Life lately

Sarah’s embracing summer–swim lessons, travel, and endless park time.

Abby deleted Facebook from her phone and has no regrets.

Reading lately

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Sarah read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond and Abby finished Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy.

Behind the scenes

Have you ever wondered how we produce Friendlier? Wonder no more! In this episode we share the backstory of starting the show (including our original failed concept), what we do to prepare for each episode, our recording set-ups, and the editing and post-production that gets Friendlier to you. We mentioned lots of links and resources, but if you have other questions please reach out; we’d love to pass on what we know.

• Other resources:
  • Behind the scenes episodes from the Girl Next Door and the Mom Hour
  • Kelsey’s blog series
• Equipment:
  • Microphone
  • Pop filter (It makes such a difference in sound quality!)
  • Headphones
  • Microphone stand
• Sound and art:
  • Freesound for sound effects
  • Yady Kates for our logo and header
  • Audrey for intro and outro music
• Programs:
  • Voxer for brainstorming
  • Skype to connect during recording
  • Audacity to record our files and for editing
  • Google Docs and Drive to share outlines and audio files
  • Pippa for hosting

Eating lately

Abby’s discovered the perfect summer snack: pickles!

Sarah can’t get enough of this white cheese dip.

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!

Life lately

Abby recounts all of the effort that went into to setting up a rock box for Plum.

Sarah is celebrating being two-toilet family again. Bathroom renovation, complete!

Reading lately

Abby worked her way through a poetry collection: Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

Sarah thoroughly enjoyed From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon.

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At home parenting

We share how we made and continue to make decisions around at-home-parenting, what frustrates us most about the cultural narratives around these choices, and how we see things evolving as our kids get older.

Eating lately

Sarah made a mushroom quiche based on Mark Bittman’s recipe in How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.

Abby prepared fancy sandwiches: brie and turkey on focaccia, topped with either garlic aioli or cherry preserves.

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!



Life lately

Sarah learned about the trait of high-sensitivity (thanks, Abby!) and read The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron.

Abby describes her plumbing woes.

Reading lately

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Sarah read Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan and Abby completed the All Souls Trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life) by Deborah Harkness.

2018 Update

Since we are at the mid-point of 2018, we wanted to take some time to reflect and check-in on our intentions for the year. We share what is going well, what has challenged us, and what we hope for in the second half of the year.

Eating lately

Abby’s been eating spaghetti carbonara–a family favorite and Andrew’s signature dish.

Sarah’s family is enjoying these banana muffins as a hearty breakfast or mid-morning snack.

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!