Oh, this one is a doozy. The sisters catch up on parenting in a pandemic and a movement Lauren wants to start. Both share their most cringe-worthy grade school memories, inspired by PEN15 on HULU. Hot Topics: The Crown, winter coats, and winter skincare. Resources: Real Simple: 7 Shower Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Skin HULU: Pen15 Real Simple: The Right Way To Apply Beauty Products For Long-Term Results The North Face: New Defdown FutureLight Women's Jacket REI: Patagonia 3-in-1 Parka Wonderf...
Nov 18, 2020•49 min
Going to a cannabis dispensary for the first time can be nerve-wrecking, we're offering tips to navigate your first experience as well as our favorite cannabis products. Followed up by our best tips for productivity that comes by way of Japan. Hot Topics: Kanban, a dead rat, and a quick geography lesson. Trader Joe's Taste Test: Truffle Dip, Cocoa Creme, and Lebkuchen Cookies Resource Links: Kanbanize - What is Kanban? Vuori Clothing Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on...
Nov 13, 2020•45 min
On this episode, the sisters dive deep into The Queen's Gambit and the power of self-compassion and emotional intelligence. They also review two new seasonal items from Trader Joe's...you're going to want to run and not walk to your closest TJ's. Hot Topics: Alex Trebek, Holidate, and Lauren Resources: Buzzfeed: The Queen's Gambit - Behind the scenes facts Vanity Fair: T he Queens Gambit - A Real-Life Chess Champion On Netflix's Addictive Hit The Ringer: The Man Who Brought Queen's Gambit To Lif...
Nov 11, 2020•44 min
The sisters kick things off with a mental health post-election check-in then lighten things up with one of their coziest chats yet. Get your chunky sweater on and torch a candle because we're talking hygge! Hot Topics: Roast chicken and how cannabis won the election. Resources: The Guardian - Dread The Dark Winter Lockdown? Think Like a Norwegian Jezebel - Drugs Won The 2020 Election Amazon - The Little Book of Hygge The Sister Project - Cast Iron Roast Chicken Chicago Tribune - For A Dish That ...
Nov 06, 2020•42 min
Michelle is in quarantine so the sisters are podcasting from afar for the very first time. We're covering election stress disorder, a mean game of Would You Rather, and the time Lauren met a cab driver named Dracula in Colombia during their election. Hot Topics: Brené Brown, The Chicago Seven, & dealing with uncertainties BBC - U.S. Election 2020 - A Simple Guide NYT - Don't Give In To 'Election Stress Disorder' Unlocking Us - Brene Brown w/ Joe Biden On Empathy, Unity & Courage - Unlock...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min
In this second installment of our Halloween Special, we are covering the celebration of the dead, ways to modernize funerals, and Lauren reads Michelle's tarot cards! Hot Topics: death doulas, Save By the Bell reboot, and Carmex Resource Articles: Mind Body Green - How To Do A Tarot Card Reading Four Yourself or A Friend USA Today - Death Doulas - What They Do and Why People Get Them YouTube - Roseanne Jackie Dad's Dead Amazon - Mystic Monday Tarot Cards E Online - Zach and Kelly Are Back In New...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 7 min
In the first of two Halloween episodes, we're covering the history of Halloween, Resurrection Mary, the scariest movie according to science, and so much more. This just in: How to properly burn a candle and vote. Resources: Kitchn - 7 Mistakes You Make When It Comes To Buying and Burning A Candle History.com - Samhain Forbes - What Is The Scariest Movie Ever? Science Now has an answer to that question. Jezebel - 10 Scary Stories To Ensure You Never Sleep A Wink Chicago Reader - Meet Resurrection...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We’re diving into country, cannabis, and social media scams in our tenth episode. Hot Topics: Ghislaine Maxwell, online shopping, and Dolly, duh. Resources: Times : Ghislaine Prevention : Dolly Today's Parent : Cannabis The Vice : Kids and Cannabis Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Lauren wants to dress up as the season of Autumn for Halloween (life long dream) and Michelle has some insight on a feel-good-way to battle the blues. Hot Topics: a missing lemur, Santa’s lap, and a heartwarming Chicago story. Resource Links: Chicago Tribune : “There’s a lemur!” 5-year-old helps crack theft Chicago Tribune : Sweet Solution Found Chicago Tribune : Santa Mall Visits May Vary NYT : Laughter May Be Effective Medicine For These Trying Times Chicago Tribune : Love Letters in the Alley...
Oct 21, 2020•56 min
Episode 8: Houston, we have liftoff. Michelle stepped into a yoga studio for the first time in 6 months and Ryan’s fibula is now in two, Oh yeah, we launched a podcast! Teamwork makes the dream work and preparation is key but that doesn’t mean self doubt doesn’t creep in here and there. Lauren turned into Mother Goose and told Michelle a tale about women supporting women and the rest is history. Hot Topics: Impostor Syndrome Resources: The Sister Project : My Inner Monologue Can Be Deafening wit...
Oct 20, 2020•46 min
The sisters covered an array of topics like botched nose jobs, favorite bands and that time Lauren got cellulitis from a piercing. Michelle wishes she could have seen Queen and Lauren offers inspiration on how to recreate the first date. Hot Topics: American Murder - The Family Next Door and menstrual cups Resource Links: NYT - How to Revisit Your First Date The Sister Project : Stovetop Simmer Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Michelle and Lauren dive deep into how expanding your brain aids in resilience and the art of the apology. But first, they touch on some boozy mishaps along the way and that time Michelle tooted in class. Hot Topics: resilience, apologies, and The Poltergeist Resource Links: NYT - To Build Emotional Strength, Expand Your Brain Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 16, 2020•47 min
Lauren and Michelle are stupid obsessed with Halloween and they're going to tell you all about their plans to not let COVID murder their spooky agenda. Also, if all goes as planned, they plan to start smoking again at 75. Hot Topics: the royal family, cults, and psychedelics Resource Links: NBC Chicago : Trick or Treat? Chicago Doctor on How Halloween May Look Different During Pandemic NBC Chicago : UChicago Medicine Study Finds Possible Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Contracting COVID - ...
Oct 16, 2020•51 min
The Sister Project can’t travel, so they may as well talk about ghosts of their traveling pasts. Lauren shares some rather interesting situations she’s encountered along the way leaving Michelle not speechless, but definitely surprised. Hot Topics: Cobra Kai, mail-in ballots, and flying cockroaches Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 16, 2020•52 min
Lauren does a wine tasting at 9am while Michelle stands in line for COVID testing with her kids. Both share some of the dumbest things they have ever done. Hot Topics: Qanon, mocktails, and Princess Diana Resource Links: NYT : Pleasantly Bitter and Thoroughly Grown-up, No Alcohol Needed Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 15, 2020•49 min
Lauren shares about her colorful experience as an entertainment reporter at a horse racetrack and how she became a hero this past summer. Hot Topics: Our dead mom, Mr. Rogers, and Housewives Drama Resource Links: NYT : Moth Watching Night Garden Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 15, 2020•27 min
Sisters, Michelle and Lauren, hit the ground running. After three years of saying “we’re going to do a podcast” they finally pressed record. Here’s what took so long and how they finally made it happen. Hot Topics: The Crown, COVID + drinking, strong fall vibes Resource Links: The Sister Project : Salmon Toast Recipe LaGrange Business Association : LaGrange Farmers Market Instagram : @hookandgarden Subscribe to our podcast and drop us a review at Spotify or on Apple iTunes ....
Oct 15, 2020•37 min
The trailer.
Sep 30, 2020•20 min
