Social Distance Happy Hour

One Year Reunion Episode

March 12, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 107 MB

It's been a whole year since Social Distance Happy Hour launched as a "panic reflex" to process everything. Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa reconvene to reminisce. https://bookshop.org/shop/socialdistance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/support

Spooky Intermission (Season 2, Episode 6)

October 16, 2020 13:04 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

If there's one thing you've learned from listening to Social Distance Happy Hour, it's that we don't keep our promises. Davis and I take an intermission to talk about all things spooky. All things spooky that aren't the election or climate change or pandemics. You know, ghosts and stuff. Enjoy. Find us on Instagram at @SocialDistanceHappyHour to see the photos we referenced in today's episode. We'll be back in a few weeks with a new pilot! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast...

That's a Hard No (Season 2, Episode 5)

September 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

Heather Drago of Clever Girl Marketing and Sarah Saunders of Purposeful Growth and Wellness kick off the first episode of their brand-new podcast, That's a Hard No, exploring the important and sometimes impossible-feeling practice of setting boundaries. Hear how Heather's tough conversation with a client catalyzed a "Year of No" for this recovering people-pleaser, and why Sarah said YES to adding a podcast to her life even with three children under three and a new business. This podcast i...

Plot or Not! (Season 2, Episode 4)

September 18, 2020 03:19 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Guess the plot of popular movies purely from pop culture osmosis. Tyler and Marissa are the co-creators and co-hosts of Plot or Not, the podcast wherein Marissa tries to guess the plot of E.T. Reanna and Davis play the guests in this episode. We couldn't edit out all the ragweed sniffles, but we did our best. Come for the Reese's Pieces lore, stay for the ridiculous ideas we have about the real meaning behind this 1982 classic. Like what you're hearing? Don't forget to rate, subscribe and...

How I Met Your Father (Season 2, Episode 3)

September 04, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Welcome to the longest podcast pilot ever recorded! We couldn't help ourselves...the balm of young love soothes today's pandemic souls. Hear four couples talk about the broken hearts, broken noses, and unexpected twists and turns that led them to love. Be sure to check out our Instagram feed (@socialdistancehappyhour) for photos of these couples when they were young. And no, this podcast has nothing to do with the TV show. We don't even know what you're talking about. --- Send in a voic...

Time Capsule (Season 2, Episode 2)

August 18, 2020 17:14 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Jump in our time machine and head back to May 27, 1984, when the shorts were short, the hair was permed, science started to notice that smoking was bad for more than just smokers, and this podcast's co-host was born. Tweet to the podcast @distancehour Find us on Instagram @socialdistancehappyhour Email your questions, comments, guest suggestions or topic ideas to [email protected] Go to the podcast page and leave me a voice message. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters...

Episode Two Teaser

August 10, 2020 08:30 - 3 minutes - 1.55 MB

What's next? You'll never guess. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/support

The Launch to Launch All Launches

July 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Welcome to Season 2 of Social Distance Happy Hour! We're doing things differently this season: NOTHING BUT PILOT EPISODES. Davis and Reanna pitch their own ideas, then sort through submissions from friends and listeners. Thanks to everyone who shared your ideas. Which ideas do you want to hear play out? Tweet to us at @distancehour and let us know. What will the next episode be? Tune in on August 10th to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/so...

Special Announcement: Join me for Season 2!

July 09, 2020 16:23 - 3 minutes - 4.2 MB

I’ve spent a few weeks brainstorming what to make of the next season of Social Distance Happy Hour. Unlike most podcasts, SDHH lacks a premise beyond “there’s a pandemic now.” I never got around to setting a firm format, structure or point of view—because I didn’t really have the time or headspace, and maybe more relevant—the very foundations of society are continually shifting beneath our feet. It feels like trying to plant a flag in a lava flow. Instead of making up my mind this time ar...

25 - The Call-in Show

June 26, 2020 19:37 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

After more than three months and 25 episodes, Social Distance Happy Hour invited all our guests to call in and let us know what they've been up to, what they've learned and what they recommend for listeners to do, read and watch. This is a celebration of all these voices and connections over the past 25 episodes as we take a brief, intentional break to regroup and kick off a new and improved season 2 at the end of July. Give it a listen, and if you want to leave us a message for a future e...

24 - Two plus four

June 20, 2020 15:11 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Sorry for the unplanned hiatus. We're back! While the pandemic rages, another kind of rage has dominated headlines: the righteous anger around police brutality and systemic racism that puts black people of color at great risk in our society. Reanna is joined by Davis in this episode for a frank (and sometimes, admittedly, fumbling) discussion from our point of white privilege about what's going on, how we're working to be better, and the eye-opening experiences we've had in this light. The ...

23 - Trauma, Self-Compassion and Ambition in the Time of COVID

May 29, 2020 19:46 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

I'm joined this week by Marya Simmons, a former colleague and the owner of Shift in Notion Consulting, LLC, to talk about Trauma, Self-Compassion and Ambition in the Time of COVID. As an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, she's had an entire career to build emotional resilience and to understand how trauma manifests. We could all use her perspective as we individually grapple with the collective global trauma this era has ushered in. MENTAL HEALTH AND SURVIVOR SUPPORT RESOURCES MENTI...

22 - We Can Stop Pretending Now

May 21, 2020 17:52 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB

Open letter to my sourdough starter: I don't need this kind of negativity in my life right now. Join me (your host, Reanna) for a very special solo episode this week. I'm talking to myself, but really: I'm talking to you. Grab a beer if that's your thing, and exchange rants with me about the very deep well of despair we may find ourselves in. Also, I got bit by a chipmunk. Things I mention today: Gottwals Books Survival Pack - **time sensitive** order before 5/31: https://www.faceboo...

21 - Preparing for Birth during COVID and Working Toward an Economic Rebirth

May 15, 2020 18:46 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

It's another Friday in social distancing. Grab yourself a cold beverage and pretend you're hanging out with some friends. We'll keep you company while you empty the dishwasher. Again. Sara McCarthy, soon-to-be mom of two and director of communications for the Fund for Our Economic Future in Northeast Ohio, joins the podcast to discuss how she's getting ready to have a baby during COVID-19 and how the Fund is adapting its economic strategies through a new post-pandemic lens. How are they ma...

Special Mini-Episode: Fever on a Plane Out of Cleveland

May 09, 2020 19:16 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB

Leigh joins me to tell the story of her likely coronavirus exposure on an American Airlines flight out of Cleveland. "Why, why, why are they not taking temperatures at the entrance of the airport?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/support

20 - Bubble Foam and Uterus Buttons - A Mother's Day Ode to Opting Out

May 08, 2020 19:37 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB

Welcome to the 20th episode celebration of Social Distance Happy Hour. We’re celebrating, not because we’re still in shelter-in-place/quarantine and COVID is killing people and idiots are protesting and everything has become horrifically politicized enough that we’re still talking about it 20 episodes later. We’re celebrating because we’ve survived this far. And if you’re listening, so have you. If you’ve been listening from the beginning, thanks for rolling with the scrappy nature of thi...

19 - Pandemic Pivoting and a Cross-Continental Holding Pattern

May 01, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

Reanna is joined by new friend and special guest Isabel Galvez, owner of IG Global Solutions, a Spanish translations service that combines her language skills with the marketing and PR skills she has honed over the course of her career. A native of Peru, Isabel recently took early retirement to return to her home country and reunite with her husband, who moved back to practice medicine a few years ago. But that was before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled pretty much everything. Join us to he...

18 - Now What?

April 30, 2020 13:44 - 1 hour - 68 MB

After a monthlong hiatus, podcast husband (and real-life husband) Davis joins Reanna for an extra-long happy hour, sitting in the dark next to our recuperating old dog splitting a glass of wine and trying to answer the question: Now what? This isn't just a brief interruption in life as we know it, it's a complete disruption with no real end in sight. So how do we navigate work, recharge, stay sane and find solace in a stay-at-home life? Tune in to find out. Reanna would also like to sincere...

17 - Mystery Science Home Theater

April 24, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour - 93.2 MB

My friend Andres joins me from a vacant school building where he serves as a professional problem-solver, enjoying the respite from another chaotic morning of homeschooling. We cover the bases of Today in Quarantine (from which of the parents in each household is the Yelling Parent, to trying not to despair at the cacophony of protestors demanding business as usual), then jump into a much more entertaining topic: entertainment. How will pop culture address this time period in plotlines? We ...

16 - Feel Your Feelings and Eat Your Dinner

April 17, 2020 21:10 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MB

Recorded April 16th, Melissa and Stephanie are back in the virtual studio to discuss two things that are ever-present in our minds: the myriad things we feel guilty about, and what the hell we're going to feed our families. We also discuss how our routines are and are not working, where our happy places are, and the casual bartering system we've developed among our friend group. We're catching up on our reading, so no Apocalypse Book Club recommendations for today, but we do run down some o...

15 - Hobbies and Habits with Chance

April 15, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

My friend Chance joins me for a full-length episode to discuss how hobbies and habits have shifted now that the novelty of sheltering in place has worn off, but the promise of things returning to "normal" still feels distance and vague. Reanna confesses to infrequent showering, Chance misses walking at work, and we walk through how well "fend for yourself" is working as a parenting strategy. We have essentially no recommendations for you, because Chance is a renaissance man who seems to be ...

14 - 28 Days Later

April 09, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

My friend Sarah joins me on the podcast to talk about sheltering at home when you live alone, how she's channeling anxiety into activity, and how to make a good impression on your next work Zoom conference call. She's been marking the days since she worked outside the house, and people: It's already been 28 days. How did we get here? Where do we go from here? And how the hell do we delineate Tuesday from Saturday? Plus, I want to hear from you: If you are listening to this podcast, visit ht...

13 - A Mostly Empty Red Lobster

April 08, 2020 15:49 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

I interviewed an essential worker and an essential member of my family, my little brother, Rob. He's been pulling 60-hour weeks at a grocery store helping to keep your refrigerator full of milk and your pantry full of dry milk, apparently. Hear how COVID-19 has affected his store and employees, and how you can make things a little easier and safer for everyone [HINT: STAY BACK 6 FEET]. We also reminisce about the last time we saw each other, across the table at a mostly empty Red Lobster t...

12 - Cause and Effect

April 05, 2020 18:33 - 1 hour - 57 MB

After a few days off to really focus on earthworms, I'm back to the recording studio with a great old friend, new guest, Max. Max and I catch up on how social distancing is playing out in my favorite western suburb of Cleveland before deep-diving into speculating about what could... if we play our cards right... come out right from all the grief, pain and isolation of COVID-19. We're not saying it's a sure bet or a fair trade-off, but something good must come of all this, right? We're also ...

11 - Breaking News in Vermiculture

March 31, 2020 14:54 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MB

Reanna and Melissa talk about the new routines we're falling into and fighting for as shelter-in-place resets our life's rhythms. Reanna shares some important updates on her son's worm experiment, and Melissa offers up some ideas for getting kids involved and invested in family responsibilities. We also introduce a new segment, For After, where we talk about the places we fantasize about going after this is all over. TODAY'S RECOMMENDATIONS: The Like Button Reanna recommends @wolfgang224...

10 - Wine and a Candle

March 29, 2020 00:55 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

It isn't easy finding time to ourselves with two little kids in the house that we can't leave, so Davis and I took advantage of naptime and unsupervised playdough and TV time to record another date night (and by night I mean 2:13 p.m.) This time, from a tidied-up bedroom, besieged by noisy pets. Because we're NEVER alone. Today's topics: An unsettling deep-dive into Reanna's and Davis' respective psyches, notably Reanna's spiraling neurosis and Davis' uncanny ability to compartmentalize (a...

9 - All Communications Are Crisis Communications

March 26, 2020 20:55 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

In this sweeping global crisis, all communications are crisis communications -- from how your organization or brand communicates with stakeholders, to how you coordinate impossible work schedules with your coparent and now coworker (spoiler: not well!) We talk about actual, useful information for anyone having to communicate on behalf of an organization, thanks to Melissa's PR expertise. Reanna discusses the tough choices nonprofits are having to make right now, and we reflect on how donors...

8 - House Hunters: Apocalypse and Make-at-Home Hooch

March 25, 2020 14:16 - 1 hour - 68 MB

Reanna and Davis welcome Tyler and Marissa, who couldn't take a hint that they shouldn't buy a house and now are responsible for the terrible misfortune that has befallen the entire human race. Our dear friends are stranded in Pittsburgh, where beer is scarce and expensive and there are too many people enjoying the great outdoors in their neighborhood. To atone for their karmic mistake, Marissa has devoted her Instagram account to prescribe dinner ideas to her cooking-challenged friends. Sh...

7 - Old Worms and New Business

March 24, 2020 02:01 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

Reanna erects the podcast tent for better audio quality. Melissa has career options in the new economy. Stephanie reflects on her first day "back" from maternity leave. Most importantly, it's late enough in the day that we finally all get to share a drink while recording. Really: What are you supposed to do with your kids while everyone is working? And will Reanna help upgrade George's pet digs before it's too late? The Like Button: A little levity for these dark days Pet Tic Tac Toe We ...

6 - Shelter in Place: Would You Rather

March 22, 2020 23:11 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MB

Today (March 29, 2020), Governor DeWine issued the order for Ohioans to shelter in place at home for the next few weeks. Reanna and Davis debrief in the minutes after the press conference. Reanna equates luck and guilt. It's a lot. And so...Enjoy a mid-episode stress break with a minute of backyard birdsong, recorded today from our back porch. Then, an imperfect but still delightful interview with Reanna's childhood friend Leigh, featuring Shelter in Place Would You Rather, a discussion ...

5 - $600 Worth of Totally Reasonable Target Purchases

March 20, 2020 15:12 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Happy Friday, listeners! Reanna, Melissa and Stephanie reconnect after a few days of special guests. Stephanie faces down the uncertainty of returning from maternity leave next week (from home), Melissa tests out some new podcasting gear and Reanna tries to justify the most insane Target trip she's ever taken. We also tackle all the ways we've panicked, come up with some great ideas for future episodes and have lots of time on our hands to really weigh in on just how corrupt and awful most ...

4 - Come on, Kyle

March 19, 2020 23:52 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB

This episode kicks off with a hot take from the Target parking lot. Anxiety is a hell of a drug, and it made me overspend like you wouldn't believe. The real takeaway from this episode, though, is the wealth of resources my guest, Brandan, shared for staying connected through remote work. If you're new to this environment, he recommends finding ways to stay connected beyond calling and texting, particularly: Slack Zoom Loom Boom (just kidding, that's not a thing.) We also talk about th...

3 - Batman Forever

March 19, 2020 01:30 - 43 minutes - 20.9 MB

Introducing zero-time listener, first-time guest, and Reanna's husband, Davis. We pour a few glasses of red wine from Aldi, shove the dogs to opposite ends of the couch and get cozy. We may be stuck in the same house, but our days have been wildly divergent. Reanna reveals shocking information about what the puppy pooped out, and Davis DOES NOT CONDONE PIRATING. Reanna's Recommendations - Want to really lean into the COVID-19 talk? Here are several podcast episodes to throw into the bottoml...

2 - Benign Neglect and Birthday Cake

March 17, 2020 19:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Today, Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa talk about the hot sizzle of anxiety around working while parenting at home, how to properly eat an entire birthday cake with your nuclear family, and the broader impact of social distancing in Ohio right now . We're not parading, we're not voting and we're definitely not paying enough attention to our kids during this call. Our resident fitness role model, Melissa, shares these links for online workouts: SHED Fitness Columbus is offering free online wor...

Social Distance Solo Mini Episode

March 16, 2020 23:45 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MB

We couldn't coordinate a full recording session today, but wanted to share some updates anyway. We want to hear how your experience is going! Leave us a message here: https://anchor.fm/socialdistance/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialdistance/support

1 - The New Normal?

March 15, 2020 21:37 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

Hello and welcome to the inaugural episode of the Social Distance Happy Hour! Meet Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa, three friends in Northeast Ohio who are facing down the prospect of a strange, new normal ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Governor announced on March 12 that schools would be shutting down for at least three weeks, and today (right after we recorded) announced the closing of restaurants and bars across the state. Every episode, we'll check in with our guests on how the...