SOS with Molly & Alissa
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsSOS [noun]: an internationally recognized signal of distress.
This is a podcast for creatives where we dive deeply into expanding and re-examining belief structures, passions, joy, struggles, and all things that shape the human experience. Here's to turning meltdowns into magic...
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No.18 Under African Skies w/ Tom & Renee Cottrell
May 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBIf nothing else, this quarantine is giving us all the opportunity to really examine what it is we normally spend our days doing. What career or job have we chosen that has us running around from dawn till dusk? Is it worth it? Is it fulfilling? If you could dream up a new daily life for after quarantine, what would it look like? Well, our guests next week asked themselves those very questions years ago, quit their jobs in their 50s and moved to Africa! It’s Molly’s parents! Listen to their s...
No.17 A Shaman Shed's Light w/ Roody Bonnaig
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBShaman-In-Training and spiritual catalyst, Roody Bonnaig, breaks down the ins and outs of meditations, spiritual healing, and how amazing ayahuasca trips truly are. Take a huge breath in and let it out. You’ve earned it. CHARITY/NON-PROFIT The Society of Indigenous and Ancestral Wisdom and Healing The Society of Indigenous and Ancestral Wisdom and Healing is dedicated to offering public education in shamanism, contemporary disciplines, and healing modalities for enhancing the well-bein...
No.16 The Healing Humanity Forgot
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBEver notice how a health/wellness trend will “suddenly” pop up and everyone will rush to get their hands on some “new” $50 superfood powder that will heal your insides and make your skin glow? Turns out it’s just repackaging the wisdom of ancient civilizations and presenting as new something that humanity discovered eons ago. What’s more empowering than being in tune with and being able to heal and nourish your own body? Tune in next week for our exploration of herbalism, ancient medicines, ...
No.15 She’s So High, Like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, or Aphrodite
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBMedusa. Hecate. Selkies. Baba Yaga. What do they all have in common? Besides being prominent women in folklore and mythology, they’re women we ceremoniously deconstruct and make sense of their accomplishments, their myth, their legend, and how their stories permeate into the modern 21st Century feminist. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: “Warriors, Witches, Women: Celebrating Mythology's Fiercest Females” by Kate Hodges “Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype...
No.14 Life in the Time of Corona
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBRemember when the world stopped? Join Molly and Alissa as they navigate through their isolation anxieties and quiz each other on personality traits, absolutely BOGUS trivia and, obviously, Tiger King. CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation The RWCF, which works across a number of labor issues in the restaurant industry, launched the RWCF COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. The fund collects donations to provide relief to individual workers affected by the coronavirus a...
No.13 I Just Want Your Extra Time and Your...Kip! w/ Kip Blackshire
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBImagine being 23 years old and being tapped by the greatest artist of all time...Prince...as his favorite male vocalist. Our next guest is a master vocalist and producer who has worked with greats from Prince to Dr. Dre to Eminem and more. We talk about family roots, the light and dark sides of the music industry, and all things Prince. CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Music Unites Music Unites is the leading non-profit charity organization supporting music education around the world. Music Unites...
No.12 WWMAAD (What Would Molly & Alissa Do?)
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBAfter eleven episodes we feel like you respect and honor our opinions -right? Great! We answer your burning questions and offer some advice in another new (and hopefully recurring) segment called “What Would Molly & Alissa Do?” It’s like Dear Abby but with more TMI and less credibility. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: "The red state gay porn habit: Why conservative states like Mississippi and North Carolina lead the nation in same-sex porn consumption" by Nico Lang for Slate CHARITY/NON-P...
No.11 My Friend Kirsten: A True Crime Story
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn 1997, 8-year-old Kirsten Hatfield went missing from her bedroom in the middle of the night. For years, her family along with investigators searched every possible clue and interviewed countless neighbors to find out what happened. It wasn’t until 2015 when her family finally got answers -just not the ones they were expecting. True crime is a favorite genre that will be explored in future episodes -but this story, uniquely, hits close to home. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: https://kfor.com/...
No.10 Mending Fences w/ Desiree Abeyta
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBActress, writer, director, and producer Desiree Abeyta and Molly are best friends -so why do they refer to a chunk of time in their friendship as “the dark ages”? We interview them to find out how a friendship so strong could ever have a falling out in a new (and hopefully recurring) segment, called “Mending Fences”, where we squash some beefs and dissect some relationships. CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge is a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities ...
No.9 Your Avengers: Infinity Wars of the Mind
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBIt’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...all of you! We invent our own superheroes who save us from various scenarios after being inspired by a friend who uses hers for anxiety, confidence at work, and deterring her from texting an ex. Who are your superheroes? CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Born This Way Foundation Born This Way, led by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, supports the wellness of young people through an evidence-based approach that is fiercely kind, compassionate, accepting, an...
No.8 A Breath of Fresh Air Signs w/ Jordan Shomer
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBFURTHER RESOURCE INFO: The New Age of Astrology by Julia Beck ASTROLOGY IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY By Christine Smallwood CHARITY/NON-PROFIT The Organization for Professional Astrology (OPA) OPA is a non-profit organization 501(c)(6) that advances the cause of professional astrology by helping students and practicing astrologers get the information, insights, and experiences they need to foster their understanding of astrology and launch and enhance their development as students or pra...
No.7 Men Controlling Women Controlling Their Bodies Controlling the Universe
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBWhy is birth control a female issue? And if it is a female issue, why are women not the ones in control? FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: Alisa Vitti on IG @floliving and the app MyFLO Gabrielle Blair twitter thread @designmom A Brief History of Birth Control in the U.S. By Kirsten M.J. Thompson The History of Emergency Contraception By Dawn Stacey, PhD, LMHC It's time for men to step up and share responsibility for birth control by Moira Donegan CHARITY/NON-PROFIT: Planned Parenthood ...
No.6 The Sixth Sense...I Mean Episode
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBMolly, you’re in danger, girl. We dabble in the paranormal and figure out how much we believe in it. Buckle up, because we’re gonna ghost the hell out of all of you. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? by Tiffanie Wen https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2019/10/21/paranormal-beliefs-ghosts-demons-poll Weird NJ magazine CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Funeral Consumers Alliance The death of a loved one is never easy. In addition to the emotional stress,...
No.5 Nope!
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWe bombard your airwaves with our nutty annoyances and eccentric pet peeves -one of them being, finding synonyms online for “nutty” and “eccentric”. CHARITY/NON-PROFIT AMERICAN RED CROSS Since Dec. 28, hundreds of quakes have rattled Puerto Rico that is still struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Maria devastated much of the island in September 2017. Hundreds of homes and businesses in the southwest region of the island are damaged or destroyed, and thousands of Puerto Ricans are left wit...
No.4 50 Shades of Gray Area
January 27, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWe get weird. We get rude. We get honest. Confessing our dirty secrets that range from questionable to downright sinful while asking ourselves, are we “bad”? How black or white are our impulses? Play along and think of your own misdeeds and whether we’re all morally beholden to our indiscretions. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck “On the Genealogy of Morality” by Friedrich Nietzsche “Watchmen” by Alan Moore CHARITY/NON-PROFIT Second Chance Program Each year, m...
No. 3 Naturally Unnatural
January 20, 2020 02:05 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBBeauty is pain, pain is beauty. We take a hard look at society’s creation of the ideal woman and how we’ve tortured ourselves to become her. While the standard of what is considered desirable has changed throughout the decades, the urgency to chase after unrealistic expectations persists, nonetheless. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: Jia Tolentino’s book Trick Mirror, specifically the essay entitled “Always Be Optimizing” "The Perception of Beauty Standards" by Lawrencia Amfo-Asiedu ...
No.3 Naturally Unnatural
January 20, 2020 02:05 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBBeauty is pain, pain is beauty. We take a hard look at society’s creation of the ideal woman and how we’ve tortured ourselves to become her. While the standard of what is considered desirable has changed throughout the decades, the urgency to chase after unrealistic expectations persists, nonetheless. FURTHER RESOURCE INFO: Jia Tolentino’s book Trick Mirror, specifically the essay entitled “Always Be Optimizing” "The Perception of Beauty Standards" by Lawrencia Amfo-Asiedu CHARITY/N...
No. 2 Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh)
January 20, 2020 01:54 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBAre you doing what you love and, if not, why not? We pose this question to a few of our friends and learn some fascinating facts on the difference in gender, class, and race when it comes to jumping ship and starting anew. Plus, we celebrate the little things we’ve done to remain respectable, functioning human women. Career Fulfillment The State of American Jobs - How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skil...
No.2 Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh)
January 20, 2020 01:54 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBAre you doing what you love and, if not, why not? We pose this question to a few of our friends and learn some fascinating facts on the difference in gender, class, and race when it comes to jumping ship and starting anew. Plus, we celebrate the little things we’ve done to remain respectable, functioning human women. Career Fulfillment The State of American Jobs - How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and tr...
No. 1 Our First
January 20, 2020 01:32 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBFor our first, we reveal our firsts! We talk about everything from our first drunken hook-up, an ode to Brendan Fraser, to visiting Ghana as a little girl. We also shout-out our favorite non-profits and remain shocked and bewildered at the random facts we have in common. Planned Parenthood delivers vital, affordable, high-quality reproductive health care, sex education, safe, legal abortions and information to millions of people worldwide - and it's all stake. 2.4 million people p...
No.1 Our First
January 20, 2020 01:32 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBFor our first, we reveal our firsts! We talk about everything from our first drunken hook-up, an ode to Brendan Fraser, to visiting Ghana as a little girl. We also shout-out our favorite non-profits and remain shocked and bewildered at the random facts we have in common. Planned Parenthood delivers vital, affordable, high-quality reproductive health care, sex education, safe, legal abortions and information to millions of people worldwide - and it's all stake. 2.4 million people per year a...
Trailer
January 19, 2020 22:58 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBEveryone has reached or will reach a point in life (likely multiple) where you realize that it’s time to jump off the train and re-examine the path. It’s an “SOS moment” of self-awareness and an urgent reassessment of what your goals, needs, beliefs, and priorities are in life. It’s the moment you seriously ask yourself if you are living your daily life according to those things and, if not, how can you reposition yourself to be more in alignment with your purpose. This is a podcast where w...