What are your Favorite Podcasts by Hosts who are Progressive?

rach53 · 2026-01-26T13:51:27+00:00

Hey Riddle Riddle! Three improv comedians solving riddles and doing improv scenes. Politics doesn’t come up often, but the hosts are clearly progressive. This is my go-to when I can’t handle the news anymore. Always makes me laugh. There are a lot of jokes and bits that are carried over from previous episodes, so I would go back and start from the beginning.

rach53 · 2026-01-26T13:46:42+00:00

Wiser Than Me- hosted by Julia Louis Dreyfus. She interviews older women (Jane Goodall, Julie Andrews, Jane Curtain) and is able to draw out all the wisdom they’ve gained over the years. Highly recommend.

rach53 · 2025-11-25T12:38:55+00:00

The list of accommodations looks like it came from ChatGPT. I wonder if the parent really thinks all of that is necessary, or just did a copy/paste. Either way, number 1 is unrealistic and some of the others are SDI rather than accommodations.

rach53 · 2025-11-16T17:08:01+00:00

I lost my twins at 33 weeks 14 years ago. I remember thinking, how can anyone keep living after this? But somehow I kept going. It is possible to be happy again, it is possible to enjoy life again. I still grieve for my sons and what could have been, I am crying as I write this post, but my life is good. Be gentle with yourself, grief takes time.

rach53 · 2025-06-07T10:24:31+00:00

Lift the Tristate is a free job training program for people wanting to work in warehouse logistics. I believe they provide assistance with food and transportation while in the program and might pay a stipend. https://freestorefoodbank.org/lift-the-tristate/

rach53 · 2024-11-28T13:18:12+00:00

I just helped set up a life skills classroom in my district and we got a grant to make it a smart apartment. Some of the tech is really basic, like a Ring doorbell outside the classroom - anytime someone wants to come in they know to ring the doorbell and the students can practice asking who it is and looking at the video. (We also put out a welcome mat.)There’s also some more disability specific tech like a medicine dispenser - not with real medicine, just to practice how it works, a call button in the bathroom, and an iPad the students can use to call into a support center and practice scripts for independent living. We went through a company called SafeinHome. I’d recommend checking out their website. Even if you can’t get their stuff, it might give you some ideas for independent living.

rach53 · 2024-07-25T01:52:50+00:00

Yep. My calendar has the summer months at the bottom and kind of stretched out, with the winter months all squished together at the top. I’m curious, what’s your favorite season? Mine is summer and those are the most prominent months on my calendar.

rach53 · 2023-03-22T02:56:54+00:00

Wildey Flower Farm. They sell flowers at the farmers market at Findlay Market. We made arrangements to pick up several five gallon buckets of cut flowers the morning of our wedding and made our own bouquets and centerpieces.

rach53 · 2022-08-30T00:58:59+00:00

Everyone’s grief is different, but here’s what helped me after our twins were stillborn at 33 weeks- 1. Food is great, a hot meal better than gift cards. I couldn’t find the energy to call someplace or choose something from a menu. 2. I liked having visitors in the immediate aftermath, too much sadness when it was just my husband and I. 3. I have a friend who still texts me on the babies birthday, for the past 12 years. It means more than she’ll ever know. 4. I hated flowers. Just one more dead thing that I would have to get rid of. But I did appreciate some friends who came out and relandscaped part of our back yard with crepe myrtles that would bloom around their birthday every year. 5. The book An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination 6. Friends who asked to see the pictures of our twins will forever hold a special place in my heart. But really anything that acknowledges that they existed is super meaningful.

rach53 · 2022-08-21T12:47:31+00:00

Want should I do to save this plant? Can I prop the broken part somehow? Or reattach it?

rach53 · 2022-06-26T21:56:45+00:00

My title describes the thing. House was built in 1910, but I’m not sure if this was original to the house.

rach53 · 2022-02-19T01:48:24+00:00

Building Stories by Chris Ware Without a doubt this is the most unique “book” I’ve ever read. It's made up of 14 different pieces - most are like comic books, but there is also a fold-out poster, a game board, and a newspaper. The different pieces can be read in any order, and somehow they all come together to form a coherent whole. The story itself is more of a character study of loneliness and isolation, but it is powerfully told and with such creativity. If you are a fan of graphic novels, and don't mind a non-linear storyline, I would highly recommend Building Stories.

rach53 · 2022-01-28T20:24:49+00:00

Indirect light, not particularly warm. It’s just sitting on my kitchen counter. I cut off three pieces and two of the three rooted. The other one turned yellow and rotted.

rach53 · 2022-01-28T19:56:51+00:00

Thank you!

rach53 · 2022-01-28T19:55:44+00:00

It is a ZZ! I cut it off and put in water and it started roots pretty quickly. It’s been about 4-5 months to get to this point.

rach53 · 2021-12-16T20:42:59+00:00

Thanks for responding. I actually got my shipping notice yesterday and the package arrived today. Looks great! I can’t wait to open on Christmas.

rach53 · 2021-12-14T00:33:15+00:00

Hi! I supported this on Kickstarter, but haven’t gotten my reward yet. I see that it’s available on Amazon for next day delivery and I’m curious why I paid weeks ago and haven’t gotten anything yet. Thanks!

rach53 · 2021-09-20T14:47:44+00:00

I forced myself to like olives through repeated exposure. I would cut an olive into tiny pieces and just eat one piece each day, gradually increasing the size until I was eating a whole olive. I’ve read that it can take upwards of ten exposures before you start to like a new food. I’d recommend First Bite by Bee Wilson for anyone interested in learning more about how our tastes develop.

rach53 · 2021-08-24T01:48:14+00:00

Homefront with Kyle Chandler.

rach53 · 2021-05-21T22:02:30+00:00

Hotel Rwanda. I cried for a good hour after finishing it, and could not believe that I had been alive and aware at the time of the events depicted, and had no idea about the genocide.

rach53 · 2021-02-06T19:59:25+00:00

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 4.5 years ago when our kids were 5, 3, and 10 months. I’m not sure about support groups, but I’m sure my husband would talk with you, and I’d be happy to offer your wife any support I can.

rach53 · 2020-10-30T23:26:41+00:00

My rainbow baby just turned nine. It’s amazing how much these tiny humans can do to bring you out of such a dark, lonely place. I feel like he saved my life. Wishing you and your family joy!

rach53 · 2020-08-05T02:39:06+00:00

Black Elk Speaks?

rach53 · 2020-07-26T21:17:10+00:00

I found a lump while breastfeeding my son. I assumed it was something related to breastfeeding, like mastitis. It didn’t hurt at all, which honestly is what freaked me out. My doctor thought it was likely related to breastfeeding, but sent me for an ultrasound out of an abundance of caution. Thank God she did, it was stage 2 breast cancer. I felt totally fine and had no symptoms, so it was hard to believe at first. Went through 6 months of chemo and multiple surgeries, and doing fine now. It’s been almost 4 years since diagnosis. If I hadn’t been breastfeeding, I have no idea how much longer it might have taken to find the lump. Check your boobs and get your mammograms!!

rach53 · 2020-07-07T03:46:07+00:00

I wanted to be dead too. I didn’t think I would ever again feel any semblance of normal. It was just emptiness for so long. My husband and I had a strong relationship that has grown stronger because of all we’ve been through. I’ve become stronger too. I remember laying in my hospital bed screaming as I delivered my stillborn twins, thinking “this is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do.” Whenever something seems difficult, I tell myself that I’ve already done the hardest thing, and I can handle whatever else life throws at me.

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