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The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael

Jessica St. Clair & June Diane Raphaelwww.lemonadamedia.com

Each week, comedians and best friends Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael take a ‘deep dive’ into their real lives and discuss a wide range of topics including how to pursue joy amidst the insanity of motherhood and family, grief and loss, sh*t they put on their faces, and why they refuse to check their voicemails or unpack their suitcases. The Deep Dive captures the friendship of two women trying to survive adult womanhood. Their motto, shared by their loyal Deep Divers, is "Let Us Live!"

 

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Episodes

Livin’ On a Chaise

Happy New Year! The girls welcome in 2024 with hopes for whiter teeth and Jessica announces she's on a staycation in the Underworld. Then, they unravel why Jessica was receiving people "on the chaise" at a friend's holiday get together and June compliments the raw animal energy she brought to Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer." Remember Deep Divers, that dirty dish in the sink can wait. You’re in a season of evolution. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. J...

Jan 03, 202451 min

A Double Dip: Second Day Undies

This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes! June and Jessica are recovering from their trip to Miami where boundaries were nowhere to be found. Jessica was doing shots, eating questionable scallops while wearing another woman’s undies, and June brought her best ‘Mafia Don’ energy to Gay Pride. And of course, there was the fall that was heard 'round da club. Deep Divers, remember, if bodily fluids aren’t shed you’re not having enough fun. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook...

Dec 27, 20231 hr 2 min

TREE TIME with June Diane Raphael, Jessica St. Clair and Casey Wilson

Hey Deep Divers! This week, we're sharing an episode from our sister podcast Add To Cart, featuring our very own head mistresses. The extreme-to-some Christmas decorating plans of Kulap and friends are moving from the groupchat to the roundtable. June Diane Raphael, Jessica St. Clair and Casey Wilson are here to talk about how they’re maximizing cozy Christmas time. SuChin, meanwhile, is hanging on by an email thread but ready to learn. Everyone has a tree (or three, or eight) to talk about, and...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 2 min

Click Click Click with Dr. Aliza Pressman

This week, June phones a friend after she makes a werewolf transformation before school drop off and Jessica journeys where no man has gone before: Michael's craft store minutes before closing time. Later, developmental psychologist Dr. Aliza Pressman joins them for a session on how to keep your sh*t together during tough parenting moments and reminds them that perfect isn't the goal. And remember Deep Divers, it’s all about repair. Keep up with Dr. Aliza at draliza.com , check out her podcast R...

Dec 13, 202359 min

No Time To Give A Sh*t with Samantha Bee

It’s finally Sam Bee Day! This week, the girls find themselves reminiscing about Steve Harvey’s infamous office memo. June is renting a cottage across the street that is straight out of a Pinterest board and like a good friend, Jessica is in full support of June’s questionable decisions. They also chat with comedian and TV host Samantha Bee! Samantha opens up about motherhood, her new podcast ‘Choice Words’, and ignoring editorial notes from men. And remember Deep Divers, do not attempt to walk ...

Dec 06, 202359 min

Girls Got Game with Felicia Day

This week, the girls explore how 80's music led to some inexplicable childhood behavior. June is learning to forgive herself for past vehicular mishaps and Jess is driving to Target with an expired license, all in the name of Christmas! But be assured, they are not taking it on! Then, they chat with actress and sci-fi writer with peaches and cream skin Felicia Day about disrupting the video game industry. From navigating a male-dominated space to encouraging women to pick up a controller, Felici...

Nov 29, 20231 hr 9 min

Red Lip Conservatorship

This week, the girls are singing the praises of a Sudafed deep sleep. Jess unleashes her sexual beast after watching June’s latest Deep Dive Academy lesson on posing and June gets comfortable with uncomfortable conversations. Remember Deep Divers, let go of the idea that everything should come naturally. Try new things and see what happens! In other words, no apologies, manifest, and be seen. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium ...

Nov 15, 202349 min

Missing Persons Case

This week, spooky season takes a turn when a child gets the flu on Halloween and June is trapped in the bedroom for 72 hours...all while dealing with a missing persons case. Then, the girls deliver a hot take on adult Halloween costumes and prepare for the backlash. Remember Deep Divers, if your partner texts you "Hello??" and you don't have a good alibi, it's time to fake your own death. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a...

Nov 08, 202357 min

Red Lips and Tanning Mitts

This week, the girls take some risks and cross some lines with questionable tanning mitts and Jessica announces she is in her red lip era. June and Jess discuss owning what your gifts are and asking for help for the things that don’t come as easy. Remember Deep Divers, it’s okay if you don’t know what a hot dog tastes like…yet. You will! Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content...

Nov 01, 202355 min

Beast Mode

This week, the girls are having some deep realizations and tackling shame together...with a little help from Brené Brown obv. June discovers she’s one of the only female representations of volume eaters and Jess shares her secret shame about being on her BEAST behavior. Then, in the midst of reminiscing about their favorite childhood places to eat with family (many of which are run by the mafia), June shares some life-changing news. Remember Deep Divers, there’s power in recognizing your tank is...

Oct 25, 202352 min

Fresh as a Daisy with Clare Vivier

This week, Jessica is under PRESSURE and is up with the sun to work since it’s the only time she’s not thinking about phonics. Meanwhile, June continues her “Eat to Live” tour of the country and searches Seattle for the perfect pasta, but ends up with stadium soft serve which, it turns out, is just what the doctor ordered. Then, the two chat with Clare Vivier, founder of the chicest French-inspired brand, Clare V, about how her family gave her the courage to start a company and the life changing...

Oct 18, 202357 min

Won't You Be My Neighbor? with Cherie Hoeger

This week, June gets sucked into a platinum tanning membership and Jess transforms her garage into a Chuck E. Cheese. The girls make an impassioned public service announcement about their shared hatred of meal planning and celebrate their love of neighbors! Then, June and Jess chat with the CEO of Saalt Cherie Hoeger about solving period poverty by making reusable products accessible. She tells us about her life-changing Saalt menstrual cup and how it can make you forget you even have your perio...

Oct 11, 20231 hr 6 min

Moving Our Cheese

June and Jessica are abuzz with change as they make a big announcement! To catch up their new listeners, they harken back to the early 00's when they met at the UCB and Jessica had a fondness for capris pants and June was as bald as an eagle. June makes the shocking announcement that she is now a woman who wears BELTS and Jessica asks the question, is the age of her ass the same as the age of her face? Remember Deep Divers, don't be afraid to see what's on the menu! Stay up to date with us on Tw...

Oct 04, 20231 hr 3 min

A Double Dip: The Art of Small Talk with Casey Wilson

This week we are re-airing a very special episode of significance. Casey Wilson joins Jessica to lead a discussion on the Art of Small Talk, let us tell you the masters are at work, honey! Don’t worry, June is along for the ride as a lifelong learner herself. Casey and Jessica discuss how to scan the room, increase verbal skills (lie), become ‘dog creepers’, and how weather is ALWAYS a great opener. Then, June has Casey and Jessica role-play some small talk scenarios which include the big three:...

Sep 27, 202350 min

Summer II with Jenn Stowe

This week, June and Jess are grieving summer, recapping the content they’ve consumed, and they check in with Prof. Jake Cornell’s TikTok on his new, and very accurate, seasonal calendar and June is throwing Jessica WAY off with her new office set up. Then, Jenn Stowe, Executive Director at the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) joins to discuss the importance of Domestic Workers, how they are treated and viewed by society, and how employers can engage with their care workers more ethicall...

Sep 20, 202358 min

Hello, Husk with Bobby Berk

This week, Jess and June are walking in one way, leaving another as they re-cap the live reading for Jessica’s husband, Dan O’Brien book release and this quickly becomes a husband appreciation pod. Then, June and Jess welcome designer and author, Bobby Berk (Queer Eye) to discuss his new design book, Right At Home, bringing the outside in, and how it’s TOTALLY FINE to have a fake plant. Deep Divers remember, let’s stay party ready. You can buy Bobby Berks new book, Right At Home: How Good Design...

Sep 13, 202355 min

North Star with Dan O'Brien

This week, Jessica is joined by enemy of the state and husband, playwright and poet Dan O’Brien to discuss the launch of his three new books, including a memoir of his childhood and a book of prose poems about the year following their treatment for cancer. They talk about what inspired Dan to start writing, how they showed up for each other during that terrible time and dig into his heartbreakingly beautiful poems about coming back to life and finding yourself again. Grab the tissues, Deep Diver...

Sep 06, 20231 hr 1 min

Jess-a-gator

This week Jessica is trapped with the heartbeat of the land on the East Coast and is peaking up from the depths with her alligator self, while June has some marketing insights for Marriott Bonvoy points. Then, Jess and June pay tribute to the one and only Sgt. Meatball. Deep Divers remember, we’ll always co-sign your Alligator moves. The Deep Dive Academy is offering 15% off subscriptions with code LISTENER www.thedeepdiveacademy.com Our hot new summer merch is out now https://kinshipgoods.com/c...

Aug 30, 202349 min

Being Alive

This week musical theatre camp has June and Jessica reliving some of their favorite musical performances and Jessica reveals she has finally seen her first Medium. And then, June and Jess recount their East Coast meet-up which quickly becomes an Aquarium re-cap, and they announce it is in fact the summer of sunglasses but also togetherness. Deep Divers, remember it’s time to slow down. Tattoo it wherever you need to. The Deep Dive Academy is offering 15% off subscriptions with code LISTENER www....

Aug 23, 202351 min

Awake With Hair with Busy Philipps

This week, June and Jessica are preparing for an East Coast meet up. Jessica is turning against her own small talk skills and keeping up with cold plunges, while June is experimenting with sexy small talk while taking a ‘break’ from cold plunges, and the two break down a surprising sex dream and why this ‘mind fuck’ happened. Then, Busy Philips joins the pod to chat about the importance of hair being UP to get work done, the revolutionary act of face masking on airplanes, and June shares a story...

Aug 16, 202355 min

The Fox and The Trash Can

This week June and Jessica are reminiscing on summers past ready to re-cap this summer in preparation for, yes, we’re going to say it, CHRISTMASTIME. Then Jessica gives her account of her Cracker Barrel Country Store visit and the difference between merchandise and a retail experience. And June updates us on some divinely guided small talk she experienced while traveling. And Deep Divers remember, sometimes the ancestors can be found in trash cans and wild animals. Our hot new summer merch is ou...

Aug 09, 20231 hr 2 min

A Double Dip: Just The Tips with Abby Arad

This week June and Jessica are on a summer break but we're still bringing you THE GOODS. Please enjoy this episode with their stylist, Abby Arad (Your Stylist Says) to discuss the photo heard around the world. Yes, we’re talking about those neon suits! Abby kindly lends us all some amazing fashion tips, and we also learn a simple gray sweatshirt can be just as exciting as a pointed toe boot. And Deep Divers remember, sometimes it’s okay to be a Strega Nona! June is on an East Coast tour with How...

Aug 02, 20231 hr 14 min

Wildest Fantasies

This week June and Jess are rising and quite literally grinding and express their need to be more connected to the land, and unfortunately this turns into an Alone recap show. Then, Jess and June share their most current butt explosions, and are shocked and frankly moved as June reads the Cracker Barrel Country Store mission statement. Deep Divers, we’d love to know what your brand is. It could be Connection or simply Cracker Barrel. Our hot new summer merch is out now! https://kinshipgoods.com/...

Jul 26, 202354 min

Kourtney's Expansion and Kim's Limitations with Casey Wilson

This week June welcomes friend of the pod and small talk expert Casey Wilson on for a special Deep Dive/Garbage World crossover. The two discuss dehydration, discombobulation and hygiene basics. Then, June and Casey dig into all things Kardashian and jump into bed with Kim and Kourtney. They discuss the new expansions for Kourtney and Kim’s limitations, wonder if there is a show without Khloe, and ask where is Rob?! Deep Divers let’s put some care into our hygiene. Our hot new summer merch is ou...

Jul 19, 202356 min

Don't Stop Wiggle Wiggle with Jake Cornell

This week, June has taken control of back-end access of The Deep Dive Academy and Jessica ponders what seeds of inspiration Deep Divers are watering. Then, comedian Jake Cornell joins to discuss our shared hatred of overhead lighting. He addresses the appropriate way to approach your barista, uncovers who is actually taking care of Paul Scheer, and makes a case for why pools should have less phones and more chicken fights. Deep Divers, let’s plant our seeds and have more fun in pools this summer...

Jul 12, 202355 min

Big Reputation with Josh Levine

This week Jessica is welcoming June to the beaches of Los Angeles and June is starting to schedule in “tree time” post the Fourth of July holiday. Then, Jessica and June welcome writer and The Deep Dive Academy Imagineer Josh Levine (PEN15, Ms. Marvel) to the pod. The three discuss the inside workings of The Deep Dive Academy, all things Disney, and the beauty within sadness. Deep Divers, we’d love to know who your accountability partner is. You can follow Uncle Josh on IG @thatjoshlevine The De...

Jul 05, 202357 min

Paul Takes Care Of Me with Matt McConkey

This week we struggle with quick math, Jessica is paying people in hoagies and June struggles with her pen supply, and she will NOT be giving any pens to the pen-less. Then, Jess and June welcome friend of the pod, Matt McConkey (And Just Like Matt and Homophilia pod) to talk about his new podcast, And Just Like Matt. June expresses her issues around Matt’s hydration practices, the three dig into the blessings of their long friendship, and Matt gives us more details from Joni Jam. Deep Divers we...

Jun 28, 20231 hr 27 min

Both Sides Now

This week June and Jessica announce The Deep Dive Academy is launching July 1st and let us tell you, we’re in the eye of the hurricane and sifting through skin flakes. Jessica names her personal consiglieres (spoiler alert, it’s June and Lennon), and June shares her night watching Joni Mitchell and witnessing so much love shared. Then, the gals discuss struggling with perfection, beauty standards, and being constantly sold a pack of lies. Deep Divers remember, let’s not be perfect. Deep Divers, ...

Jun 21, 20231 hr

Everyday Troll with Allison Bornstein

This week Jessica and June are letting the tears flow and trying not to burn the garlic. They also announce The Deep Dive Academy of Significance, and obviously they have to do a check in on Baby Jessica. Then, stylist Allison Bornstein joins us to talk about shopping, falling in love with your current closet, what a good ‘run-around’ outfit looks like, and how chic a lived-in look can be. Deep Divers remember, we don’t have to dress like a troll every day. What are your three adjectives to desc...

Jun 14, 20231 hr 12 min

A Double Dip: The Whole Hog with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

This week we welcome the VEEP of our hearts, Julia Louis Dreyfus (Wiser Than Me Podcast). Julia stages an intervention with Jessica, and fact checks their “cute-meet” story. Then, the Divine Miss JLD gives us some hot parenting hacks on how to keep your kids around as long as possible (hint, it's snacks), chats about her illness complaint list, and June and Jessica wonder how to be “not a slob”. You can listen to Julia's new podcast, Wiser Than Me here: https://link.chtbl.com/wiserthanmepodcast ...

Jun 07, 202356 min
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