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Todays Episode:

I'm so thrilled to share this episode with returning guest Susanna Crossman! If you missed our first conversation on her incredible memoir, Home is Where We Start, listen to it here. Since then, I've visited Susanna and her family in Brittany, become fast friends, and I'm delighted to share her newest book, a work of fiction, The Orange Notebooks. This is a powerful conversation on processing grief, love, and making space for these huge experiences in a world that has long since abandoned the communal rituals that used to contain them. Life does leave it’s mark on us, The Orange Notebooks beautifully describes this and leaves us battered but better for it.
You can read an extract of the book here: Electric Literature:

Order The Orange Notebooks in the US here
You can find more about Susanna, including her writing mentorship here
Follow her for more updates on her work and workshops on IG

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Music by Rob Byrne, performed by the Wild Yaks.
Podcast produced by Brad Parsons at Trains Sound Studio.
Illustration by Azul Trejo.

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Sometimes it feels like menopause and peri-menopause have gone from being shameful, or even unknown words to ‘the reason for every issue you have’. Sprained ankle? peri-menopause! Terrified by our current political climate? That’s just ‘menopause brain!’ Dr. Huber and I discuss hormones, body fat changes, and the very real and natural discombobulation (and fear!) we experience living in our body as it ages as well as her gentle-but-strongly-suggested nutritional guidelines to support our bodies as they continue to evolve.

You can find Jenn Huber’s work here

Buy her book, Eat to Thrive During Menopause, here

You can listen to her podcast here

Follow her IG account here

Please take a moment to like, share or comment! Putting these episodes out takes many hours of effort and even a little ‘like’ heart lets me know you’re listening ❤️

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Music by Rob Byrne, performed by the Wild Yaks.
Podcast produced by Brad Parsons at Trains Sound Studio.
Illustration by Azul Trejo.

You can now view the video version of Busy Body on Patreon! Support us HERE for as little as $5/mo!

I first heard Sarah Potter as a guest on the podcast Scared All the Time, the absolutely only time you'll catch me listening to two white men talking! I was struck by how easily and accessibly she discussed all manner of what is typically described as 'woo woo'. As someone who believes in what we can’t see as much as what we can, I reached out to have her on Busy Body to discuss the aspects of our lives that are the least explainable. This was a really fun episode (that ends with a live tarot reading!) and Sarah Potter is a true light. Her book, Sober Magic, is out now and she's also doing lots of live events in the NYC area. Don't miss her!

Connect with Sarah Potter here and book readings with her here

Subscribe to her weekly tarotscopes here

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Music by Rob Byrne, performed by the Wild Yaks.
Podcast produced by Brad Parsons at Trains Sound Studio.
Illustration by Azul Trejo.

I'm thrilled to have Lauren Fleshman on the pod today (wooo!) Lauren Fleshman is one of the most highly decorated professional runners in the US. She is also an award winning author. Her book, Good For A Girl, was a life changer for me. I had the supreme joy of joining one of her WILDER retreats this fall in the French Alps (!) where she led us as we ran, wrote and surpassed ourselves every day. Today we talk about running, women in sports and the multitude of pressures that come with athletics. I learned so much just in this convo! I hope you do too.

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You can buy Lauren's book HERE
Connect with her HERE
See more of her work and retreats HERE

We also referenced Christine Yu, her book Up To Speed, and my conversation with Christine on THIS EPISODE . It's a great conversation on the inequality of sports equipment with a notable story nude cycling in order to best understand saddle needs!

Busy Body is now on PATREON!
Please join us there if you are a regular listener. New sign ups get a pack of stickers hand sent by me AND new tiers including 'unfiltered' conversations. I hope you'll join me there!

You can also find my writing on these subjects and much more at After Class on Substack 

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Music by Rob Byrne, performed by the Wild Yaks.
Podcast produced by Brad Parsons at Trains Sound Studio.
Illustration by Azul Trejo.

The latest episode of Busy Body Podcast featuring conversation with Journalist and co-Author of the book Food Intelligence, Julia Belluz is out now. It’s a super informative conversation and a really great book. (order here)

Busy Body is now on Patreon! If you’ve been a long time listener, please consider supporting the pod! Your support will help me be able to put more episodes out more regularly. If just twenty people joined the 2nd tier we’d have an extra episode a month covered!

The audio version of the podcast will continue here on Substack, you can also upgrade to paid and support the pod and my writing here. Truly anything helps.

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If you are more of a here-for-the-pod person, on Patreon, we’re offering an ad-free video tier, a gift-in-the-mail tier and an UNFILTERED tier where members get access to bonus content conversations as well as mini segments from me on topical subjects and my (strong) opinion on them - if that tier takes off, I can open the private chat option so we can all chat with each other!

You can also find my writing on these subjects and much more at After Class on Substack 

Thank you for listening! I’m hoping this move will help me better understand and get to know my listeners and better understand and get to know my Substack readers! These communities are growing and are distinct - I so appreciate you and hope you’ll join me wherever is best for you!

Now onto the show!

 

I've been following Julia Belluz's writing for awhile and when I heard she was putting out a book co-authored with Kevin Hall PhD I literally pre-ordered it twice (accidentally but still!).  Food Intelligence did not disappoint! We cover a lot in this conversation from 'food environments' to the unrelegated world of supplements, and of course the discourse around 'obesity', fat bodies and health. It's a great conversation and I also hope to have Kevin Hall on soon so stay tuned!

You can buy Food Intelligence HERE
Follow Julia HERE
And find more about her and her work HERE

Please take a moment to like, share, comment or rate and review this podcast wherever you are listening to it! Doing any of those things help more people to find this pod!

Music by Rob Byrne, performed by the Wild Yaks.
Podcast produced by Brad Parsons at Trains Sound Studio.
Illustration Azul Trejo.