Tyler (@barberbeardsmith) and Dutch (@barberdutch) sample some homebrewed mead and try to stay on topic.
Read MoreEpisode Two of Siren Sound Cafe is a discussion on the immense benefits of Sound Healing with renowned yoga practitioner Jenny Jagatjeet Bergold. Jenny’s twenty-plus years of experience brings deep knowledge and insight into how sound has the ability to soothe the brain and the body.
Read MoreOn the first episode of Siren Sound Cafe we welcome Stephanie Krantz, the perinatal education coordinator at Delnor and Central Dupage Hospitals. Stephanie and I chat about Motherhood, trauma, and the postpartum support groups she facilitates. We discuss the stigma there is on new motherhood, and the difficulties associated, yet often suppressed. Stephanie educates us on her own personal experience and how to navigate through motherhood, postpartum depression, and how to find support as a new mom.
Read MoreTyler and Chris (http://www.wannabethecomic.com/) take a trip down memory lane and make a sponsor wish list.
Read MoreBrea chats with her new husband James Cardis about their life and love of living in Batavia. Brea also discusses her decision to close the brick and mortar shop and gives a sneak peek of what she sees in her future.
Read MoreEnjoy Episode 096, wherein I speak with personal chef Quenby Schuyler about her life thus far: growing up on a farm in West Chicago; snowboarding and organic mountain farming in Colorado; cooking as a private chef in Chicago; suffering a life-threatening stroke just days after giving birth to her daughter; and learning that she might be the love child of a Hollywood icon.
Read MoreTyler and James talk about guilty pleasures and make some lists of their favorite things.
Read MoreTyler talks with Jaime about magic, Christopher Walken, and new hopes for the future. Joss Whedon makes an appearance. (jk. Maybe?)
Read MoreBrea chats with Randi Watson (@thefoxboxco), co-creator and force behind The FoxBox Collaborative. Randi and her husband, David, run a blog that features small businesses and makers in the Fox Valley area. Other topics include: How to create community, The Four Agreements, 'notworking' and general gushing on each other.
Read MoreEnjoy Episode 095, wherein I have a thorough, uncensored conversation with Scott Mackay, morning show host at 95.9 The River and realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage St. Charles. Topics include: lying to Kenny Loggins; working alongside Kevin Matthews; growing up in New England; how much is enough?; his lovely wife Susie; getting real about real estate; his boss/co-host Danielle Tufano; PechaKucha Batavia; and famous rants caught on tape (see Orson Welles and Casey Kasem).
Read MoreBrea chats with Joanna Goss (@jowayseeker), crazy awesome artist, designer, and #ladyboss of Well-Crafted Design.
Read MoreBrea chats with Annie Scholl of Hearth & Hammer Candles. (http://hearthandhammer.co/) These two #Ladybosses chat about Annie's journey back to Batavia as an adult, rumors and folklore surrounding the city's history, their favorite old people, and running a business on instinct and intuition.
Read MoreI am excited to be producing a new podcast for my great friend Brea Hayes. We recorded it at her shop in downtown Batavia, FAWN Gifts. She will be discussing self care, the mindful products that she carries, and the classes and workshops she offers to help us learn how to take better care of ourselves. Keep an eye out for new shows each month.
Read MoreKerri Hoskins Branson talks about her gorgeous paintings and photography, her Lush Brush workshops in which she teaches people how to paint (even you!), and what we can do in the spring election to help the disabled and their families in Kane County.
Read MoreMelissa Hedlund, Executive Director & Co-Founder of The Light of The Heart, a community art therapy project in Aurora. We discuss the field of art therapy, how she became involved, how her organization came to be, and examples of the power of art making and what it can do for us. [Broadcast live on 11/7/2013]
Read MoreKane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen joins us to co-host the show.
Read MoreBrian Basilico lays down the new laws of relationship marketing.
Read MoreCathy Allen, Communication Director at the Hunger Resource Network joins us to talk about the organization in general and the massive effort required to pull off a Community Outreach Day.
Read MoreJimi Allen, lead creative at Jimi Allen Productions, sits in as guest co-host on the Fox Valley Voice.
Read MoreEnjoy Episode 039, wherein I am reunited with musician and funny guy Eric Peter Schwartz.
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