Fancy Free Podcast

Connect and laugh with us as we tell our most embarrassing funny stories. So. Much. FUN!!! Have you ever made a fool of yourself? Well, you are not alone! Each week, join us as my girlfriends and I tell funny, embarrassing, humbling stories on ourselves that will make you feel less alone in your imperfections. Take a peek with us behind the sparkly filter of social media while we lower the bar for each other. Because NONE of us are as fancy as we look. By the end of each episode, you'll have had some great girl time, a good laugh, and will be feeling much better about your own embarrassing moments! Subscribe to make sure you don't miss a single episode.

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Bonus 11: Mary Turner Thomson Tells Us More About Her Life Married to a Psychopath

Author Mary Turner Thomson tells us more about her life married to a bigamist, con man, and psychopath, as well as her life since it all came crashing down around him. "Have fun storming the castle" video clip . "Anybody want a peanut?" video clip . The Bigamist audible version . Mary Turner Thomson is an international best-selling author of the true-crime memoir 'The Bigamist' which was just relaunched under a new publisher on 15th September 2020. She is a motivational speaker as well as a publ...

Oct 02, 2020•1 hr

65. Stacey Simms on Having a Two Year Old with Type 1 Diabetes

Broadcaster Stacey Simms tells us about having a son with type 1 diabetes and a funny story from her early news anchor days. Check out her book The World's Worst Diabetes Mom . Stacey thinks you might like Bosch on Amazon Prime Check out a couple of Stacey's guilty pleasures: The Wonderful World of Disney on Disney Plus Hollywood Squares on YouTube Stacey's son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2006, one month before he turned two. She started blogging about her family's experience with T1D ...

Sep 28, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 65

64. Mary Turner Thomson Finds Out She's Married to a Bigamist, Con Man, and Psychopath

International best-selling author and speaker Mary Turner Thomson tells us about how she found out her husband was a bigamist, con man, and psychopath. The Bigamist by Mary Turner Thomson The Psychopath Test by John Ronson Mary is loving the television series Killing Eve Mary's pick for the best recent depiction of a psychopath is the movie The House that Jack Built Mary recommends the Edinburgh Book Festival Mary Turner Thomson is an international best-selling author of the true crime memoir 'T...

Sep 21, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 64

63. Rachel Schelb James Bonds it Through the Underground of the US Capital Rotunda

Writer Rachel Schelb tells us several delightful stories including her super-secret James Bond-like US Capital Rotunda underground story! Rachel is loving the book The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. She also is loving the docuseries The Food that Built America . Here is an example of the kid-friendly knives Rachel loves for her son. Here is the recipe for cake mix cookies ! The Lost Sea underground lake in Tennessee. Ruby Falls underground waterfall in Tennessee. Rachel after a fire ant sti...

Sep 14, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 63

62. Shannon Brescher Shea on How to Live a More Sustainable Life Despite Kid Sabotage

Author Shannon Brescher Shea tells us all about her sustainable, green life and the hilarity of involving the children. Check out Shannon's book, Growing Sustainable Together | Practical Resources for Raising Kind, Engaged, Resilient Kids ! Check out a cargo bike similar to Shannon's. Check out the movie Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin. Broken World Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin. TV series The Good Place . Read my blog article, How To Get What You Need According to Your Love Language ! Shannon...

Sep 07, 2020•27 min•Season 3Ep. 62

Bonus 10: Mrs. Hughes on Boobs and Other Parts of Life

In this Bonus episode, comedian Mrs. Hughes and I talk about boobs, raising kids, coincidences, squirrels, and other parts of life. Listen to Mrs. Hughes' main episode here ! Check out Mrs. Hughes' favorite TV show, Endeavor . Check out the adorable masks Mrs. Hughes made! Here are some really cool #mudlarking finds. Listen to the episode about getting stuck in a dress. To see my chicken swing video, click here. Things to Know: Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group ! It's so much fun! The que...

Sep 05, 2020•40 min

61. Comedian Mrs. Hughes Will Crack. You. UP!!!

Comedian Mrs. Hughes tells SO many funny stories! She tells us how she started a career in comedy at the age of 40 and how life never ceases to dish up new material. The first time you see Mrs. Hughes you might think, “She could be my neighbor.” She’s just about the last person you’d expect to see in a night club, so the fact that she is performing in one might startle you at first. Carol Hughes began her comedy career when she was forty. “Years ago I heard Merv Griffin interview Phyllis Diller,...

Aug 31, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 61

60. How Shelley Knight Ruined Her Husband's Marriage Proposal. Twice!

Author Shelley F. Knight tells us about how she ruined her husband's marriage proposal. Twice! Listen to Shelley's first Fancy Free episode here . Listen to John Moe's podcast, The Hilarious World of Depression . Shelley is loving The Nerd Herd with Justin James and Paul Chow . Shelley is a once upon a time nurse turned book author, writer and podcaster who writes and works in the fields of positive changes, spirituality, and grief. Shelley is author of Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book, and po...

Aug 24, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 60

59. Krystal Sodaitis Makes a Crazy First Impression

Physician Krystal Sodaitis tells us an embarrassing story about making a crazy first impression on a job trainer. Krystal thinks you might love The podcast Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell The podcast How I Built This The TV shows American Housewife , This is Us , and Just Add Magic Krystal's story reminds me of this There's Something About Mary clip . NOT APPROPRIATE FOR KIDS! Krystal is a fellowship-trained academic pediatrician. She practiced for 15 years and then moved to Utilizatio...

Aug 17, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 59

58. Audra Powers on the World's Worst Diaper Blowout

Writer Audra Powers tells us a crazy story about being totaly unprepared for the world's worst diaper blowout. Make sure to listen to her crazy first date story on our special episode, 13 Crazy First Date Stories ! Audra thinks you might love The podcast At Home with Sally Clarkson and Friends . The book What's So Amazing About Grace by Phillip Yancey Whole Foods Amazon Prime delivery Audra is a stay-at-home mom to three little ones and wife to her engineer husband. They live in the high desert ...

Aug 10, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 58

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