Friends Helping Friends Helping Friends: The Jess and Kait Podcast

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Two friends met in graduate school and the rest is history! Tune in for an uplifting podcast about friendship, altruism, and our pursuit of personal and professional excellence. Find us on instagram! @friendshelpingpod

  1. 03/21/2022

    From the proposal to the big day - we chat all things wedding planning w/bride to be Amanda Kilburn

    This week Kait and Jess chat with our friend and former (“overlapping”) roommate Amanda @amndashow about the ins and outs of planning a wedding. Small business shout out: Gracie’s Kitchen (Syracuse, NY).

  2. 03/14/2022

    WE ARE BACK! Quitting “like”, city life, and some thought-provoking games

    Kait and Jess are back from an unexpected (so sorry!!) hiatus. In this episode we chat about quitting filler words such as “like”, our favorite teachers, oddities of the suburbs, our favorite place we’ve travelled to, and a few other topics. We ended on two different games (“kiss/marry/kill” and “desert island”) that ended up being more thought-provoking than we anticipated. Stay tuned for some fun future guests we have planned! Small business shout-out: Mamma Santina Pizza in Brightwaters, NY (@mamasantinapizza)

  3. 02/14/2022

    Alison Leigh, hairdresser/master stylist, vegan, and owner of “Hair by Eskandalo!” salon and spa

    Kait and Jess chat this week with Alison Leigh, a hairdresser/master stylist/colorist with 20+ years in the business. Alison talks about owning her own salon, misconceptions about her job, her favorite haircuts, vegan eating, West Coast vs. East Coast, and other fun topics! Small business shout-outs: VegOut Bethlehem (Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant; Bethlehem, PA @vegoutbethlehem) and Hair By Eskandalo! (Bethlehem, PA; eskandalohair) Thank you to our former guest Maggie for the nomination!!!

  4. 02/07/2022

    Healthcare Pt. 2: Discussing low health system performance scores (WHO) & paternal leave

    Kait and Jess discuss the qualities of a few countries that scored close to 0 on World Health Organization’s health system performance assessment (scale of 0 to 1). We also chat about the possibility of paternal leave in the USA and our issues with GPS systems. Small business shout-out: Mecha Noodle Bar (New Haven/Fairfield/Stamford/West Hartford, CT) @eatramen

  5. 01/31/2022

    Healthcare Pt. 1: Discussing our own experiences with healthcare in the USA (insurance, cost, etc.)

    Kait and Jess discuss healthcare systems in other developed nations and how they compare to the USA (access, quality). We talk about our own stressful and confusing experiences navigating the healthcare system in the USA (especially as it relates to insurance coverage) and how the medical “sickness” model of profit over people has caused a great deal of harm. Stay tuned for Part 2! Small business shout-out: Party Lab MD (@party_lab_md); Unique decorations with balloons, flowers, and artificial material for any occasion - DC, MD, VA area

  6. 01/04/2022

    2021 Wrapped

    Kait and Jess recap some favorites of the year and share a few yearly stats from the podcast (for example, 42 percent of you listen between the hours of 11am and 5pm). We conclude with our final rant of 2021: access to Covid-19 testing. Small business shout-out: Asia Star Cafe (Tinton Falls, NJ)

  7. 12/27/2021

    Elizabeth Holmes, Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Dr. Ianessa Humbert

    Kait and Jess discuss a few current court trials and highlight some disparities in the judicial system. Kait also elaborates on a false, discriminatory, and ill-informed ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association) complaint against SLP Dr. Ianessa Humbert. Small business shout-out: Local Burger Co. (Bay Shore, NY; @localburgerco).

  8. 12/20/2021

    What your birth order says about you…

    This week Kait and Jess talk Adlerian psychology, specifically as it relates to Alfred Adler’s (mostly debunked) theories on birth order, personality, and behavior. We also chat a bit about the unfortunate epidemic of mass school shootings in the US (32 in 2021; 24 since August; Education Week’s 2021 School Shooting Tracker). Content warning: gun violence Small business shout out: Willy Nilly Trading Company (Bayshore, NY; @willynillytrading)

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Two friends met in graduate school and the rest is history! Tune in for an uplifting podcast about friendship, altruism, and our pursuit of personal and professional excellence. Find us on instagram! @friendshelpingpod

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