Latest Bobbie comforto Podcast Episodes

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Ava Truckey- "Swiss Cake Rolls"

Processing - October 02, 2023 05:54 - 55 minutes
This week we are privileged to welcome cook and writer Ava Truckey. Ava joins us to talk about the 2013 death of her mother, just two days before her 25th birthday. We discuss grief, cooking as a way of managing emotional pain, the writing process, and why Taco Bell is the best fast food on eart...

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Laura Davis- "Brisket"

Processing - July 13, 2023 19:54 - 1 hour
Hello friends! We are back with a very special episode! This week we welcome Laura Davis. Laura the author of seven non-fiction books, including The Courage to Heal, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again. Her groundbreaking books have been translated into 11 la...

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Alexis Arvidson-Needham- “Inheritance Potatoes”

Processing - November 08, 2022 22:26 - 48 minutes
This week we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Zahra’s long time best friend, Alexis Arvidson-Needham. Alexis is an Acupuncturist and practitioner of Eastern and Western Herbal Medicine. She joins us to talk about a very complicated and very common type of grief: ambiguous grief. Alexi...

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Erica Hill- “Apple Slices & Cheese”

Processing - October 22, 2022 07:54 - 58 minutes
On this week's show we have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Erica Hill. Erica is the owner of Sparrow Funeral Home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She joins us to discuss her vision and goals with Sparrow, as well as her own personal and profound experiences with grief. We loved our time with Er...

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Luka Romonova- "Pelmeni"

Processing - September 07, 2022 22:18 - 50 minutes
On this week's very special episode we welcome Artist, Bartender, and Pay It Forward Charleston grant recipient, Luka Romonova. Pay It Forward Charleston provides relief in the form of grants to Charleston's food and beverage community.  Luka shares their experience with Pay It Forward, as well ...

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Listener Letter

Processing - July 15, 2022 19:08 - 47 minutes
This week we read a beautiful listener letter from Lori, who shares with us some complicated feelings regarding travel and celebration after the passing of her husband, Lou. Thank you, Lori, for sharing this letter with us ❤️ HRN is home to transformative exchanges about food. Our 35+ member-su...

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Let’s Talk About Life

Processing - July 08, 2022 19:07 - 49 minutes
Hello sweet friends. We have missed you so! This week we are back to talk about the goings on in the world, what we’ve been up to, and how we’ve been handling it all. And we want to hear from you and how you’ve been handing it all too. Please drop us a line at [email protected]...

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Risa Morimoto- "You Are My Sunshine"

Processing - May 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
A special re-broadcast while we are away! On today's show we are joined by film Director and Producer, Risa Morimoto. Risa is also the founder and CEO of "Modern Aging," a foundation that focuses on innovative and holistic approaches and solutions to aging and caregiving. Risa's family also owns...

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Ellen, Dan & Clare Driscoll- "Soft Shell Crabs, Caesar Salad & Spaghetti Sundays"

Processing - May 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
A very special re-broadcast while we are away. On today’s show we are honored to welcome the Driscoll family. Ellen and Dan are brother and sister, and Clare is Dan’s daughter and Ellen’s niece. Dan and Ellen both lost their wives to cancer, and Clare, her mother, and they talk candidly about th...

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"Monica O'Connell"- Rum Cake

Processing - May 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
A special re-broadcast while we're away! This week we are joined by Cake Designer, Baker and Writer, Monica O'Connell. Monica earned a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from New York University, and was executive director of the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College in Chicago for eight yea...

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Tovah Shanok - “Duck Noodles”

Processing - May 10, 2022 21:09 - 1 hour
A special re-broadcast while we're away! Today is a special day, folks, as we welcome our sweet friend Tovah Shanok. Tovah joins us from her home in Germany to talk about the many different grief experiences she had endured over the past decade-plus. Tovah is a remarkable and very accomplished c...

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Diane Zinna- “Celery, Cream Cheese, Olives & Paprika”

Processing - April 28, 2022 21:57 - 58 minutes
This week we have the honor of welcoming author and teacher Diane Zinna. Diane is the author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN (Random House, 2020) which was longlisted for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Cabell First Novelist Award. She also teaches a Grief Writing Sundays workshop, which...

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Listener Letter- “Feeling Guilty About Being Happy”

Processing - April 15, 2022 00:59 - 46 minutes
On this week's show, we read a beautiful letter from a listener who is coping with complicated feelings surrounding happiness after losing her wife. Thank you to Dylan for this touching letter ❤️ Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by bec...

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Serena Liguori- "Shrimp Ceviche"

Processing - March 25, 2022 21:08 - 1 hour
Hello sweet friends. This week we bring you an episode from 2020. We have the honor of speaking with Serena Liguori, the Executive Director of New Hour For Women and Children. New Hour was founded on Long Island to provide meaningful support to current and formerly incarcerated women, their chil...

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Bhavani Jaroff- “100 Turkeys”

Processing - March 14, 2022 20:48 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we are joined by Bhavani Jaroff. Bhavani is a Natural Foods Chef, Educator, Farm to School Coordinator, Radio Host, and Food Activist. She has over thirty years of experience cooking healthy, fresh, organic food. Bhavani also lost both her parents within a close time frame, ...

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Beth Kaiserman- "Brown Mustard"

Processing - March 04, 2022 19:17 - 54 minutes
On this week's show, we welcome Beth Kaiserman. Beth is a writer with some incredibly unique and rich food memories. In  2019, Beth's father, Earl, was diagnosed with dementia. She joins us to discuss what life has been like since his diagnosis, and the realities of accepting the realities of lo...

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The Tasks of Grief

Processing - February 25, 2022 01:04 - 51 minutes
This week we discuss the tasks of grief and how they factor into the ever-winding grief journey, and where food plays a role. It was a very interesting and enlightening conversation, and we hope it is helpful for anyone who is navigating their own relationship with grief.  Heritage Radio Networ...

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Adam Isserlis- “Ketchup”

Processing - February 18, 2022 00:42 - 58 minutes
On this week's show, we are joined by the wonderful and warm Adam Isserlis. Adam joins us to talk about the multiple losses that he has experienced in his life, how he has come to understand them, and his relationship with grief. This was such a special episode, and we found ourselves laughing, ...

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Bobbie & Z- “Pizza Rustica”

Processing - February 14, 2022 19:54 - 1 hour
Hello friends, we’ve missed you! On this week's welcome back episode, we talk with each other about a man whose love for food and cooking was truly incomparable. On the four-year anniversary of Zahra’s dad's passing, we wanted to take the time to remember this wildly creative and complicated hum...

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Tim Donnelly- "The Boardwalk"

Processing - December 28, 2021 16:44 - 59 minutes
On this week's show, we welcome writer Tim Donnelly. Tim joins us for a deep and interesting conversation about the loss of his father, change, and finding the place where he felt like he truly belonged. We really enjoyed our time with Tim, and his insights into grief were unique and profound.  ...

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Food & Grief

Processing - December 16, 2021 17:20 - 42 minutes
On this week's episode, we talk with each other about several beautiful and interesting traditions from around the globe, where food and grief collide. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member! Processing is Powered by Si...

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Diana Dietrich- "Apple Fritters"

Processing - December 02, 2021 19:19 - 52 minutes
This week we are honored to welcome the warm and wonderful Diana Dietrich. Diana joins us to discuss pet grief, the loss of her beloved kitties, and how the pandemic gave way for her to reinvent herself professionally by starting her own pet sitting and dog walking business. Diana is so kind and...

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Carla Fernandez- "Arroz Con Pollo"

Processing - November 26, 2021 18:43 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we welcome Carla Fernandez, Co-Founder of The Dinner Party. The Dinner Party is a nonprofit, building a worldwide community of 20- 40 somethings who have each experienced the loss of a parent, partner, child, sibling, or another close family member or friend. We talk with Ca...

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Bobbie and Z

Processing - November 18, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we talk to each other about the defining moments of our lives, the traumas and triumphs that made us who we are today, and what we were cooking and eating along the way. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming...

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Sarah Austin Jenness and Thorn Jenness- "Stuffed Peppers"

Processing - November 04, 2021 13:40 - 1 hour
On this week’s show, we have the honor of speaking with Sarah Austin Jenness and Thorn Jenness. Sarah is the Executive Producer of The Moth, a global arts organization, dedicated to the art and craft of personal storytelling, and Thorn, her father, who has dedicated his career to Human Resources...

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Mary O’Malley- "String Beans"

Processing - October 28, 2021 15:10 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we get to sit down with one of our favorite people in the whole wide world, Mary O’Malley. Mary is a wildly accomplished ceramicist and teacher, and also luckily for Zahra, a true blue best friend. Mary joins us to talk about the realities of grandparent grief. After losing ...

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Lauren Golfer- “Grilled Veggies”

Processing - October 22, 2021 00:13 - 1 hour
Hello friends. This week we are joined by the wonderful and wise Lauren Golfer. Lauren is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in Gynecology here in New York City. She talks with us about her experiences in the Health Care field during Covid, as well as two deeply significant losses she has endured...

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Nelson Simon- “The Perfect Storm”

Processing - October 14, 2021 15:55 - 1 hour
On today’s show, we are joined by author and survivor, Nelson Simon. Nelson joins us to discuss his new book, “Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor”. In 1991, Nelson and the rest of the crew of the Anna Kristina were caught in what became famously known as “The Perfe...

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Lavanya Nambiar- "Sardines"

Processing - October 07, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we talk with our sweet friend, Lavanya Nambiar. Lavanya is originally from New Delhi, India, and talks with us about the struggles associated with moving so far away from her home and family,  the passing of two of her beloved aunts, and how the space between complicated the...

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Anthony Johnston- "Filet-O-Fish"

Processing - September 30, 2021 13:45 - 1 hour
On this week's show, we are joined by the lovely and amazing Anthony Johnston. Anthony is a creator and TV Writer, and he graciously joins us to discuss the sudden loss of his older sister Tanya in 2010. He talks to us about the irreplaceable bond of siblinghood, and how he processed his grief t...

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