Informed

We share how closely we follow the news, our favorite (and least favorite) news sources, and our approach to talking about the news with our kids. We’d love to hear how you consume news and any favorite sources you have to share.

• 1440
• The Skimm
• NPR Politics Podcast and Up First
• Raising Race Conscious Children

Eating lately

Abby is making fancy bagels: copious amounts of cream cheese, capers, and pastrami flavored smoked salmon (thanks, Trader Joe’s!).

Sarah found the perfect naan recipe.

If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening!