Lupa's Bits the Podcast
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Join Stephanie J. Bardy every Friday, as she steps away from her public persona and gets down right real in Lupa's Bits the Podcast.
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Lupa's Bits #159 - I Think I Peed A Little
April 19, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBThis week, Lupa recounts her trip home and the jarring moment she had while attempting to attend church. Needless to say, she didn't make it. She regals us with stories and some of the things that scared her then lightens the mood with some good old Florida man/woman news... Until she pees just a little.
Lupa's Bits #158 - The Google Episode
April 05, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBThis week, Lupa is at a loss for words, so she delves into the weird and wonderful world of Google search, which lands her squarely in the lap of a Florida Man.
Lupa's Bits #157 - Let's Get Serious
March 22, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBThis week Lupa starts with housekeeping announcing the 6th year of the Open Contract Challenge. She then delves into the world of truth, power, and owning your space within the world.
Lupa's Bits #156 - Much Ado About Nothing
March 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis week Lupa is all over the place with no clear plan of attack. Sit back, buckle up and just enjoy the ride.
Lupa's Bits #155 - Buckle Up Buttercup
March 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week Lupa has housekeeping, sort of, gets deep into the Mandela Effect then is rescued by her special guest to talk Elimination. She then turns her attention to our favorite Florida Man.
Lupa's Bits #154 - Let's Talk Underware And Other Irritating Things
February 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBThis week Lupa starts out soft and calm and then gets a bit ranty over garters and bra's that don't fit. She then switches gear and gets ranty over M and M's which prompts her to delve into Florida man, much to her peril.
Lupa's Bits #153 - A Whole Lot Of This, That And The Other Thing
February 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 99 MBThis week Lupa takes us on her birthday journey, ending on Valentine's Day, welcomes a surprise guest, then regales us with moments from the WTF Corner!
Lupa's Bits #152 - WTF?
February 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBThis week Lupa delves into some of the news stories that she came across while preparing for this episode. Especially the ones that gave her the WTF lines on her forehead! She talks about solar eclipses and freezing Quebecers. She gets up on her soapbox once or twice and reminds people that these are her opinions.
Lupa's Bits #151 - Lightening In A Bottle
February 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis week Lupa starts out housekeeping with updates on Jim Bates's Novella Eye of the Beholder, Adele Eversheds winning Anthology Suffer/Rage, and Jessica Alexandria's upcoming debut novel The Murder Society. She then gets into a topic she was discussing with her friend and fellow podcaster Mike Lutz of The 3Noes. Can you recapture your glory days? Can you capture that lightening in a bottle? And do you really want too?
Lupa's Bits #150 - Cool Or Not Cool...Is That Even A Question?
January 26, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBThis week, Lupa gets a little deep and introspective. She recaps her journey so far, and then discusses the merits of popularity and finding a place within the world.
Lupa's Bits #149 - Writer's Block Fact Or Fiction
January 19, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThis week, Lupa takes on writer's block again. She goes into a bit more detail with it and gives some great advice and suggestions on how to beat it.
Lupa's Bits #148 - Ode To Odie And A Little Self Discipline
January 12, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThis week Lupa rings in the New Year, albeit a bit late, with some sad news, some housekeeping and then gets down to the business of self discovery. She has set goals for the upcoming year and discusses how she plans on achieving them and what she has realized about herself.
Lupa's Bits #147 - Days Of Future Past
December 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThis week Lupa has a whole show planned with housekeeping and an announcement about her boyfriend's new book and it goes completely off the rails. None of what she had planned happens, and instead she shares some funny stories from her past, and talks about being a Gen X and what life was like for her. She wraps it up with some sage advice and says goodbye until next week.
Lupa's Bits #146 - Lupa's Grand Adventure
November 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThis week, Lupa tells a tale of Karen's puppies, brakes, and soaring the not-so-friendly skies. She fills us in on her latest adventures and then touches on a subject very near and dear to her heart. She discusses editors on a power trip and what kind of editor she tries to be.
Lupa's Bits #145 - The End
October 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBHappy Halloween! This week, Lupa starts off with a creepy monologue from her, one of her favorite movies, and then delves into all things creepy, spooky, haunted, and urban legends.
Lupa's Bits #144 - The Beginning
October 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week marks the beginning of the Halloween episodes. Lupa discusses the thinning of the veil and what that means to her. She offers some helpful advice with the caveat that you don't do something you are unfamiliar with or you seek the aid of someone who knows what they are doing. She gives some pretty good, albeit scattered housekeeping and comments on who they are boycotting this week.
Lupa's Bits #143 - Come Conjure With Me
October 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBThis week Lupa takes a detour from what she was originally going to discuss to take you down the road of The Conjuring Universe. With it being Friday the 13th and October, she takes you on a journey through her spooky season watching list. This year she is delving into one of her favorite series of movies and rewatching all 9 of the Conjuring movies in chronological order. She gives her opinions on all of them and then surprises us with an update from a past Florida man report.
Lupa's Bits #142 - This One Time At Banned Camp
October 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBOh boy! This week Lupa is in a rare smarty pants mood. She is feeling feisty after getting two of her social video's banned for violations. This rebel without a cause or a clue, takes to the airwaves to entertain you with tales from the Banned list, some Canadian history and a very happy gunman in Florida.
Lupa's Bits #141 - The Non-Political Political One
September 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis week, Lupa tries to keep her opinions to herself as she recounts the outrageous developments in the political arena in her country. She does some housekeeping and announces the winners of the OCC, then is unable to contain her opinions any longer and discusses the recent lawsuits regarding AI training. She then wraps up the episode with some weird, wonderful tales and interesting dental facts.
Lupa's Bits #140 - Most Played
September 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBLupa is feeling a bit under the weather this week and decides to treat you to a "best-of" episode. She selects her most popular episode, #81 - Florida Woman, In Person.
Lupa's Bits #139 - Viewer Discretion Advised
September 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBThis week finds Lupa a little road-weary. She recounts her adventures to and from New Brunswick and what the week has brought her so far. She then gets into some weird and wonderful news before she tackles some viewer-submitted Florida man. Viewer Discretions IS strongly advised. No Hamster nor Rooster is safe.
Lupa's Bits #138 - Fun Ways To Die
September 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBThis week, Lupa gets a little wild. After being sent what could only be looked at as one of the most hilarious TikToks she has ever seen, she gets the idea to do her whole episode around it. Welcome to all the weird and wonderful ways to die.
Lupa's Bits #137 - News Flash
August 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBThis week is news week! Lupa regals us with stories from around the world, complete with her opinion on them all! Not all are friendly opinions or even popular ones, but they are hers.
Lupa's Bits #136 - Weirdness and Whatever
August 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBThis week Lupa is back and raring to go! She has the results of Cottage Bingo, and then she delves into some weird tales of this, that, and whatever. There are snakes of all sizes, slithering and pictorial, and camels.
Lupa's Bits #135 - Check The Authenticity
August 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBThis week Lupa talks about her upcoming trip to cottage country. She regals her listeners with tales of ghosts and Kempenfelt Kelly and then gets down to business with some long-awaited Florida man adventures. Don't forget to check the authenticity of your drugs!
Lupa's Bits #134 - FA AFO
July 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThis week sees Lupa in a new town, visiting family. She talks about the interesting things she has seen and done in the week she has been there, and then talks about the weirdness that has happened in the world this week. After she gets the silliness of her live studio audience to settle a bit, she gets a little ranty. But she does have a great announcement regarding Nimue's Closet and her new book!
Lupa's Bits #133 - The Ridiculous One
July 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis week Lupa is all over the place. She gets a bit of housekeeping out before her live studio audience goes off script and seems to lose his mind. She shares some interesting facts about space debris and then goes completely off the rails before pulling herself back and sticking the landing with some good old Florida Man.
Lupa's Bits #132 - Penance The Drama
July 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThis week Lupa gives us an update on the OCC with housekeeping and then delves into the drama and trauma that was the publishing of her new book Penance. She talks about a wonderfully weird adventure she took to a local pioneer village and wraps up with a bit of a rant on 'Catching Karen' videos.
Lupa's Bits #131 - The Haunted One
June 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBThis week Lupa has housekeeping, some interesting facts about the fires burning in her Province, and then gets down to the nitty-gritty. Things have gotten a little strange in her apartment, and she recounts her experiences and catches some of the activity on the show.
Lupa's Bits #130 - The Hot One
June 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBThis week the podcast deviates completely from where Lupa wanted to take it. She starts out by expressing her concern for her friend and the stress they are currently going through. She then takes on a journey of being a firefighters daughter as she shares a particularly poignant moment. She wraps up with some paranormal investigating advice and a little bit of Freaky Friday.
Lupa's Bits #129 - What?
June 16, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBThis week Lupa gets a tad ranty. She goes through the "10 things you can't say on this platform" rules that her network was given in order for her to be allowed back on the platform. She then tackles a few hot button topics, voicing her opinions and what she thinks respect is all about. The end of the podcast sees her calling out a very nasty person and revealing the 5 contestants in the OCC.
Lupa's Bits #128 - Magnets, Lobsters And The Last Fatal Duel
June 09, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBThis week Lupa talks about her vacation to New Brunswick and all the wonderful things she did. She announces some new exciting things happening with the podcast and then discusses the fact that pretty much her whole country is on fire.
Lupa's Bits #127 - Know When To Let Go
May 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBThis week Lupa has a bucket full of housekeeping and leads into her main topic for the podcast, knowing when it's time to walk away. But first, she takes us down a weird and wonderful path of her revamped section Freaky Friday.
Lupa's Bits #126 - Words
May 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBThis week Lupa has actual real housekeeping. Which she shares with glee. Then she goes off on a little tangent before actually getting to the point of this weeks podcast. The side trip does relate and adds more info to the main topic, which, is words, and she has lots of them!
Lupa's Bits #125 - Happy Nurses Week
May 12, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis week Lupa honors the nurses and those in the medical field. She pays tribute to those in her life and gives a little historical information on one of the most used tests in the medical field. She recounts some of her experiences with nurses and then takes her listeners into a very dark and dangerous realm. The catch-all basket.
Lupa's Bits #124 - And We Are Back
May 05, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBAfter a month away, Lupa is back with a vengeance. She starts with some housekeeping, jumps into the latest drama happening in the news, and then discusses Star Wars Day.
Lupa's Bits #123 - Fake It Until You Make it
March 31, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week Lupa struggles to fill her air time. She talks about housekeeping and the personal internal struggle she has been going through. She touches on Wondercon and her new Funko Pops and then discusses a really bad movie.
Lupa's Bits #122 - What Are We Going To Do This Time
March 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThis week Lupa spends the first half of the podcast on Housekeeping, with some interesting and fun new additions to the Open Contract Challenge, then she gets serious and touches on the issues she discussed the prior weeks. She finishes up with some motivational talk and a therapy she created to help see the good in life.
Lupa's Bits #121 - Here We Go Again
February 24, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week Lupa addresses a TikTok she did that went semi-viral on the subject she discussed the week before. She stands firm in her opinions and reminds those listening that they do not reflect those of the podcast network.
Lupa's Bits #120 - School Buses And Things NOT Magical
February 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThis week Lupa has a full head of steam as she tackles some issues she needs to get off her chest. She starts off with stupid school bus drivers and ends with the mystery of the female body, which isn't actually a mystery! She gets very opinionated and maybe just a little ranty.
Lupa's Bits #119 - It's All About The Chip
February 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThis week Lupa is in a bit better humor, but she starts off with some sad news and the weekly housekeeping. Then, she touches on her writing adventures and gets down to business with some very weird chips.
Lupa's Bits #118 - Lupa Gets Real
January 27, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThis week, in the absence of her live studio audience, Lupa gets real about a few things. She updates the housekeeping and explains the structure of the company, then comes clean on a few things she has been struggling with. It is an honest real confessional of sorts.
Lupa's Bits #117 - There Is No Do, Or Do Not, Only Try
January 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThis week, Lupa gives the podcast she originally wanted too, for the New Year. After careful consideration and some serious struggling to hear, the original episode was scrapped and she redid it in the theme she had in mind to start with. She discusses goals, milestones and what is coming up for the company, herself and life in general.
Lupa's Bits #116 - Lemons And Beer! Let's Recount The Year!
December 30, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBHappy New Year! This week sees the end of 2022 as Lupa recalls the past year's episodes. She talks about her favorite ones and her not-so-favorite ones. Her live studio audience is again present and chatty as he puts his two cents worth in on a few topics. She rounds out the episode by recounting her most memorable moments of the year that didn't make it into a podcast and what she has planned for the new year as CEO.
Lupa's Bits #115 - Christmas...Invaded
December 23, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week sees, Lupa start out solo and then gets invaded by an unscheduled guest. The live studio audience gets a wild hair up his butt and joins the conversation. They laugh, they make some things clear, and they discuss the upcoming year.
Lupa's Bits #114 - Inspired?
December 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThis week Lupa starts out strong and happy with an idea, and a theme. Which quickly takes a left turn as she realizes that what she was seeking, what she intended to share, and hoped to do, was lacking. She discusses some of Canada's most influential and inspirational people and touches on the American ones as well, all in the search for today's inspiring people and finds none.
Lupa's Bits #113 - The Seinfeld Episode
December 02, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 55.4 MBIn this episode almost completely about nothing, Lupa pays tribute to Christine McVie, one of the driving forces behind Fleetwood Mac. She then lightens the mood with some of the most disturbing commercial ads from the 50's to the 90's! There is absolutely no housekeeping to be found and she even brings in the live studio audience to play along with the "Name that Commercial" game! She signs off with a No! No! No!
Lupa's Bits #112 - Back In The Saddle Again
November 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBThis week sees Lupa on the road, rocking in a trailer and in the air. She starts her journey with a quick drive to Florida from Ontario, Canada, spends a few days getting things settled, then jets off, with a slight layover, to Ontario, California. While it isn't as warm as Florida, it isn't as snowy as it is back in Canada, so that she will take it! She regals us with her experiences on the bridge to nowhere and then brings back an old friend.
Lupa's Bits #111 - The Perfect Pitch
November 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week sees Lupa packing for her Florida/California adventure. She starts off with some housekeeping which contains some very interesting and shocking news. Then she moves into this week's literary topic. The Elevator Pitch. What makes a good pitch? How long should it be? Listen in and hear what she suggests makes a perfect pitch.
Lupa's Bits #110 - Are You Haunted or Possessed?
October 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBThis week Lupa celebrates the launch of the new Zombie Works anthology Unwelcomed: Tales of Hauntings and Possessions. She shares some true stories of actual hauntings, delves into Ed and Lorraine Warren's vault of cases, and regales us with those, then moves on to tales or real-life possessions. Then wraps up this week, which is coming to you from New Brunswick, with a special treat from the newly released book.