Going the Distance

Helllloooo friends and welcome back to the blog! We decided to change up the vibe for the month of April and diverge a little bit from the usual topics that we cover... We too have been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the current chaos, and thought a change of pace would be nice! This month we will be ~going the distance~ to provide you with fun (and minimal waste of course :)) DIY ideas, easy-going reads, recipes, and other suggestions to keep you occupied while social distancing.

To start, we're giving you a list of podcasts that we find to be really interesting & informative, depending on what you're into or what kind of mood you're feelin'

Mental Health & Overall Wellness

Stress-Free Naturally with Ashlie Pappas: Guided meditations for sleep, relaxation, and wellness

Happier with Gretchen Rubin: The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness & good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast

Bulletproof Radio with Dave Asprey: Known as "the father of biohacking", Dave Asprey discusses how lifestyle changes can transform your mind & body through his own experimental results

Food & Farming

The Doctor's Farmacy with Dr. Mark Hyman: Explores how our food & health policies perpetuate chronic disease and malnutrition

The Splendid Table with Francis Lam: Provides listeners with information on food preparation, appreciation, and culture. The program features travel-related material on restaurants and cuisine from around the country and the world and also features talk segments in which the host takes calls from listeners with food-related questions

Small Farm Nation with Tim Young: Gives tips on how to successfully run a sustainable small farm and addresses challenges that many farmers face along the way, as well as the benefits they reap

Crime Mystery & Investigations

Crime Junkie with Ashley Flowers: True crime storytelling with tips for how to stay safe and avoid being a victim of similar crimes

Missing Richard Simmons with journalist Dan Taberski: Focuses on the sudden retirement from the public life of fitness instructor and actor, Richard Simmons. After having an illustrious media career spanning over 30 years, and known for interacting with fans on a personal level, Simmons disappeared from the public eye in February of 2014

The Vanished with Marissa Jones: Covers missing person cases, typically those where women mysteriously vanish, one episode at a time

Sociology/philosophical

Making Sense with Sam Harris: Explores important & controversial questions about the human mind as they relate to current events

Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam: Uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships

This American Life with Ira Glass: Weekly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, telling short stories and essays

RadioLab with Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich: Attempts to approach broad, difficult topics such as "time" and "morality" in an accessible and light-hearted manner and with a distinctive audio production style

Educational

Sporkful with Dan Pashman: Uses humor and humanity to approach food from many angles, including science, history, identity, culture, economics, and lengthy debates on the best way to layer peanut butter and jelly in a sandwich. Sporkful likes to say, "this podcast isn't not for foodies, it's for eaters"

Hardcore History with Dan Carlin: Historical narrative told expertly by professor Dan Carlin, covering worldwide historical events in chronological order

The Throughline with NPR: The past is never past. Every headline has a history. This weekly podcast goes back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world

Business

How I Built This with Guy Raz: Dives into the stories behind some of the world's best-known companies, weaving a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built

The Journal by the Wall Street Journal: A podcast about money, business, and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson

Interviews

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard & Monica Padman: Each episode features interviews with celebrities as well as journalists and academics about "the messiness" of being human

On Second Thought with Trevor Noah: This podcast offers a potpourri of topics, interviews, and discussions ranging from current affairs & politics to tails of Trevor's life in South Africa

Ezra Klein Show: Gives you a chance to get inside the heads of the newsmakers and power players in politics and media

Art & Design

99% Invisible with Roman Mars: Focuses on design and architecture. Its goal is to expose the unseen and overlooked aspects of design, architecture, and activity in the world

HIDDEN GEMS

Bobby & Corn Dont Know: Two guys from much different backgrounds host a weekly guest that is a specialist in their area of expertise, all in an effort to learn as much as possible. Conversations cover everything from business, fitness, nutrition, and psychology, all while enjoying a nice glass of whiskey