Raising Barbara Jean and Wanda

STP Productions
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  • Comedy
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"Raising Barbara Jean and Wanda" is a captivating and wildly entertaining podcast brought to you by TikTok sensations, Kila Carr and Ashley Lamar. Known for their viral stories, "My Lost and Found Sisters" and "Trailer Park Chronicles," Kila and Ashley have joined forces to bring you a unique podcast experience that's as heartwarming as it is hilarious. The podcast revolves around their unconventional upbringings under the care of their mothers, Barbara Jean and Wanda. Tune in as they delve into a world of hilarious anecdotes, tear-jerking moments, startling revelations, and tales so zany they could only be true. While their mothers' parenting styles may have been far from traditional, the life lessons, love, and resilience they instilled are a testament to their unique brands of motherhood. Kila and Ashley are passionate about sharing stories of those who have discovered family through DNA tests and offering support to those raising children in challenging circumstances. Their stories are a roller-coaster of emotions, peppered with raw honesty and infectious humor, which makes for a podcast experience unlike any other. But remember, only Kila and Ashley are allowed to talk about their mommas like this! Buckle up and get ready for a wild ride as these two ladies share their world with you. Whether you're looking for a good laugh, a cathartic cry, or a bit of unconventional wisdom, "Raising Barbara Jean and Wanda" delivers. Launching on Mother's Day, it's a testament to the fact that there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to parenting, and that's perfectly okay. After all, it's the wild, crazy, and heartwarming stories that make a family, a family.

  1. 5d ago

    Christa Pike's Botched Execution, Juvenile Lifers & the Mnemonic Plague

    The plan was hair-donation charities. Then Tennessee made world news by failing to execute Christa Pike, the second botched execution in the state this year, so Ashley changed the topic on the drive in and Kila found out when the mic went live. Ashley brought notes. Christa Pike's crime, the 30 years of appeals, the request for a firing squad, the vein disease, the 40 minutes of searching for a vein, the burning, the blinds coming down, and the ambulance that took 52 minutes after her attorney demanded one. Kila has the timeline: first drug at 7:36, ambulance at 9:14. They dig into the doctor who oversaw it (multiple botched executions on his record), why the state switched from three drugs to one, the 2001 boot-lace attack in prison, and the fact that Pike is now the only person known to have survived a complete execution attempt in the United States. Also: whether watching an execution is a practice that should still exist, and Ashley's post-Prozac stance on loving everybody. Second half: Kila listened to a Dateline episode on juvenile lifers and the Parole Project, which turns into a real conversation about 151-year sentences for cocaine next to 27 years for murder, whether drugs should be decriminalized, and what Oregon actually did with Measure 110. Then the manager drops a conspiracy about a Russian plague lab and Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero," Kila's husband says the AI is going to kill us in five to seven years, and Kila cannot say "bubonic." Recommendations: $19 kids' Levi's at Sam's Club, and The Good Daughter. Next week: hair-donation charities, for real this time. Send us your spooky stories for Halloween: BarbaraJeanAndWanda@gmail.com. Like, subscribe, and send this to somebody with a sense of humor. In the Centerville area? Go see Sisters with Scissors.  This episode is brought to you by Bryan Nale be sure to check out naleyourmortgage.com for more information and to get in touch with Bryan. Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda is part of the Spread The Positive Network.

    Christa Pike's Botched Execution, Juvenile Lifers & the Mnemonic Plague

  2. Oct 1

    Feet Pics, a "Stripper" & Child Support 101

    Ashley shows up with a press-on nail permanently stuck to her toe, which leads directly to a business discussion about feet pics, because the salon has been slow and gas is high. That reminds her of the house-cleaning client who once asked her to "dance clean" in her underwear. Nobody in the room had heard that one before. The girls have a new manager (eight kids, zero patience) and big plans: more structure, real topics, guests, seasons, merch, and weekly recommendations. They also confess to a Whatnot live-shopping problem that has so far produced a $70 speaker, seven pairs of pants, and at least one wheelchair. Kila's sister Dixie had a birthday at the fancy golf course, where Kila spent the day asking everyone "who brought the stripper?" about a guest who turned out not to be one. That guest was headed to court the next morning over unpaid child support, and the episode turns into the most useful thing these two have ever recorded. From their own experience as single moms in Tennessee: how the system really works, why you call the child support office every single day, why child support and custody are separate cases, why being married-but-separated without a parenting plan is a risk, and why you never let him claim the kids on taxes. This is lived experience, not legal advice. Talk to an attorney about your own situation, and if you can't afford one, ask anyway. You have more options than you think. They close with recommendations: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson, Christina Applegate's memoir, The Women and The Nightingale, Ted Lasso, Scariest House in America, and a Mexican pineapple-coconut ice cream from Walmart. Next week: hair-donation charities, and what the girls found when they looked into them. Tell us what you want more of. Email BarbaraJeanAndWanda@gmail.com, or comment here. Like, subscribe, and send this to somebody with a sense of humor. In the Centerville area? Go see Sisters with Scissors. This episode is brought to you by Bryan Nale.  If you want to get involved with the show be sure to reach out to us at raisingbarbarajeanandwanda@gmail.com Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda is part of the Spread The Positive Network! For more information visit spreadthepositive.net

    Feet Pics, a "Stripper" & Child Support 101

  3. Sep 24

    Back From Vacation & Already Losing It

    Ashley is back from Universal with the Williamses and she should be rejuvenated. She is not. The babysitters are reporting Bub's every move, nobody has a will, and the question of who gets the kids ends in a plea of the Fifth. Then the vacation stories start: the closed pool at the Hard Rock, jaywalking back from Portofino Bay, and the moment Ashley laughed so hard she left a trail across four lanes of Universal Boulevard. Shout-out to Beebs at the Simpsons bar, who did NOT need the $20 apology note, because she knew Ashley was joking the whole time (somebody tell Jeremy and Hagen). Kila lost a friend to CJD in a matter of days and wants more people to know what it is. Brian's sister's court case is finally closed, which leads to a very real conversation about "estates" when your mama's will said "sell my ring." Then both girls dig into the Lindsay Clancy trial: the 37 minutes that don't add up, the crushed pills, the 60 Minutes segment that asked nothing, and why every case like this needs a woman investigator. It wraps with mama bear stories (Kila will bully a bully for her kids, and her mama once boarded a school bus to do the same), big news that Sisters with Scissors made finalist in every category it was nominated for in Centerville's best-of awards, and the announcement that the mailing list, merch, and a Patreon are on the way. Halloween is coming. Send us your scary stories, your hauntings, and your favorite scary movies: BarbaraJeanAndWanda@gmail.com, or reply on TikTok. This episode is brought to you by Bryan Nale. Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda is part of the Spread The Positive Network

    Back From Vacation & Already Losing It

  4. Aug 13

    The Court System Is A Joke: A True Crime Rant

    Holly Bobo's retrial had us flip on Zach Adams, plus ADHD time, late-mom chaos, and the night Hagan got stabbed. We open on why last week never got published (turns out we shared too much and it was nobody's business), then get into the everyday hard stuff: CC putting her hands on her back her first day of big-school kindergarten, a first grader looking up like "all right, tell me" while he sounds out letters, firing a client over Ashley being late and her coming right back because she likes her haircut, and showing up 25 minutes late because the cat that never wants to be held finally wanted to be held. Then we get into the Holly Bobo retrial. We watched the whole thing on Case in Trial, went in 100% sure Zach Adams did it, and came out unsure. We walk through the $5 in gas, the ATM footage, the Sonic run, and the 911 call that puts him across town at the same time every officer is already out looking for Holly. Who this is for: moms raising little ones and grown ones at the same time, chronically late people who run on "now and not now," and true crime fans who want a case argued out in plain talk, not big legal words. What you'll get out of it: Our full breakdown of the Holly Bobo retrial and the receipts that never made the first trial Why "you either did it or you didn't" is not how the court system actually works The plea-deal trap: 20 years and live, or trial and the death penalty How we talk to our kids about bullies without telling them to be scared.  FAQs this episode answers: 1. What is the Holly Bobo retrial about, and why did Zach Adams get a hearing?  Holly Bobo was a nursing student who went missing around 2011, Zach Adams got convicted, and now about 15 years later a local attorney named Douglas is fighting to get him a retrial over evidence that never made the first trial.  2. What evidence was left out of the original Holly Bobo trial? Time-stamped receipts and footage, the $5 in gas, the ATM video, the Sonic run, and a 911 call, all put him across town while every officer was already out looking for Holly, but the ATM video got mislabeled "BP footage" and never got entered.  3. What is the only physical evidence tying Zach Adams to Holly Bobo? It's a single chip of Cajun Shrimp OPI nail polish found in his couch cushions, with no DNA on it, and half the county owned that color back in 2005.  4. Why do so many innocent people take plea deals? Because when you're innocent but broke, taking 20 years and living beats rolling the dice at trial and risking the death penalty with a defense attorney you can't afford.  5. How do you explain bullies to a kid without making them scared? We tell them hurt people hurt people, so instead of being scared you can almost feel sorry for a bully and ask them "who hurt you?" If you have ever sat down 100% sure somebody did it and changed your mind by the end, hit play and argue it out with us.

    The Court System Is A Joke: A True Crime Rant

  5. Jul 23

    "Being a Child of an Addict Is Your Superpower" — Breaking the Cycle with Stacee Reed (NACoA)

    Ashley is flying solo this week (Kila's on vacation, back next week!) and this one hits close to home. She sits down with Stacee Reed, Director of Innovation at the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA), for an honest, funny, and deeply personal conversation about what addiction does to the kids in the room — and how we break the cycle for good. As a child of an addict herself — dad sober 31 years and running a recovery house, a brother still in active addiction, and two babies she and her husband recently adopted out of the system — Ashley brings lived experience to Stacy's 15 years in the field. Together they unpack the shame, the science, and the small things that actually help. In this episode: - Why addiction is a disease, not a choice — "nobody wakes up and says I'm going to be a crappy parent today" - The Seven C's every kid needs to hear: you didn't cause it, can't cure it, can't control it - The casserole problem: why we bring meals for cancer but gossip for addiction - Person-first language, and how to be a safe adult a kid can talk to - The ACE study — how adverse childhood experiences raise the odds, and why they're not your destiny - Family roles (the hero, the clown, the perfectionist) and carrying them into adulthood - Ashley's raw take on the foster/DCS system and the resources families never get - Why first responders and teachers need training to see the children at the scene "We don't shame people for getting cancer, but we do shame people for being an addict. It's not a moral failing — it's a disease." If you grew up around addiction, love someone who did, or work with kids who do — this one's for you. You're not alone, and it was never your fault. 📌 Resources: National Association for Children of Addiction — free parent, caregiver, and children's toolkits, the Children's Program Kit, and the Seven C's at nacoa.org. Family support through Al-Anon. September is Recovery Month. 🎙️ Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda is part of the Spread The Positive Network — new episodes weekly. Like, subscribe, and share with someone who needs to hear it.

    "Being a Child of an Addict Is Your Superpower" — Breaking the Cycle with Stacee Reed (NACoA)

  6. Jul 9

    ChatGPT Read Us Like a Book | Willie's, Big Backs & Fat Little Legs

    We asked ChatGPT to tell us three things about ourselves we don't know — and it read us so hard we nearly cried on mic. 🤖 Kila & Ashley take the viral "ask your AI what it really thinks of you" trend live, mid-episode, and it comes back with answers about resilience, humor, and turning pain into purpose that neither of us saw coming. (Then Chatty short-circuits because there's no Wi-Fi in the studio.) Before the AI goes off the rails: Fourth of July on the median 🎆, a week at Tybee Island and Savannah 🌴, bacon-wrapped onion burgers off the smoker 🔥, Willie's 10mg shots turning potato salad into a hand-painted gift 🎨, and an honest, unfiltered conversation about adoptive-mom guilt — the kind nobody says out loud. Plus: what a "big back" is, why your kids are describing your fat little legs to the police, and how to tell if someone in your family is an NPC. ⚠️ Mature audiences only — strong language & adult humor. 🎧 IN THIS EPISODE • Fireworks on the median (it's not a median) 🎆 • America's 250th birthday & the decorating regret 🇺🇸 • Tybee Island, Savannah & Spanish moss 🌴 • Bacon-wrapped smoked onion burgers — shoutout Jamie & George 🔥 • Willie's shots, painting instead of potato salad 🎨 • "Big back," "no cap" & what daycare is teaching our kids 😂 • The most honest thing we've said about adoption & mom guilt ❤️ • Are some people just NPCs? 🎮 • 🤖 THE MAIN EVENT: asking ChatGPT the truth about ourselves • Why AI is an ADHD woman's best friend • Chatty vs. Siri: a technical malfunction 👉 We're 100 followers away from monetizing — subscribe so we get there! 🎙️ Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda — two moms, Kila Carr & Ashley Lamar, unpacking a whole lot of crazy. New episodes weekly.

    ChatGPT Read Us Like a Book | Willie's, Big Backs & Fat Little Legs

  7. Jun 25

    Cotton Candy Pickles & a Snake at the Swimming Hole

    This week Kila & Ashley get into a little bit of everything — a too-close-for-comfort snake at the swimming hole 🐍, black bears moving into Tennessee 🐻, Katie graduating from Harvard (the day this episode goes live!) 🎓, and the main event: a red-white-and-blue PATRIOTIC PICKLE CHALLENGE 🥒🇺🇸 — cotton candy pickle and all. ⚠️ Mature audiences only — strong language & adult humor. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:23 Catching up (work, baseball) 7:26 A snake at the swimming hole 🐍 10:54 Bears moving into Tennessee 🐻 16:56 Katie graduates Harvard 🎓 22:53 Patriotic pickle challenge 🥒🇺🇸 37:02 Support the show + stay safe out there 👉 We're 100 followers away from monetizing — subscribe so we get there! 🎙️ Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda — two moms, Kila Carr & Ashley Lamar, unpacking a whole lot of crazy. New episodes weekly.

  8. Jun 18

    A "Willie" Good Episode

    It's a Willie Good Episode! 🌿 Kila and Ashley crack open Willie's Remedy Social Tonic — aka the "giggle juice" — and let the good times roll. We "Willie" need a brand deal with Willies. Have your people call our people. Seriously! They shout out their girl Katie crushing it at Harvard Business School, touch on the Jelly Roll & Bunnie news, and then close it out with a chaotic on-camera chamoy pickle challenge that gets messy fast. Equal parts laughs, real talk, and foolishness — just the way y'all like it. ⚠️ Intended for mature audiences. Contains adult dialogue and strong language. 🎙️ New episode of Raising Barbara Jean & Wanda out now. Like, follow, and share — even them whores you don't like — and leave us a five-star review. Bye, bitches! 💕

    A "Willie" Good Episode
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"Raising Barbara Jean and Wanda" is a captivating and wildly entertaining podcast brought to you by TikTok sensations, Kila Carr and Ashley Lamar. Known for their viral stories, "My Lost and Found Sisters" and "Trailer Park Chronicles," Kila and Ashley have joined forces to bring you a unique podcast experience that's as heartwarming as it is hilarious. The podcast revolves around their unconventional upbringings under the care of their mothers, Barbara Jean and Wanda. Tune in as they delve into a world of hilarious anecdotes, tear-jerking moments, startling revelations, and tales so zany they could only be true. While their mothers' parenting styles may have been far from traditional, the life lessons, love, and resilience they instilled are a testament to their unique brands of motherhood. Kila and Ashley are passionate about sharing stories of those who have discovered family through DNA tests and offering support to those raising children in challenging circumstances. Their stories are a roller-coaster of emotions, peppered with raw honesty and infectious humor, which makes for a podcast experience unlike any other. But remember, only Kila and Ashley are allowed to talk about their mommas like this! Buckle up and get ready for a wild ride as these two ladies share their world with you. Whether you're looking for a good laugh, a cathartic cry, or a bit of unconventional wisdom, "Raising Barbara Jean and Wanda" delivers. Launching on Mother's Day, it's a testament to the fact that there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to parenting, and that's perfectly okay. After all, it's the wild, crazy, and heartwarming stories that make a family, a family.

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