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			<title>📖Slow Productivity Changed My Life Overnight 📚  and Will Slow Media Ever become Mainstream?🤔</title>
			<itunes:title>📖Slow Productivity Changed My Life Overnight 📚  and Will Slow Media Ever become Mainstream?🤔</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cal Newport's book is catching on, but have you head about the "Slow Media" movement? Is there such thing as "slow comedy"? ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Cal Newport's Slow Productivity was the gift I didn't know I needed. Oh yeah, here's my website before I forget: https://www.leahrenee.co/  I read the book Slow Productivity in one day because it was *that* good. Now I'm wondering how I can apply it to my stand up comedy and naturally the first place I went was Ireland. </p><br><p>I am interested if the slow food movement would work in comedy. I'm also interested in some of the fun offline clubs and phone-free events, like Summerween!  I'm not as interested in Norway's gloriously ridiculous Slow TV but I applaud them for being so Norwegian (my maternal grandparents are from Bergen). And my other ancestors were Irish Seanchaí.  </p><br><p>Find your place in the episode:</p><p>00:50 Slow Productivity by Cal Newport</p><p>02:05 Educated by Tara Westover (episode coming soon)</p><p>03:05 The three tenets of slow productivity</p><p>04:50 My sticky note method for book notes</p><p>05:50 Guesting on Women Folk Revival + how to get back into reading</p><p>08:25 The slow food movement (Carlo Petrini)</p><p>09:45 What is slow media?</p><p>10:55 Offline clubs, Silent Book Club &amp; dinner with strangers</p><p>14:15 Slow media habits: longer essays, fewer tabs</p><p>15:35 Norway's SlowTV cracks me up</p><p>17:20 Can comedy be slow? Fast vs. slow comedy</p><p>19:05 Fast Food Comedy is Taking over</p><p>21:50 Comedy showcases &amp; hacky crowd work</p><p>22:50 UK vs. US comedy: novels vs. essay collections</p><p>23:55 Irish Seanchaí &amp; Eddie Lenihan's fun weasel folklore</p><p>26:50 Oral storytelling traditions &amp; Orality and Literacy</p><p>29:15 Hack comedy vs. nourishing comedy</p><p>33:10 Comedians who do it right: Bamford, Gaffigan, Vine, Glanc, Regan</p><p>36:50 Quality takes time: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Austen, Jewel</p><p>40:50 Cozy comedy with candles?</p><p>42:10 What I'm reading now</p><p>43:40 Podcasting vs. stand-up lifestyle</p><p>44:45 Book recommendations por favor</p><br><p>Stuff I mentioned this episode:</p><p>Slow Productivity by Cal Newport</p><p>Educated by Tara Westover</p><p>Imperial Twilight by Stephen R. Platt</p><p>Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong</p><p>Calypso by David Sedaris</p><p>I'm Dying Up Here by William Knoedelseder</p><br><p>Women Folk Revival podcast:  ⁨@womenfolkrevival⁩  </p><p>My episode: </p><p>https://youtu.be/-DZK8LDIHkI?si=1_kYGd4X4OFdxAZq</p><br><p>My Imperial Twilight book review: https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ</p><br><p>Listen to more of these to learn about quitting social media, books, comedy, and much more:</p><p>→ https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ </p><p>→ https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA</p><br><p>Here is how to find Leah Renee other places:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</p><br><p><br></p><p>#slowmedia #calnewport #slowcomedy #Seanchaí #slowtv #quittingsocialmedia #bibliophile </p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>Leah Renee is a comedian based in Philadelphia and New York City. </p><p>She’s storyteller comedian  with a uniquely personal  perspective on culture, religion, gender roles andmotherhood. Leah's comedy offers a warm and distinct hug and wagging finger in a crowded field of Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right? jokes.</p><br><p>Four time Edinburgh Fringe performer Leah's shows have been described as:</p><br><p>"Funny, daring and quite surprising in places with laugh out loud moments of wryness, poignancy, shock and tenderness." </p><p>EdFringe Review ★★★★★</p><br><p>"Renee’s exploration of the realities of Mormon life...is eye-opening, funny, well told and, ultimately, very interesting." </p><p>One 4 Review ★★★★</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Cal Newport's Slow Productivity was the gift I didn't know I needed. Oh yeah, here's my website before I forget: https://www.leahrenee.co/  I read the book Slow Productivity in one day because it was *that* good. Now I'm wondering how I can apply it to my stand up comedy and naturally the first place I went was Ireland. </p><br><p>I am interested if the slow food movement would work in comedy. I'm also interested in some of the fun offline clubs and phone-free events, like Summerween!  I'm not as interested in Norway's gloriously ridiculous Slow TV but I applaud them for being so Norwegian (my maternal grandparents are from Bergen). And my other ancestors were Irish Seanchaí.  </p><br><p>Find your place in the episode:</p><p>00:50 Slow Productivity by Cal Newport</p><p>02:05 Educated by Tara Westover (episode coming soon)</p><p>03:05 The three tenets of slow productivity</p><p>04:50 My sticky note method for book notes</p><p>05:50 Guesting on Women Folk Revival + how to get back into reading</p><p>08:25 The slow food movement (Carlo Petrini)</p><p>09:45 What is slow media?</p><p>10:55 Offline clubs, Silent Book Club &amp; dinner with strangers</p><p>14:15 Slow media habits: longer essays, fewer tabs</p><p>15:35 Norway's SlowTV cracks me up</p><p>17:20 Can comedy be slow? Fast vs. slow comedy</p><p>19:05 Fast Food Comedy is Taking over</p><p>21:50 Comedy showcases &amp; hacky crowd work</p><p>22:50 UK vs. US comedy: novels vs. essay collections</p><p>23:55 Irish Seanchaí &amp; Eddie Lenihan's fun weasel folklore</p><p>26:50 Oral storytelling traditions &amp; Orality and Literacy</p><p>29:15 Hack comedy vs. nourishing comedy</p><p>33:10 Comedians who do it right: Bamford, Gaffigan, Vine, Glanc, Regan</p><p>36:50 Quality takes time: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Austen, Jewel</p><p>40:50 Cozy comedy with candles?</p><p>42:10 What I'm reading now</p><p>43:40 Podcasting vs. stand-up lifestyle</p><p>44:45 Book recommendations por favor</p><br><p>Stuff I mentioned this episode:</p><p>Slow Productivity by Cal Newport</p><p>Educated by Tara Westover</p><p>Imperial Twilight by Stephen R. Platt</p><p>Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong</p><p>Calypso by David Sedaris</p><p>I'm Dying Up Here by William Knoedelseder</p><br><p>Women Folk Revival podcast:  ⁨@womenfolkrevival⁩  </p><p>My episode: </p><p>https://youtu.be/-DZK8LDIHkI?si=1_kYGd4X4OFdxAZq</p><br><p>My Imperial Twilight book review: https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ</p><br><p>Listen to more of these to learn about quitting social media, books, comedy, and much more:</p><p>→ https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ </p><p>→ https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA</p><br><p>Here is how to find Leah Renee other places:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</p><br><p><br></p><p>#slowmedia #calnewport #slowcomedy #Seanchaí #slowtv #quittingsocialmedia #bibliophile </p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>Leah Renee is a comedian based in Philadelphia and New York City. </p><p>She’s storyteller comedian  with a uniquely personal  perspective on culture, religion, gender roles andmotherhood. Leah's comedy offers a warm and distinct hug and wagging finger in a crowded field of Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right? jokes.</p><br><p>Four time Edinburgh Fringe performer Leah's shows have been described as:</p><br><p>"Funny, daring and quite surprising in places with laugh out loud moments of wryness, poignancy, shock and tenderness." </p><p>EdFringe Review ★★★★★</p><br><p>"Renee’s exploration of the realities of Mormon life...is eye-opening, funny, well told and, ultimately, very interesting." </p><p>One 4 Review ★★★★</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[🥾 Bill Bryson's Book Will Make You Want to Walk the Appalachian Trail 🥾]]></title>
			<itunes:title><![CDATA[🥾 Bill Bryson's Book Will Make You Want to Walk the Appalachian Trail 🥾]]></itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A book review of A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson's hiking memoir from his hike 30 years ago this summer]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>A book review and follow up of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods (before I forget, here is my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/ ) I go down a rabbit hole fact-checking his 30-year-old predictions about the environment, talk about OG (Old Granny) Grandma Gatewood and connect it all back to hedonic adaptation, digital detox, and even Mormon Girls Camp.</p><br><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:30 A Walk in the Woods on a whim</p><p>0:50 Hiking the Appalachian Trail is a massive ordeal</p><p>3:10 I'm very much into walking books and deprivation</p><p>4:14 The Salt Path — homelessness and the housing crisis</p><p>6:40 Camino de Santiago books on my list</p><p>7:20 Grandma Gatewood the most bada** lady who hiked the AT thrice</p><p>9:00 US Hiking is scarier than European Hiking</p><p>9:20 Fact-checking Bryson's climate predictions</p><p>13:00 The ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol</p><p>15:40 Nature reclaiming abandoned industrial sites</p><p>16:20 Benton MacKaye's utopian vision for the AT</p><p>19:40 Hedonic adaptation and voluntary discomfort, shout out stoics</p><p>21:00 Mormon Girl's Camp</p><p>22:20 Bryson and Stephen Katz, the odd couple that works</p><p>25:10 AT deaths and hypothermia</p><p>27:00 William Bartram, Philadelphia's Most Famous Naturalist</p><p>29:40 I Guess I Have to Camp Now</p><p>30:40 Cal Newport, Johann Hari, and reclaiming attention</p><p>34:00 Send me book recommendations</p><br><p>Books mentioned:</p><p>A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)</p><p>The Long Walk (Sławomir Rawicz)</p><p>The Salt Path (Raynor Winn)</p><p>Stolen Focus (Johann Hari),</p><p>Cal Newport's writing on attention and reading.</p><br><p>Watch more fun podcast videos:</p><p>→ https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ </p><p>→ https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA</p><br><p><br></p><p>Listen to more of these to learn about a life in stand up comedy, life post Mormonism, and moderately woo woo stuff. :)</p><br><p>#BillBryson #AppalachianTrail #LeahRenee  #Podcast </p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>Leah Renee is a comedian based in Philadelphia and New York City. </p><p>She’s storyteller comedian  with a uniquely personal  perspective on culture, religion, gender roles andmotherhood. Leah's comedy offers a warm and distinct hug and wagging finger in a crowded field of Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right? jokes.</p><br><p>Four time Edinburgh Fringe performer Leah's shows have been described as:</p><br><p>"Funny, daring and quite surprising in places with laugh out loud moments of wryness, poignancy, shock and tenderness." </p><p>EdFringe Review ★★★★★</p><br><p>"Renee’s exploration of the realities of Mormon life...is eye-opening, funny, well told and, ultimately, very interesting." </p><p>One 4 Review ★★★★</p><br><p>Here is how to find Leah Renee other places:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>A book review and follow up of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods (before I forget, here is my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/ ) I go down a rabbit hole fact-checking his 30-year-old predictions about the environment, talk about OG (Old Granny) Grandma Gatewood and connect it all back to hedonic adaptation, digital detox, and even Mormon Girls Camp.</p><br><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:30 A Walk in the Woods on a whim</p><p>0:50 Hiking the Appalachian Trail is a massive ordeal</p><p>3:10 I'm very much into walking books and deprivation</p><p>4:14 The Salt Path — homelessness and the housing crisis</p><p>6:40 Camino de Santiago books on my list</p><p>7:20 Grandma Gatewood the most bada** lady who hiked the AT thrice</p><p>9:00 US Hiking is scarier than European Hiking</p><p>9:20 Fact-checking Bryson's climate predictions</p><p>13:00 The ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol</p><p>15:40 Nature reclaiming abandoned industrial sites</p><p>16:20 Benton MacKaye's utopian vision for the AT</p><p>19:40 Hedonic adaptation and voluntary discomfort, shout out stoics</p><p>21:00 Mormon Girl's Camp</p><p>22:20 Bryson and Stephen Katz, the odd couple that works</p><p>25:10 AT deaths and hypothermia</p><p>27:00 William Bartram, Philadelphia's Most Famous Naturalist</p><p>29:40 I Guess I Have to Camp Now</p><p>30:40 Cal Newport, Johann Hari, and reclaiming attention</p><p>34:00 Send me book recommendations</p><br><p>Books mentioned:</p><p>A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)</p><p>The Long Walk (Sławomir Rawicz)</p><p>The Salt Path (Raynor Winn)</p><p>Stolen Focus (Johann Hari),</p><p>Cal Newport's writing on attention and reading.</p><br><p>Watch more fun podcast videos:</p><p>→ https://youtu.be/YfERMrrskWQ </p><p>→ https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA</p><br><p><br></p><p>Listen to more of these to learn about a life in stand up comedy, life post Mormonism, and moderately woo woo stuff. :)</p><br><p>#BillBryson #AppalachianTrail #LeahRenee  #Podcast </p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>Leah Renee is a comedian based in Philadelphia and New York City. </p><p>She’s storyteller comedian  with a uniquely personal  perspective on culture, religion, gender roles andmotherhood. Leah's comedy offers a warm and distinct hug and wagging finger in a crowded field of Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right? jokes.</p><br><p>Four time Edinburgh Fringe performer Leah's shows have been described as:</p><br><p>"Funny, daring and quite surprising in places with laugh out loud moments of wryness, poignancy, shock and tenderness." </p><p>EdFringe Review ★★★★★</p><br><p>"Renee’s exploration of the realities of Mormon life...is eye-opening, funny, well told and, ultimately, very interesting." </p><p>One 4 Review ★★★★</p><br><p>Here is how to find Leah Renee other places:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🍎 Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt (is the Best Twilight Book )🍎</title>
			<itunes:title>🍎 Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt (is the Best Twilight Book )🍎</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>What We Can Learn from The Opium Wars in China, Why Tech Billionaires are the New Dr*g Dealers, and How We Can Fight Back With Monkeys</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>If you like vampires, Imperial Twilight is for you because it's all about compulsive blood suckers!: 19th century opiųm smugglers and 21st century tech billionaires. P.S. This is my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/ and this is the author of Imperial Twilight (the book I review in episode 21) Stephen R. Platt: https://www.stephenrplatt.com/  </p><br><p>This episode is not just about old timey trade relations between Britain and China, it's about addiction. What we can learn about China's handling of the dangerous opiųm epidemic admidst our modern day attention fracking crisis?</p><br><p>Is there hope for the human race when it comes to reclaiming our attention which is being harvested at a rate that would make the East India Company blush. </p><br><p>This episode is full on with anecdotes, personal stories, excerpts, animated GIFS, and of course: unnecessary references to Mormonism. How could I not get in on the Mormon + Twilight game that Stephanie Meyer started? </p><br><p>You'll have to wait for the monkey anecdote, just like I did. It was over 400 pages deep in the book when Platt dropped the most delightful glitter bomb of an aside, as the book was wrapping up. Only those who stay until they've eaten their dinner get desert. </p><br><p>For the purposes of indexing and clarity, here's what episode 21 of the Leah Renee Podcast covers:</p><p>- Is social media the opiųm of our day?</p><br><p>- Cal Newport's five cognitive fitness tips, I promised to share where you can learn the five things from Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA?si=KuuxnOSWfyo-jJ_Y&amp;t=223</p><br><p>- The Switch Cost Effect (including references to Johann Hari and Gloria Mark's research at UC Irvine)</p><br><p>- Lin Zexu's famous letter to Queen Victoria and the physical, social, and economic harm of the opiųm trade to China</p><br><p>- British dependence on Chinese goods, and China's indifference to their "toys"</p><br><p>- The sobering social media statistic that matches up with heavy opiųm users, that I ran by a teenager to find the numbers may just be right</p><p> </p><p>- New social media bans rolling out in Australia and UK</p><br><p>-   Center for Humane Technology www.humantech.com a fantastic site run by digital ethicists and the creators of The Social Dilemma</p><br><p>-  Current bills and legislation to protect children from the harms of the modern digital world:   Kids Off Social Media Act, COPPA 2.0, KIDS Act</p><br><p>-  I also complain about how everyone's handwriting sucks, and I don't remember phone numbers or basic math any more. </p><br><p>- The ChatGPT study MIT published about cognitive debt and why using ChatGPT makes you dumber</p><br><p><br></p><p>Linkage:</p><br><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>Facebook: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>LinkedIn: / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>If you like vampires, Imperial Twilight is for you because it's all about compulsive blood suckers!: 19th century opiųm smugglers and 21st century tech billionaires. P.S. This is my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/ and this is the author of Imperial Twilight (the book I review in episode 21) Stephen R. Platt: https://www.stephenrplatt.com/  </p><br><p>This episode is not just about old timey trade relations between Britain and China, it's about addiction. What we can learn about China's handling of the dangerous opiųm epidemic admidst our modern day attention fracking crisis?</p><br><p>Is there hope for the human race when it comes to reclaiming our attention which is being harvested at a rate that would make the East India Company blush. </p><br><p>This episode is full on with anecdotes, personal stories, excerpts, animated GIFS, and of course: unnecessary references to Mormonism. How could I not get in on the Mormon + Twilight game that Stephanie Meyer started? </p><br><p>You'll have to wait for the monkey anecdote, just like I did. It was over 400 pages deep in the book when Platt dropped the most delightful glitter bomb of an aside, as the book was wrapping up. Only those who stay until they've eaten their dinner get desert. </p><br><p>For the purposes of indexing and clarity, here's what episode 21 of the Leah Renee Podcast covers:</p><p>- Is social media the opiųm of our day?</p><br><p>- Cal Newport's five cognitive fitness tips, I promised to share where you can learn the five things from Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA?si=KuuxnOSWfyo-jJ_Y&amp;t=223</p><br><p>- The Switch Cost Effect (including references to Johann Hari and Gloria Mark's research at UC Irvine)</p><br><p>- Lin Zexu's famous letter to Queen Victoria and the physical, social, and economic harm of the opiųm trade to China</p><br><p>- British dependence on Chinese goods, and China's indifference to their "toys"</p><br><p>- The sobering social media statistic that matches up with heavy opiųm users, that I ran by a teenager to find the numbers may just be right</p><p> </p><p>- New social media bans rolling out in Australia and UK</p><br><p>-   Center for Humane Technology www.humantech.com a fantastic site run by digital ethicists and the creators of The Social Dilemma</p><br><p>-  Current bills and legislation to protect children from the harms of the modern digital world:   Kids Off Social Media Act, COPPA 2.0, KIDS Act</p><br><p>-  I also complain about how everyone's handwriting sucks, and I don't remember phone numbers or basic math any more. </p><br><p>- The ChatGPT study MIT published about cognitive debt and why using ChatGPT makes you dumber</p><br><p><br></p><p>Linkage:</p><br><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>Facebook: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>LinkedIn: / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>👨‍🦲Would You Rather Lose All Your Hair or Your Ego? Jon Paul Crimi Did Both👨‍🦲</title>
			<itunes:title>👨‍🦲Would You Rather Lose All Your Hair or Your Ego? Jon Paul Crimi Did Both👨‍🦲</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Matthew Perry got him into breathwork and he's never looked back. Breathwork pioneer and all around fun person, after one class with JP, you'll never be the same]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>I met JP a couple of months ago and he offered me free admission to his online breathwork class. Slightly skeptical but always down to woo woo, I went and cried like a frickin baby. I can't say enough good things about my experience, even though it reminded me of the time my ovary exploded.</p><br><p>Episode 20 is a delightful reminder about how what seems like a devastation (being diagnosed with Aaopecia) can be just the nudge you needed to change course.</p><br><p>This episode we talk about:</p><p>JP's background in acting/screenwriting background </p><p>Losing all his hair to alopecia, and pivoting from the screen to writing comedy</p><p>The lightheartedness of JP's classes, despite the heavy material</p><p>Leah's Mormon background and scrupulosity (religious OCD), and why a tiered heaven is like wanting a 5.0 GPA</p><p>Leah's discovery how breathwork strips back layers of vanish she didn't know was there</p><p>JP's first breathwork experience with crappy music and people talking about spirit animals</p><p>His epiphany to bring an "East Coast edge," science, good music, and a trainer's push to breathwork</p><p>JP's online breathwork pre-COVID set him years ahead of his luddite peers</p><p>The insights you can get from stepping back, like realizing you actually want kids</p><p>Letting go of dreams and getting really good at the thing you were born to do </p><p>How breathwork beats ayahuasca for it's cost, convenience, and no need to puke</p><p>The CO2 science behind why hard core athletes get tetany more often than chill people do </p><p>Super sciency drops like: transient hypofrontality (shutting down the critical part of your brain)</p><p>Tips on how to fit breathwork into busy schedules</p><p>Conspiracy-theory siloing and how algorithms will lead grandpa down a Greater Idaho rabbit hole</p><p>The agony of "picking a lane," self-trust, and avoiding social media's harms</p><br><p>🙏🙏🙏Thanks for clicking on the description! You're freeing me from spending my time growing on social media, to putting my time into this podcast♥️</p><br><p>You can find JP here:</p><p>https://breathewithjp.com/</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoo2rpt8qhu_-U1jj76BVDA</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/breathewithjp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/jonpaulcrimi/</p><br><p><br></p><p>Leah's Links:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>Facebook: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>LinkedIn: / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🪱 Opening a Can of Worms Leah Renee Podcast Episode 19 🪱 </title>
			<itunes:title>🪱 Opening a Can of Worms Leah Renee Podcast Episode 19 🪱 </itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:50:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Learn All About Those Little Freaks Under the Streets w/ Friendly Canadian Worm Expert Cathy Nesbitt</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>🪱 Let's open a can of worms...and like it! Oh yeah, here is my website before I forget: https://www.leahrenee.co/ This episode is so much fun! We learn about everything from the myth about cutting worms in half to the origins and practice of laughter yoga. </p><br><p>Cathy Nesbitt is an environmentalist, professional laugher, and worm extraordinaire. She talks about America's trashiest state (thanks to Canada) and how she teamed up with her husband to grow an unconventional business: worm composting! Get to know this lovely vermicomposter in episode 19.</p><br><p>We talk about how</p><p>- Worms are the canary of the soil</p><p>- Why Red Wigglers are the GOAT of composting worms and how they transformed a desolate patch of land in India</p><p>- Cathy's worm stand up show and big idea for worm dating apps</p><p>- Why all the worm hate (maybe for the fact that they'll eat us when we die?)</p><p>- If men or women like worms better?</p><p>- The science behind laughter (oxygen, oxytocin, and how your body doesn't know the difference)</p><p>- How you can trick your body into thinking everything is great</p><p>- A life hack on how diffuse tension when you want to rage</p><p>- To start a laughter club</p><br><p>Cathy's Links:</p><p>Buy worms here: https://www.cathyscomposters.com/</p><p>Sign up for Laughter Yoga: https://cathysclub.com/</p><p>Cathy's Sprouts! https://www.cathyssprouters.com/</p><br><p>🙏🙏🙏Thanks for clicking on the description! It's like hearing my dad say he's proud of me. </p><br><p>Links to take our relationship to the next level:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube:    / @leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Facebook:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>IG:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>LinkedIn:   / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>🪱 Let's open a can of worms...and like it! Oh yeah, here is my website before I forget: https://www.leahrenee.co/ This episode is so much fun! We learn about everything from the myth about cutting worms in half to the origins and practice of laughter yoga. </p><br><p>Cathy Nesbitt is an environmentalist, professional laugher, and worm extraordinaire. She talks about America's trashiest state (thanks to Canada) and how she teamed up with her husband to grow an unconventional business: worm composting! Get to know this lovely vermicomposter in episode 19.</p><br><p>We talk about how</p><p>- Worms are the canary of the soil</p><p>- Why Red Wigglers are the GOAT of composting worms and how they transformed a desolate patch of land in India</p><p>- Cathy's worm stand up show and big idea for worm dating apps</p><p>- Why all the worm hate (maybe for the fact that they'll eat us when we die?)</p><p>- If men or women like worms better?</p><p>- The science behind laughter (oxygen, oxytocin, and how your body doesn't know the difference)</p><p>- How you can trick your body into thinking everything is great</p><p>- A life hack on how diffuse tension when you want to rage</p><p>- To start a laughter club</p><br><p>Cathy's Links:</p><p>Buy worms here: https://www.cathyscomposters.com/</p><p>Sign up for Laughter Yoga: https://cathysclub.com/</p><p>Cathy's Sprouts! https://www.cathyssprouters.com/</p><br><p>🙏🙏🙏Thanks for clicking on the description! It's like hearing my dad say he's proud of me. </p><br><p>Links to take our relationship to the next level:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube:    / @leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Facebook:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>IG:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>LinkedIn:   / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🦷  🫠 Wisdom Tooth Guy Will Change Your Life 🥹🫶</title>
			<itunes:title>🦷  🫠 Wisdom Tooth Guy Will Change Your Life 🥹🫶</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>I cannot stop thinking about the man who forgot everything but Batman in my shortest episode to date.</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The shortest podcast I've ever made. (PS: I added more stuff to my site: https://www.leahrenee.co/ ) If for no other reason, listen to this to hear wisdom tooth guy who forgot his entire family, but <strong>somehow remembered Batman</strong>. 😆</p><br><p>I finished <em>A Mind at Home With Itself</em>, which is basically 300+ pages of Batman guy (he's a metal version of Byron Katie). </p><br><p>I also talk about Julia Cameron's idea of "artist dates" from the book, <em>The Artists Way</em>. On such an occasion this week, I picked up a very fun slang dictionary:  <em>Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English</em>.  An absolute gem of a book.</p><p>In this episode we learn phrases like:</p><ul><li>"How you diddling?"</li><li>"to the muttons" (which I'll need to confirm with comedian <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCjNiWfFOMy0K9Ukzo5RAwrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;@rayolearycomedy&nbsp;</a>  )</li><li>being "mushed up" and </li><li>if I'm a clap trap or not. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>I've been reading a lot more because of Cal Newport's five suggestions to improve cognitive fitness, including "landlining" which has been very impactful.</p><p>[I talk all about Cal's list in Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA ]</p><br><p><br></p><p>🙏🙏🙏Thanks for showing interest in this episode! It helps the algo know I'm at least moderately interesting.</p><br><p>Links to take our relationship to the next level:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube:    / @leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Facebook:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>IG:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>LinkedIn:   / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The shortest podcast I've ever made. (PS: I added more stuff to my site: https://www.leahrenee.co/ ) If for no other reason, listen to this to hear wisdom tooth guy who forgot his entire family, but <strong>somehow remembered Batman</strong>. 😆</p><br><p>I finished <em>A Mind at Home With Itself</em>, which is basically 300+ pages of Batman guy (he's a metal version of Byron Katie). </p><br><p>I also talk about Julia Cameron's idea of "artist dates" from the book, <em>The Artists Way</em>. On such an occasion this week, I picked up a very fun slang dictionary:  <em>Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English</em>.  An absolute gem of a book.</p><p>In this episode we learn phrases like:</p><ul><li>"How you diddling?"</li><li>"to the muttons" (which I'll need to confirm with comedian <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCjNiWfFOMy0K9Ukzo5RAwrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;@rayolearycomedy&nbsp;</a>  )</li><li>being "mushed up" and </li><li>if I'm a clap trap or not. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>I've been reading a lot more because of Cal Newport's five suggestions to improve cognitive fitness, including "landlining" which has been very impactful.</p><p>[I talk all about Cal's list in Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA ]</p><br><p><br></p><p>🙏🙏🙏Thanks for showing interest in this episode! It helps the algo know I'm at least moderately interesting.</p><br><p>Links to take our relationship to the next level:</p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube:    / @leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>Facebook:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>IG:   / leahreneecomedian  </p><p>LinkedIn:   / leahcreative</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>👹🔥My Interview With a Horseback Riding Martyr From Hell🐎 👹</title>
			<itunes:title>👹🔥My Interview With a Horseback Riding Martyr From Hell🐎 👹</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 04:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>51:17</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Kris Keppeler joins me the talk about being a nun, cucumber, and a forever damned dark soul</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I enjoyed a lovely change of pace interviewing Kris Keppeler. I'm not sure how much you like people talking over the top of each other, but whenever I get the chance to share an anecdote about failed Mormon communism, I can't help but join in. Also, Kris has an incredible laugh which she generously bestows (which is like catnip for me).</p><br><p>This episode includes anecdotes about her time as a dressage and eventing athlete, how she imagined herself as an anteater to get into a role and the importance of how stories change who we are. I don't need to tell you that because if you are a podcast person, you probably already know how stories transform us.</p><br><p>To help this episode's accuracy in search engines, Episode 17 is about:</p><ul><li>Seattle-based Kris Keppeler's work as a voice actor narrator who specializes in non-fiction</li><li>One of her most interesting jobs reading a series of books on Wicca (and how it's actually way more chill than you thought)</li><li>Not all Wiccans are witches or speak Latin, but they do love Gaeilge and Samhain.&nbsp;</li><li>Betsy Ross, the famous...upholsterer?</li><li>Placing second in a competition using her "sexy voice"</li><li>The most boring part of The Sound of Music is actually pretty good in isolation</li><li>I learn Kris sadly does not share my affection for The Onion, but does love satire</li><li>I fan girl about David Sedaris, yet again</li><li>I ask Kris what her King Midas wish is (and her wish is surprisingly achievable, no genie needed!)</li><li>The importance of Anne Frank, <em>A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea,</em> and connecting the dots</li><li>Why I have Jim Jeffries envy (and his flawless bit about g*n control)</li><li>Learning from the past needs to include a distinction between communism, socialism, downright evil dictators</li><li>Tales from her equestrian days in eventing (a new term I learned, it's basically a horse triathlon)</li><li>Why I'm still in love with Colin Firth</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><strong> . . . . . Kris' Links! . . . . .</strong></p><p>Her website: https://kriskeppeler.com/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KrisKeppelerNarrates</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KrisKKeppeler</p><p>Kris on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2958821/</p><p>Substack: https://kriskeppeler.substack.com/ </p><br><p><strong> . . . . . Leah's Links! . . . . .</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>I enjoyed a lovely change of pace interviewing Kris Keppeler. I'm not sure how much you like people talking over the top of each other, but whenever I get the chance to share an anecdote about failed Mormon communism, I can't help but join in. Also, Kris has an incredible laugh which she generously bestows (which is like catnip for me).</p><br><p>This episode includes anecdotes about her time as a dressage and eventing athlete, how she imagined herself as an anteater to get into a role and the importance of how stories change who we are. I don't need to tell you that because if you are a podcast person, you probably already know how stories transform us.</p><br><p>To help this episode's accuracy in search engines, Episode 17 is about:</p><ul><li>Seattle-based Kris Keppeler's work as a voice actor narrator who specializes in non-fiction</li><li>One of her most interesting jobs reading a series of books on Wicca (and how it's actually way more chill than you thought)</li><li>Not all Wiccans are witches or speak Latin, but they do love Gaeilge and Samhain.&nbsp;</li><li>Betsy Ross, the famous...upholsterer?</li><li>Placing second in a competition using her "sexy voice"</li><li>The most boring part of The Sound of Music is actually pretty good in isolation</li><li>I learn Kris sadly does not share my affection for The Onion, but does love satire</li><li>I fan girl about David Sedaris, yet again</li><li>I ask Kris what her King Midas wish is (and her wish is surprisingly achievable, no genie needed!)</li><li>The importance of Anne Frank, <em>A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea,</em> and connecting the dots</li><li>Why I have Jim Jeffries envy (and his flawless bit about g*n control)</li><li>Learning from the past needs to include a distinction between communism, socialism, downright evil dictators</li><li>Tales from her equestrian days in eventing (a new term I learned, it's basically a horse triathlon)</li><li>Why I'm still in love with Colin Firth</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><strong> . . . . . Kris' Links! . . . . .</strong></p><p>Her website: https://kriskeppeler.com/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KrisKeppelerNarrates</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KrisKKeppeler</p><p>Kris on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2958821/</p><p>Substack: https://kriskeppeler.substack.com/ </p><br><p><strong> . . . . . Leah's Links! . . . . .</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>👩‍🦳 Wigged Out on My Sweet Sixteenth (episode) 👩‍🦳</title>
			<itunes:title>👩‍🦳 Wigged Out on My Sweet Sixteenth (episode) 👩‍🦳</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Can white women wear wigs and still be taken seriously? We dig deep in the 16th episode. </itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>🤔 Can a white woman be taken seriously when wearing wigs recreationally? To see who's askin', it's me from: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>🤔Can female comedians talk about their weight on stage?</p><p>🤔 What five things can you do to stop being a crack head (if crack = digital devices).</p><p>We get to the bottom of stressful thoughts with unadulterated vulnerability and transparency. (Don't judge me).</p><br><p>Yes, in this episode we talk about the Mother of Inquiry: Byron Katie!</p><p>The Father of Digital Distraction Awareness: Cal Newport!</p><p>And everything from Bill Burr, addiction +12 Steps, John Robin's appearance on Comedian's Comedian (fantastic podcast by Stuart Goldsmith) and much more.</p><br><p>This episode will have you wondering:</p><ul><li>Will wig wearing be as hateful and taboo as blackface once robots take over?</li><li>Did Cal Newport miss his calling as a ageless child actor? </li><li>What five things can you do to recover your ability to friggin cop on to yourself and concentrate? (One of them is called "landlining")</li><li>Leah admits to being fast pooper #poopprivilege</li><li>The brain equivalent of 10,000 step a day</li><li>The worst book I almost read when I was more than nine months pregnant</li><li>What is a "clarity walk"?</li><li>I ran into the comic who saw me lose it on stage and go nuclear on a bar of Philly Peter Pans</li><li>Why does Leah talk about wigs so much?</li><li>Who is Joh Robins and why does Leah love him?</li><li>The difference between sobriety and abstinence</li><li>When is it considered food addiction?</li><li>What is a "Judge Your Neighbor" worksheet?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>NOTE: A video episode version will be available soon! A link to it will be posted when it's live. It will have some bonus content and be slightly longer and way more fun than the audio version. ;)</p><br><p>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ </p><br><p>Leah's Links!</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p> </p><br><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>🤔 Can a white woman be taken seriously when wearing wigs recreationally? To see who's askin', it's me from: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>🤔Can female comedians talk about their weight on stage?</p><p>🤔 What five things can you do to stop being a crack head (if crack = digital devices).</p><p>We get to the bottom of stressful thoughts with unadulterated vulnerability and transparency. (Don't judge me).</p><br><p>Yes, in this episode we talk about the Mother of Inquiry: Byron Katie!</p><p>The Father of Digital Distraction Awareness: Cal Newport!</p><p>And everything from Bill Burr, addiction +12 Steps, John Robin's appearance on Comedian's Comedian (fantastic podcast by Stuart Goldsmith) and much more.</p><br><p>This episode will have you wondering:</p><ul><li>Will wig wearing be as hateful and taboo as blackface once robots take over?</li><li>Did Cal Newport miss his calling as a ageless child actor? </li><li>What five things can you do to recover your ability to friggin cop on to yourself and concentrate? (One of them is called "landlining")</li><li>Leah admits to being fast pooper #poopprivilege</li><li>The brain equivalent of 10,000 step a day</li><li>The worst book I almost read when I was more than nine months pregnant</li><li>What is a "clarity walk"?</li><li>I ran into the comic who saw me lose it on stage and go nuclear on a bar of Philly Peter Pans</li><li>Why does Leah talk about wigs so much?</li><li>Who is Joh Robins and why does Leah love him?</li><li>The difference between sobriety and abstinence</li><li>When is it considered food addiction?</li><li>What is a "Judge Your Neighbor" worksheet?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>NOTE: A video episode version will be available soon! A link to it will be posted when it's live. It will have some bonus content and be slightly longer and way more fun than the audio version. ;)</p><br><p>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ </p><br><p>Leah's Links!</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p> </p><br><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🧠🤓 How Do Comedy Brains Work? with Comedian Danny Johnson 🧠🤓 </title>
			<itunes:title>🧠🤓 How Do Comedy Brains Work? with Comedian Danny Johnson 🧠🤓 </itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Many comedians have OCD, some even have health insurance for $300 a year with major caveats</itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>My first time meeting comedian Danny Johnson and of course we talk about OCD, being easily bothered and why there's not much of a distinction between clean comedy and socially conservative comedy. By the way, here's my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><br><p>If you aren't up to comedy chat, this episode is not for you. We talk alllll about the biz and share interesting trivia like how women exponentially increase the laughter in a room and even having a compelling story (like being paralyzed) doesn't always win over the comedy industry. </p><br><p>Danny Johnson joins the pod to talk about everything from bowling scholarships to losing weight with GLP-1s. Leah laments the difficulty talking about weight loss on stage and Danny's first thought about the Epstein Files were Microsoft Outlook outputs. </p><br><p><strong>If you want to see more of Danny's work here are a few places to check him out:</strong></p><p>His recent special, <em>Everything Bothers Me: </em>https://youtu.be/3aZgNtk66Q8?si=pYMdT2cndlD6oSCi</p><p>Danny's Dry Bar Special, <em>I Don't Run: </em>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obpz2eC_6gA </p><p>Danny's site: https://dannyjohnson.com/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJsx-OdSdpwbK_QnNhmsiA</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannyjohnsoncomedy/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DannyJohnsonComedy </p><br><p><strong>As always, here's Leah Renee's Links:</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>My first time meeting comedian Danny Johnson and of course we talk about OCD, being easily bothered and why there's not much of a distinction between clean comedy and socially conservative comedy. By the way, here's my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><br><p>If you aren't up to comedy chat, this episode is not for you. We talk alllll about the biz and share interesting trivia like how women exponentially increase the laughter in a room and even having a compelling story (like being paralyzed) doesn't always win over the comedy industry. </p><br><p>Danny Johnson joins the pod to talk about everything from bowling scholarships to losing weight with GLP-1s. Leah laments the difficulty talking about weight loss on stage and Danny's first thought about the Epstein Files were Microsoft Outlook outputs. </p><br><p><strong>If you want to see more of Danny's work here are a few places to check him out:</strong></p><p>His recent special, <em>Everything Bothers Me: </em>https://youtu.be/3aZgNtk66Q8?si=pYMdT2cndlD6oSCi</p><p>Danny's Dry Bar Special, <em>I Don't Run: </em>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obpz2eC_6gA </p><p>Danny's site: https://dannyjohnson.com/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJsx-OdSdpwbK_QnNhmsiA</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannyjohnsoncomedy/</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DannyJohnsonComedy </p><br><p><strong>As always, here's Leah Renee's Links:</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🔮 My First Time Trying Tarot with Finbarre Snarey 🔮</title>
			<itunes:title>🔮 My First Time Trying Tarot with Finbarre Snarey 🔮</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Is there a McDonald's Tarot deck? Why Did I Get so Many Cups? Fin and I get curious about Tarot.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Now that I'm not anymor..mon I decided to have a Tarot expert Finbarre Snarey to the pod to introduce me properly! I celebrate one year since my Brighton Fringe debut by talking to a man who got his first Tarot deck in Brighton. I learn all about the hundreds of deck Finn is collecting for a massive project, including gathering cursed decks.</p><br><p>We chat for a bit about the name Barry and the magic shirt that gave him confidence to approach girls as a teenager.</p><br><p>Once we ramble a bit - he pulls the first card! The third card seemed the scariest, thought Finbarre's Tarot pull was delightful.</p><br><p>We make wild predictions about Beanie Babies.</p><br><p>Talk about walking sticks and a mayor who got knocked over by a wheel of cheese.</p><br><p>From Christina Ricci Tarot deck to other bedazzled with crocheted butterflies to the unlikely coupling of Jane Austen and Tarot.</p><br><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to see the work Finbarre Snarey, check him out here:</p><p>Finn's website: https://finbarre.com/</p><p>Finn's podcasts: https://tarotinterviews.com/ and https://www.tarotdms.com/</p><p>Finstagram: https://www.instagram.com/finbarre/</p><p>Finn's big project (launching November 2026): https://britishtarotarchive.org/</p><br><p>Leah's Links:</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Now that I'm not anymor..mon I decided to have a Tarot expert Finbarre Snarey to the pod to introduce me properly! I celebrate one year since my Brighton Fringe debut by talking to a man who got his first Tarot deck in Brighton. I learn all about the hundreds of deck Finn is collecting for a massive project, including gathering cursed decks.</p><br><p>We chat for a bit about the name Barry and the magic shirt that gave him confidence to approach girls as a teenager.</p><br><p>Once we ramble a bit - he pulls the first card! The third card seemed the scariest, thought Finbarre's Tarot pull was delightful.</p><br><p>We make wild predictions about Beanie Babies.</p><br><p>Talk about walking sticks and a mayor who got knocked over by a wheel of cheese.</p><br><p>From Christina Ricci Tarot deck to other bedazzled with crocheted butterflies to the unlikely coupling of Jane Austen and Tarot.</p><br><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to see the work Finbarre Snarey, check him out here:</p><p>Finn's website: https://finbarre.com/</p><p>Finn's podcasts: https://tarotinterviews.com/ and https://www.tarotdms.com/</p><p>Finstagram: https://www.instagram.com/finbarre/</p><p>Finn's big project (launching November 2026): https://britishtarotarchive.org/</p><br><p>Leah's Links:</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🦵🦵 I NEED to know if she has hot legs! Help me! 🦵🦵</title>
			<itunes:title>🦵🦵 I NEED to know if she has hot legs! Help me! 🦵🦵</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>31:45</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I got a lot more than I bargained for; now this woman's struggle is keeping me awake at night]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>😳 I bought a used self help book in "good" condition and boy did I get more than I bargained for! I may never find her, but I hope she got what she was yearning for. </p><br><p>🙇‍♀️ This episode includes an apology for last week's rant and the juicy deets about a stranger trying to live a better life. </p><br><p>🚼 I also have a big announcement about a three month old baby boy I adopted this week who's stolen my heart and money. </p><br><p>😙 🎶 I found a delightful trove of whistling professionals. </p><br><p>✅ I will update this description in future, but I can't be bothered getting ready for another weekend in New York. </p><br><p>If you like me, visit my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>😳 I bought a used self help book in "good" condition and boy did I get more than I bargained for! I may never find her, but I hope she got what she was yearning for. </p><br><p>🙇‍♀️ This episode includes an apology for last week's rant and the juicy deets about a stranger trying to live a better life. </p><br><p>🚼 I also have a big announcement about a three month old baby boy I adopted this week who's stolen my heart and money. </p><br><p>😙 🎶 I found a delightful trove of whistling professionals. </p><br><p>✅ I will update this description in future, but I can't be bothered getting ready for another weekend in New York. </p><br><p>If you like me, visit my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>⚠️Famous Mormon Quote is From Brave Teen Girl Who Boxed Out Joseph Smith⚠️</title>
			<itunes:title>⚠️Famous Mormon Quote is From Brave Teen Girl Who Boxed Out Joseph Smith⚠️</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>44:44</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The "Happiness Letter" backstory and lawsuit from a church that has more money than Disney trying bankrupt a husband and wife podcast]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Will I get excommunicated for this rant about the ludicrous lawfare the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints is waging on John Dehlin? (Let's hope so! I could use some media coverage!) I would have named this episode something cuter but I really want search engines to pick up because I want to support Mormon Stories. So, what the heck, eat these keywords you hungry bots: Mormon, LDS, Latter-day Saints, Open Stories Foundation, Mormon Church Sues Podcast, First Ammendment</p><br><p>Seriously though, for the benefit of the listener, that's not all I talk about in episode 12. Here's what this episode covers in a nutshell:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How freaking easy it is to slip back into old patterns, for me that means high achieving Worky McWorkface.</li><li>Changing careers midlife is as fun as being a child again, and even less profitable</li><li>I played the game "Find the Irish Person" at a brewery convention AND WON! 🇮🇪</li><li>Americans are embarrassingly self referential, myself included</li><li>I'm going to have guests on the show starting next week!</li><li>I'm getting a cockatiel and would like to name it Stanley Spadowski</li><li>My faith transition began with Richard Rohr's very Jesus-y podcast and ended with John Dehlin's grumpy, yet academic exMormon episodes about things like LDS lawyer hush money for SA victims</li><li>The weirdo at church with a mask that looked like sexy panties</li><li>UK Mormons don't own guns but USA ones bloody do</li><li>Nemo the Mormon's recent video about the very problematic and oft quoted "Happiness Letter" where Joseph Smith blatantly tried to manipulate a teenage girl into giving him nookie and now it's a fridge magnet. All hail to the brave Victorian pioneer Nancy Rigdon for standing up to Mormonism's favorite s*xual predator, Joseph Smith Jr. #teamNancyRigdon</li><li>Unhinged Mormon bishops who freestyle life advice with no training or legal oversight, Mormon Stories gives a limitless repository of reasons the Latter-day Saint church desperately needs organizational reform.</li><li>Clergy penitent privilege is dangerous bullcrap that hurts already devastated victims. Bartholomew's survey found the privilege has expanded enormously in scope over the last few decades without any corresponding evidence that the expansion produces social benefit.</li><li>I love my Mormon friends and family: they are wholehearted, generous, and kind. I do not love the organization and leadership rampant with nepotism, fraud, and deliberate coverups and tax evasion.</li><li>Leaving the Mormon church is like finding your way out of The Truman Show, just a difficult, just as freeing.</li><li>The sad truth about Chris Farley and old school showbiz. While social media mostly sucks, it's a way for creators to find audiences without needing old media outlets to push them into the spotlight.</li><li>Why personality tests are often nothing more than confirmation bias machines</li><li>The very batsh*t beginnings of Meyers-Briggs, the most well recognized psuedo-science in the personality test space</li><li>The Forer Effect and why you are more likely to strongly agree with a horoscope as long as it doesn't hurt your feelings</li><li>China's social credit score could be the model for determining what you're *really* like. 😀</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Apologies the podcast quality changes 30 minutes in, forgive my dead recorder and doom on my children for obfuscating my battery charger with all the effectiveness of a Kirton McConkie law team trying to hide a church s*x scandal.</p><br><p>LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Will I get excommunicated for this rant about the ludicrous lawfare the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints is waging on John Dehlin? (Let's hope so! I could use some media coverage!) I would have named this episode something cuter but I really want search engines to pick up because I want to support Mormon Stories. So, what the heck, eat these keywords you hungry bots: Mormon, LDS, Latter-day Saints, Open Stories Foundation, Mormon Church Sues Podcast, First Ammendment</p><br><p>Seriously though, for the benefit of the listener, that's not all I talk about in episode 12. Here's what this episode covers in a nutshell:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How freaking easy it is to slip back into old patterns, for me that means high achieving Worky McWorkface.</li><li>Changing careers midlife is as fun as being a child again, and even less profitable</li><li>I played the game "Find the Irish Person" at a brewery convention AND WON! 🇮🇪</li><li>Americans are embarrassingly self referential, myself included</li><li>I'm going to have guests on the show starting next week!</li><li>I'm getting a cockatiel and would like to name it Stanley Spadowski</li><li>My faith transition began with Richard Rohr's very Jesus-y podcast and ended with John Dehlin's grumpy, yet academic exMormon episodes about things like LDS lawyer hush money for SA victims</li><li>The weirdo at church with a mask that looked like sexy panties</li><li>UK Mormons don't own guns but USA ones bloody do</li><li>Nemo the Mormon's recent video about the very problematic and oft quoted "Happiness Letter" where Joseph Smith blatantly tried to manipulate a teenage girl into giving him nookie and now it's a fridge magnet. All hail to the brave Victorian pioneer Nancy Rigdon for standing up to Mormonism's favorite s*xual predator, Joseph Smith Jr. #teamNancyRigdon</li><li>Unhinged Mormon bishops who freestyle life advice with no training or legal oversight, Mormon Stories gives a limitless repository of reasons the Latter-day Saint church desperately needs organizational reform.</li><li>Clergy penitent privilege is dangerous bullcrap that hurts already devastated victims. Bartholomew's survey found the privilege has expanded enormously in scope over the last few decades without any corresponding evidence that the expansion produces social benefit.</li><li>I love my Mormon friends and family: they are wholehearted, generous, and kind. I do not love the organization and leadership rampant with nepotism, fraud, and deliberate coverups and tax evasion.</li><li>Leaving the Mormon church is like finding your way out of The Truman Show, just a difficult, just as freeing.</li><li>The sad truth about Chris Farley and old school showbiz. While social media mostly sucks, it's a way for creators to find audiences without needing old media outlets to push them into the spotlight.</li><li>Why personality tests are often nothing more than confirmation bias machines</li><li>The very batsh*t beginnings of Meyers-Briggs, the most well recognized psuedo-science in the personality test space</li><li>The Forer Effect and why you are more likely to strongly agree with a horoscope as long as it doesn't hurt your feelings</li><li>China's social credit score could be the model for determining what you're *really* like. 😀</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Apologies the podcast quality changes 30 minutes in, forgive my dead recorder and doom on my children for obfuscating my battery charger with all the effectiveness of a Kirton McConkie law team trying to hide a church s*x scandal.</p><br><p>LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🇮🇪  I went to Jail in Dublin on My European Tour 🇪🇺 🍻 </title>
			<itunes:title>🇮🇪  I went to Jail in Dublin on My European Tour 🇪🇺 🍻 </itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Two weeks. Seven cities. 11 shows  and One accidental wander onto a Danish military barracks.</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>🍻 Season 2, Episode 11🍻 is about sad old men in Welsh football jerseys, the perilous Dublin bus system, and lunch with Lesbians.</p><p>Episode 11 begins with a brief travelogue of my time in Dublin, Cork, London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Denmark and follows with the characteristically chaotic bounce from idea to idea peppered with memories of working for Old Navy, Bethy Black's too good to be joke clowing incident in the wild, and why I am bridge troll level attractive in Denmark. For more visit: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><br><p>This podcast will let you in on special information like:</p><p>Best case scenario is that your pants fall down.</p><p>A dream life is an unlimited rail card.</p><p>Danes are hot, but also basic.</p><p>Bristolians love blunt bangs and kombucha.</p><p>Leah's upcoming lesbian wedding in Wales.</p><p>Gold star normie Cal Newport's boring way of naming things.</p><p>Internet rabbit holes filled with Jesus cosplay fails.</p><br><p><strong>LINKS!</strong></p><p>The jail I visited in Dublin: https://www.kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/</p><p>Cool values test with real life examples: https://personalvalu.es/personal-values-test</p><p>Dad Core Normie and Deep Work King: https://calnewport.com/</p><br><p><strong>These cool places booked me and they didn't even know me:</strong></p><p>🇮🇪 https://institchescomedy.com/comedians/</p><p>🇮🇪 https://craicdencomedyclub.com/</p><p>🇮🇪 https://thecomedyclub.ie/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.therummonkey.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://camdencomedyclub.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://www.glee.co.uk/cardiff/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.goodeggcomedy.co.uk/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/</p><p>🇩🇰 https://www.instagram.com/kompasset.comedy/</p><p>🇩🇰 https://cphcomedy.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.thegaffecomedyclub.com/</p><br><p>Even more about this episode to help search engines know what the heck this is about:</p><br><p>🙏<strong>Tour Recap and Thanks:</strong> Leah Renee is back from a two-week solo comedy tour across seven European cities, including the 2026 Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Special thanks to the venues who hosted the tour.</p><br><p>💭 <strong>Post-Trip Reflections:</strong> I'm back home having freshly quit my side gig, feeling a rush of creative possibility: screenwriting, podcasting, filming a special. I turned to Mister Dad Bod, Cal Newport for help understanding deep work and left wanting. I turned to a values quiz to figure out priorities, which probably hurt more than helped after finding out my top five values were: independence, authenticity, uniqueness, variety, and peace — which felt more aspirational than reflective of my current life as a married parent of three small kids. Should personality test and values quizzes be about what you value idealogically? or how you are actually spending your time?</p><br><p>🤔 <strong>Inspired Direction?:</strong> I recieved an unexpected nudge to develop more general audience (clean) comedy material because it's more profitable, with all of it's limitations and tricky politics. Is stand up comedy a better lifestyle thank podcasting? Is this podcast a smart risk or royal waste of time in the attention economy where thousands of brilliant and creative people named Tim are making intimidatingly good pieces.</p><br><p>🤡 <strong>Failing is Succeeding:</strong> Walking a tightrope of creative ambition and family responsibility, the rarity of actually "making it" as an artist is a constant feature in my decision making. My love of fail videos and clowning soothed me through the months of the soul-crushing nature of nine-to-five work, and now it's time to make my own. My interest in creative work "for the love of the game" even without a guaranteed audience, I persist and fail. I tease more structured future episodes with deep dives on specific people or books.</p><br><p>LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>🍻 Season 2, Episode 11🍻 is about sad old men in Welsh football jerseys, the perilous Dublin bus system, and lunch with Lesbians.</p><p>Episode 11 begins with a brief travelogue of my time in Dublin, Cork, London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Denmark and follows with the characteristically chaotic bounce from idea to idea peppered with memories of working for Old Navy, Bethy Black's too good to be joke clowing incident in the wild, and why I am bridge troll level attractive in Denmark. For more visit: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><br><p>This podcast will let you in on special information like:</p><p>Best case scenario is that your pants fall down.</p><p>A dream life is an unlimited rail card.</p><p>Danes are hot, but also basic.</p><p>Bristolians love blunt bangs and kombucha.</p><p>Leah's upcoming lesbian wedding in Wales.</p><p>Gold star normie Cal Newport's boring way of naming things.</p><p>Internet rabbit holes filled with Jesus cosplay fails.</p><br><p><strong>LINKS!</strong></p><p>The jail I visited in Dublin: https://www.kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/</p><p>Cool values test with real life examples: https://personalvalu.es/personal-values-test</p><p>Dad Core Normie and Deep Work King: https://calnewport.com/</p><br><p><strong>These cool places booked me and they didn't even know me:</strong></p><p>🇮🇪 https://institchescomedy.com/comedians/</p><p>🇮🇪 https://craicdencomedyclub.com/</p><p>🇮🇪 https://thecomedyclub.ie/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.therummonkey.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://camdencomedyclub.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://www.glee.co.uk/cardiff/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.goodeggcomedy.co.uk/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/</p><p>🇩🇰 https://www.instagram.com/kompasset.comedy/</p><p>🇩🇰 https://cphcomedy.com/</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.thegaffecomedyclub.com/</p><br><p>Even more about this episode to help search engines know what the heck this is about:</p><br><p>🙏<strong>Tour Recap and Thanks:</strong> Leah Renee is back from a two-week solo comedy tour across seven European cities, including the 2026 Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Special thanks to the venues who hosted the tour.</p><br><p>💭 <strong>Post-Trip Reflections:</strong> I'm back home having freshly quit my side gig, feeling a rush of creative possibility: screenwriting, podcasting, filming a special. I turned to Mister Dad Bod, Cal Newport for help understanding deep work and left wanting. I turned to a values quiz to figure out priorities, which probably hurt more than helped after finding out my top five values were: independence, authenticity, uniqueness, variety, and peace — which felt more aspirational than reflective of my current life as a married parent of three small kids. Should personality test and values quizzes be about what you value idealogically? or how you are actually spending your time?</p><br><p>🤔 <strong>Inspired Direction?:</strong> I recieved an unexpected nudge to develop more general audience (clean) comedy material because it's more profitable, with all of it's limitations and tricky politics. Is stand up comedy a better lifestyle thank podcasting? Is this podcast a smart risk or royal waste of time in the attention economy where thousands of brilliant and creative people named Tim are making intimidatingly good pieces.</p><br><p>🤡 <strong>Failing is Succeeding:</strong> Walking a tightrope of creative ambition and family responsibility, the rarity of actually "making it" as an artist is a constant feature in my decision making. My love of fail videos and clowning soothed me through the months of the soul-crushing nature of nine-to-five work, and now it's time to make my own. My interest in creative work "for the love of the game" even without a guaranteed audience, I persist and fail. I tease more structured future episodes with deep dives on specific people or books.</p><br><p>LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🔥 The Hot New Trend Among Gen Z: App-stinence! 🥳</title>
			<itunes:title>🔥 The Hot New Trend Among Gen Z: App-stinence! 🥳</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The last episode of Season 1! We made it! 🥳</p><br><p>Have you ever had a Galentine's Day party? Did it include champagne? Chocolate covered strawberries? A middle aged comedian holding on to her last shreds of youth before her body is ravaged by menopause?</p><br><p>This episode includes my bait and switch private gig which I actually really enjoyed.</p><br><p>Why I'm considering specializing in Ladies Night comedy home shows.</p><br><p>Why my husband is so unwilling to accept that I'm superhuman and can start cars in sub zero temperatures with my high frequency energy alone.</p><br><p>The money saving hack airlines hate (and how I'm not going to make a video because they'll put a stop to it)</p><br><p>I find a loophole around marking this podcast as "explicit" by only saying the first halves of swear words and wondering if I'll get caught.</p><br><p>And as always, I complain about social media and raise awareness about how it's ripping at the fabric of our creative souls.</p><br><p>I also shout out Gold Star Normie: <a href="https://calnewport.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport</a> and his life's work dedicated to data on digital distraction.</p><p>I'm not sure if he ever compared smart phone use to the Opium Wars but I do!</p><p>I also found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tslzTC3nt_0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the idea of App-stinence </a>from inspiring young person, Gabriel Nguyen.</p><br><p>LEAH'S LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The last episode of Season 1! We made it! 🥳</p><br><p>Have you ever had a Galentine's Day party? Did it include champagne? Chocolate covered strawberries? A middle aged comedian holding on to her last shreds of youth before her body is ravaged by menopause?</p><br><p>This episode includes my bait and switch private gig which I actually really enjoyed.</p><br><p>Why I'm considering specializing in Ladies Night comedy home shows.</p><br><p>Why my husband is so unwilling to accept that I'm superhuman and can start cars in sub zero temperatures with my high frequency energy alone.</p><br><p>The money saving hack airlines hate (and how I'm not going to make a video because they'll put a stop to it)</p><br><p>I find a loophole around marking this podcast as "explicit" by only saying the first halves of swear words and wondering if I'll get caught.</p><br><p>And as always, I complain about social media and raise awareness about how it's ripping at the fabric of our creative souls.</p><br><p>I also shout out Gold Star Normie: <a href="https://calnewport.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport</a> and his life's work dedicated to data on digital distraction.</p><p>I'm not sure if he ever compared smart phone use to the Opium Wars but I do!</p><p>I also found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tslzTC3nt_0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the idea of App-stinence </a>from inspiring young person, Gabriel Nguyen.</p><br><p>LEAH'S LINKS!</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🧑‍🏫 Explaining Stuff to Ho Hum Normies</title>
			<itunes:title>🧑‍🏫 Explaining Stuff to Ho Hum Normies</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Phyllis Diller's secret to success is an old timey self help book you've probably never heard of]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The penultimate episode of Season 1, I go woo woo as per usual. Fun things about this episode:</p><br><p>Phyllis Diller! She was my inspiration for starting comedy later in life. Did you know she was 37 and had five kids when she started?! I recently found the secret of her success: a turn of the century self help book that uses fun terms like "newspaper man" and offense ones like "colored" :{. If you've never read it, it's called <em>The Magic of Believing</em> by Claude Bristol and it's mostly a gem if you can get over the outdated references, patriarchy, and praise for industrial capitalism. I found out she read it religiously and that's what she credits all of her success to.</p><br><p>I'm still (kinda) Mormon</p><p>The only difference is that a transferred my zealotry directly into standup. I approached comedy with the same dogmatic energy, striving, and hunger to be at the top of the heap Thankfully, just like I found my way out of the church, I've rejected the cult of comedy and settled into a new mindset: <em>I don't chase, I attract. </em></p><br><p>The curse of knowing the principles of 2D design</p><p>I can't turn off my critical eye for schmalzy design and it colors my experience of self help branding, which is usually one of two things: Papyrus font, butterflies and planets or start up bro all caps with tags like "10X YOUR LIFE!" and "NEXT LEVEL DOMINATION".</p><br><p>The problem with outsourcing your life</p><p>Sometimes the mundane things you do as part of your work are where the hidden joys are found. You can always jump back into the business world, but your kid will never be a drooling grinning toddler covered in a layer of snot and peanut butter.</p><br><p>My website is coming along while my identity is unraveling.</p><p>How do you blend "What's the deal with hot dogs?" comedy and learning to trust your inner wisdom on the same site? I contain multitudes, but google doesn't like that for crawling websites.</p><br><p>. . . LEAH'S LINKS. . . . </p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p><em> </em></p><br><p><br></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The penultimate episode of Season 1, I go woo woo as per usual. Fun things about this episode:</p><br><p>Phyllis Diller! She was my inspiration for starting comedy later in life. Did you know she was 37 and had five kids when she started?! I recently found the secret of her success: a turn of the century self help book that uses fun terms like "newspaper man" and offense ones like "colored" :{. If you've never read it, it's called <em>The Magic of Believing</em> by Claude Bristol and it's mostly a gem if you can get over the outdated references, patriarchy, and praise for industrial capitalism. I found out she read it religiously and that's what she credits all of her success to.</p><br><p>I'm still (kinda) Mormon</p><p>The only difference is that a transferred my zealotry directly into standup. I approached comedy with the same dogmatic energy, striving, and hunger to be at the top of the heap Thankfully, just like I found my way out of the church, I've rejected the cult of comedy and settled into a new mindset: <em>I don't chase, I attract. </em></p><br><p>The curse of knowing the principles of 2D design</p><p>I can't turn off my critical eye for schmalzy design and it colors my experience of self help branding, which is usually one of two things: Papyrus font, butterflies and planets or start up bro all caps with tags like "10X YOUR LIFE!" and "NEXT LEVEL DOMINATION".</p><br><p>The problem with outsourcing your life</p><p>Sometimes the mundane things you do as part of your work are where the hidden joys are found. You can always jump back into the business world, but your kid will never be a drooling grinning toddler covered in a layer of snot and peanut butter.</p><br><p>My website is coming along while my identity is unraveling.</p><p>How do you blend "What's the deal with hot dogs?" comedy and learning to trust your inner wisdom on the same site? I contain multitudes, but google doesn't like that for crawling websites.</p><br><p>. . . LEAH'S LINKS. . . . </p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p><em> </em></p><br><p><br></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>👶🏻 I Accidentally Low Key Adopted a Muslim Baby</title>
			<itunes:title>👶🏻 I Accidentally Low Key Adopted a Muslim Baby</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>36:58</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle>One time I made a meal so good I got a Muslim son out of it. </itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I get honest about things like Thanksgiving and the word "worship" (how do<em> you </em>pronounce it?).</p><br><p>Thanksgiving was... fine</p><p>As someone who likes to blabber, I found it quite restrictive not to be able to say how I really felt around a table of well-meaning Boomers. They were actually lovely people, I'm not dunking on them. Sometimes I feel like a refugee from a corrupt (but beautiful) country and visiting friends who still live there fills me with complicated feelings. I'm mostly glad kidlets got to have fun with extended family and long-time friends.</p><br><p>I apparently say "worship" wrong and I can't stop thinking about it.</p><br><p>My family probably thinks we're possessed by the devil.</p><p>Leaving Mormonism means that still believing friends and family may see you like you have zombie any fungus. No matter how happy you are, some Momos will always think Satan has deceived you and you aren't <em>really </em>happy. My life (and personality) is pretty much the same other than that I'm really rowdy now (if you consider having three cups of coffee on Saturday with my friend. Whoa buddy!).</p><br><p>My daughter found out she has a Muslim brother last week</p><p>Anybody looking to lowkey adopt a baby, I breakdown a rare lactation loophole I stumbled upon seven years ago. I describe how I used my mammary cannons to finally have a boy after giving birth to three daughters.</p><br><p>The best meal I've ever had might be salmon at a funeral.</p><br><p>I got fancy British COVID.</p><p>I lived in the UK from September to February, all the most charming months they have to offer. We got COVID right before Christmas. I guess if you're gonna get COVID, get the fancy British variety with its little monocle and top hat.</p><br><p>I sh*t on Instagram and TikTok Manifesters</p><p>Hatin' on the "Hey guys, it's Brinley. Just a reminder you have two weeks left to sign up for my 'Gurl. You Got This' course where we're gonna talk about how to totally dominate your social media in a way that builds fans, clients, and true disciples of your brand." **stabs pencil in eye*** **perishes from prolonged overexposure to unhealthy levels of hackney**</p><br><p>I need to go to this English wedding.</p><p>I'm sorry I wont stop talking about this, but I simply must witness the ties around the forehead and drunk uncles. MUST.</p><br><p>Neon Yellow Theory:</p><p>If the universe is gonna send me something, whomever's delivering it cannot miss me, even at night. What is looking for me will find me AND I can safely escort children through the crosswalk. Follow this space for when, on a future date, I announce my partnership with the Ann Taylor Rave Collection.</p><br><p>---------- LEAH'S LINKS----------</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>In this episode I get honest about things like Thanksgiving and the word "worship" (how do<em> you </em>pronounce it?).</p><br><p>Thanksgiving was... fine</p><p>As someone who likes to blabber, I found it quite restrictive not to be able to say how I really felt around a table of well-meaning Boomers. They were actually lovely people, I'm not dunking on them. Sometimes I feel like a refugee from a corrupt (but beautiful) country and visiting friends who still live there fills me with complicated feelings. I'm mostly glad kidlets got to have fun with extended family and long-time friends.</p><br><p>I apparently say "worship" wrong and I can't stop thinking about it.</p><br><p>My family probably thinks we're possessed by the devil.</p><p>Leaving Mormonism means that still believing friends and family may see you like you have zombie any fungus. No matter how happy you are, some Momos will always think Satan has deceived you and you aren't <em>really </em>happy. My life (and personality) is pretty much the same other than that I'm really rowdy now (if you consider having three cups of coffee on Saturday with my friend. Whoa buddy!).</p><br><p>My daughter found out she has a Muslim brother last week</p><p>Anybody looking to lowkey adopt a baby, I breakdown a rare lactation loophole I stumbled upon seven years ago. I describe how I used my mammary cannons to finally have a boy after giving birth to three daughters.</p><br><p>The best meal I've ever had might be salmon at a funeral.</p><br><p>I got fancy British COVID.</p><p>I lived in the UK from September to February, all the most charming months they have to offer. We got COVID right before Christmas. I guess if you're gonna get COVID, get the fancy British variety with its little monocle and top hat.</p><br><p>I sh*t on Instagram and TikTok Manifesters</p><p>Hatin' on the "Hey guys, it's Brinley. Just a reminder you have two weeks left to sign up for my 'Gurl. You Got This' course where we're gonna talk about how to totally dominate your social media in a way that builds fans, clients, and true disciples of your brand." **stabs pencil in eye*** **perishes from prolonged overexposure to unhealthy levels of hackney**</p><br><p>I need to go to this English wedding.</p><p>I'm sorry I wont stop talking about this, but I simply must witness the ties around the forehead and drunk uncles. MUST.</p><br><p>Neon Yellow Theory:</p><p>If the universe is gonna send me something, whomever's delivering it cannot miss me, even at night. What is looking for me will find me AND I can safely escort children through the crosswalk. Follow this space for when, on a future date, I announce my partnership with the Ann Taylor Rave Collection.</p><br><p>---------- LEAH'S LINKS----------</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[☕ I've Been Radicalized by Blindboy. I'm having coffee with Tina Fey this week, but it will not be a pumpkin spice latte.]]></title>
			<itunes:title><![CDATA[☕ I've Been Radicalized by Blindboy. I'm having coffee with Tina Fey this week, but it will not be a pumpkin spice latte.]]></itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My life was completely altered by an Irishman with a bag on his head and now I'm having coffee every week with Tina Fey]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself</em> is easier (and harder) than you think. This episode includes the cheat code for contentment and synchronicity, and a 100% effective treatment to put your Anglophilia in full remission.</p><br><p>Pumpkin spice to colonialism: I'll never see a pumpkin spice latte without considering the horrors of the Dutch East India Company, thanks to The Blindboy podcast.</p><br><p>The autumn when I received 100 gift baskets: My first side hustle was reviewing gift baskets. I received gift baskets, ate it and wrote reviews that wouldn't get me fired or collapse the delicate affiliate empire of the early noughties.</p><br><p>How Pinterest Ruined Wedding Photography: I'm an old crusty geriatric millenial who remembers the good old days when wedding photography was more than being a trained camera monkey executing shot lists.</p><br><p>I Used to Design Products: I'm not sure when Amazon turned evil but hopefully it was after my stint as a product designer where I sold over $100K in products on the platform. Although I now boycott Amazon, back then I was young and eager to make my mark on the world before getting crushed in the machine.</p><br><p>Manifesting vs. actually manifesting: I find the word "manifesting" as cringe as you do, not because I don't believe in it but because it's been obfuscated and mangled by wishy washy TikToker Instagram scripty fonts with hand-drawn flowers and basic biotches.</p><br><p>The OCD Pomeranian technique: To combat ruminative thoughts,I used to swap them for mental images of Pomeranians, a dog I still can't believe is real.</p><br><p>Abundance Mom v Slip-and-Slide: My children transformed our row home kitchen in a death trap using Dawn dish soap and a foam sled. Look kids, just because I'm "Abundance Mom" doesn't mean I wanna spend my abundance in the ER while you get your forehead stitched up."</p><br><p>Excruciating details: Have you ever experienced a perfect day? IRL or in the 4th dimension, your body reacts the same way. I overshare and walk you through what Martha Beck calls the "Perfect Day" visualization. It's funny to discover that even when it's only in my mind, I automatically put limits on myself the first few times I tried it. I'm better at it now. It's a great way to spend ten minutes if you're willing to give it a go.</p><br><p>Road Blocks: My cozy visions come effortlessly but visualizing showbiz standup success takes real mental effort. Ooooo. Is that revealing a truth about me? Or am I limiting myself? 🤔 Fuzzy socks, laughing with friends, and cups of coffee come easily but nice green rooms and sold out theatres can mentally be a heavier lift.</p><br><p>FIND LEAH RENEE ONLINE:</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p><em>Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself</em> is easier (and harder) than you think. This episode includes the cheat code for contentment and synchronicity, and a 100% effective treatment to put your Anglophilia in full remission.</p><br><p>Pumpkin spice to colonialism: I'll never see a pumpkin spice latte without considering the horrors of the Dutch East India Company, thanks to The Blindboy podcast.</p><br><p>The autumn when I received 100 gift baskets: My first side hustle was reviewing gift baskets. I received gift baskets, ate it and wrote reviews that wouldn't get me fired or collapse the delicate affiliate empire of the early noughties.</p><br><p>How Pinterest Ruined Wedding Photography: I'm an old crusty geriatric millenial who remembers the good old days when wedding photography was more than being a trained camera monkey executing shot lists.</p><br><p>I Used to Design Products: I'm not sure when Amazon turned evil but hopefully it was after my stint as a product designer where I sold over $100K in products on the platform. Although I now boycott Amazon, back then I was young and eager to make my mark on the world before getting crushed in the machine.</p><br><p>Manifesting vs. actually manifesting: I find the word "manifesting" as cringe as you do, not because I don't believe in it but because it's been obfuscated and mangled by wishy washy TikToker Instagram scripty fonts with hand-drawn flowers and basic biotches.</p><br><p>The OCD Pomeranian technique: To combat ruminative thoughts,I used to swap them for mental images of Pomeranians, a dog I still can't believe is real.</p><br><p>Abundance Mom v Slip-and-Slide: My children transformed our row home kitchen in a death trap using Dawn dish soap and a foam sled. Look kids, just because I'm "Abundance Mom" doesn't mean I wanna spend my abundance in the ER while you get your forehead stitched up."</p><br><p>Excruciating details: Have you ever experienced a perfect day? IRL or in the 4th dimension, your body reacts the same way. I overshare and walk you through what Martha Beck calls the "Perfect Day" visualization. It's funny to discover that even when it's only in my mind, I automatically put limits on myself the first few times I tried it. I'm better at it now. It's a great way to spend ten minutes if you're willing to give it a go.</p><br><p>Road Blocks: My cozy visions come effortlessly but visualizing showbiz standup success takes real mental effort. Ooooo. Is that revealing a truth about me? Or am I limiting myself? 🤔 Fuzzy socks, laughing with friends, and cups of coffee come easily but nice green rooms and sold out theatres can mentally be a heavier lift.</p><br><p>FIND LEAH RENEE ONLINE:</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🥤 Mormon Noni Juice and Having *Respectable* Diarrhea (ahem!)</title>
			<itunes:title>🥤 Mormon Noni Juice and Having *Respectable* Diarrhea (ahem!)</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Why are Mormons so crazy about MLMs? And why don't they do more research before they launch a product called "Noni Juice" before doing what I would consider "due diligence". Like a moth to the flame, Mormons can't help but recruit. It's in our DNA. I proudly stand by the fact that even at the height of my Latter-day Saint-y-ness, I <em>never</em> pedaled essential oils to my friends, families, neighbors or past school teachers.</p><br><p>I apologize for the manic Baroque harpsichord music on the previous episode, which at 2x playback speed may induce an aneurysm. You didn't ask for Red Bull and Meth, but I gave it to you and I'm sorry for that.</p><br><p>Is having a child less stressful than having a cockatoo? The jury is out, but at least children eventually grow to be adults.</p><br><p>Recently a friend from England was in Cincinnati and was told it was "just like Philly". Like a loose stool produced from eating Cincinnati, I lost it in an undignified way.</p><br><p>I tried to retell the Parable of the Ten Talents from the Bible, but completely lose the thread mid-explanation due to my lack of scripture study after leaving Mormonism. I promise I got the details right when I was devout but not know in the clutches of the Dark One.</p><br><p>Mary Poppins made my husband cry for different reasons that the reasons I cried. I identify hard with Burt, who starts the movie wearing nine instruments while busking, then does chalk drawings, then cleans chimneys in his futile attempt to eek out a living as a creative in the gig economy. Everyone laughs at his performance but only one person puts a coin in: "And that's why standup comedy is so hard to make a living."</p><br><p>King Midas: Do you know what you'd <em>actually </em>want if you got your wish and couldn't take it back?</p><br><p>My Mum's new Dr. Dimentote*: Her a beautiful act of abundance and self-worth, my mother treated herself to a handmade bag "a New York Times bestseller would have". (My mum and I make up lots of nicknames. We call Dr. Joe Dispenza, "Dr. Demento", which naturally led to my calling it her "Dimen-tote" ;)</p><br><p>I have a feeling this podcast would attract a very narrow audience of people that don't mind somebody interrupting themselves.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>If you liked that, click a link why don'cha?</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Why are Mormons so crazy about MLMs? And why don't they do more research before they launch a product called "Noni Juice" before doing what I would consider "due diligence". Like a moth to the flame, Mormons can't help but recruit. It's in our DNA. I proudly stand by the fact that even at the height of my Latter-day Saint-y-ness, I <em>never</em> pedaled essential oils to my friends, families, neighbors or past school teachers.</p><br><p>I apologize for the manic Baroque harpsichord music on the previous episode, which at 2x playback speed may induce an aneurysm. You didn't ask for Red Bull and Meth, but I gave it to you and I'm sorry for that.</p><br><p>Is having a child less stressful than having a cockatoo? The jury is out, but at least children eventually grow to be adults.</p><br><p>Recently a friend from England was in Cincinnati and was told it was "just like Philly". Like a loose stool produced from eating Cincinnati, I lost it in an undignified way.</p><br><p>I tried to retell the Parable of the Ten Talents from the Bible, but completely lose the thread mid-explanation due to my lack of scripture study after leaving Mormonism. I promise I got the details right when I was devout but not know in the clutches of the Dark One.</p><br><p>Mary Poppins made my husband cry for different reasons that the reasons I cried. I identify hard with Burt, who starts the movie wearing nine instruments while busking, then does chalk drawings, then cleans chimneys in his futile attempt to eek out a living as a creative in the gig economy. Everyone laughs at his performance but only one person puts a coin in: "And that's why standup comedy is so hard to make a living."</p><br><p>King Midas: Do you know what you'd <em>actually </em>want if you got your wish and couldn't take it back?</p><br><p>My Mum's new Dr. Dimentote*: Her a beautiful act of abundance and self-worth, my mother treated herself to a handmade bag "a New York Times bestseller would have". (My mum and I make up lots of nicknames. We call Dr. Joe Dispenza, "Dr. Demento", which naturally led to my calling it her "Dimen-tote" ;)</p><br><p>I have a feeling this podcast would attract a very narrow audience of people that don't mind somebody interrupting themselves.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>If you liked that, click a link why don'cha?</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Edinburgh Fringe Award, Going to a Gay Wedding, Mormons Having a Moment</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>The question all comedians face a few years into their career: Do I tap dance during my set? Is there a place for piccolo in comedy? Can I be a self respecting comedian if I both tap dance AND play the piccolo in my act?...</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Leah Renee is back from Edinburgh Fringe. She has exciting news: she’s going to a gay wedding!</p><br><p>For the sake of the algorithm this episode covers:</p><p>Martha Beck’s sedative qualities when applied to the largest arts festival in the world</p><br><p>Leah’s fun Australian clowns and comedian friends: Josh Glanc, Tara Boom, and Oliver Coleman</p><br><p>Mormonism is having a moment and it’s not a good one: Charlie Kirk, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Grand Blanc Michigan shooting</p><br><p>How Jill Bolte Taylor’s book,&nbsp;<em>Whole Brain Living</em>&nbsp;gave Leah four new friends between her ears.</p><br><p>The question all comedians face a few years into their career: Do I tap dance during my set? Is there a place for piccolo in comedy? Can I be a self respecting comedian if I both tap dance AND play the piccolo in my act?...</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>There's more where this came from:</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Leah Renee is back from Edinburgh Fringe. She has exciting news: she’s going to a gay wedding!</p><br><p>For the sake of the algorithm this episode covers:</p><p>Martha Beck’s sedative qualities when applied to the largest arts festival in the world</p><br><p>Leah’s fun Australian clowns and comedian friends: Josh Glanc, Tara Boom, and Oliver Coleman</p><br><p>Mormonism is having a moment and it’s not a good one: Charlie Kirk, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Grand Blanc Michigan shooting</p><br><p>How Jill Bolte Taylor’s book,&nbsp;<em>Whole Brain Living</em>&nbsp;gave Leah four new friends between her ears.</p><br><p>The question all comedians face a few years into their career: Do I tap dance during my set? Is there a place for piccolo in comedy? Can I be a self respecting comedian if I both tap dance AND play the piccolo in my act?...</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>There's more where this came from:</strong></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leahrenee.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.leahrenee.co/</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedian</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/</a></p><p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/?skipRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>👻 How NOT to be a Ghost When You Die</title>
			<itunes:title>👻 How NOT to be a Ghost When You Die</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After an amazing run performing at Brighton Fringe, I'm now asking the big questions]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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			<description><![CDATA[After an amazing run performing at Brighton Fringe, I'm now asking the big questions<p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After an amazing run performing at Brighton Fringe, I'm now asking the big questions<p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[👸🏻 Fuglies in Fairy Tales and I'm Going to Brighton Fringe Soon]]></title>
			<itunes:title><![CDATA[👸🏻 Fuglies in Fairy Tales and I'm Going to Brighton Fringe Soon]]></itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Martha Beck just followed me on Instagram and it's almost time for Brighton Fringe]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Episode three covers: </p><p>Why I always wear neon yellow (blame Adam Bloom for breaking my black habit). I went full extreme and now dye thrift store clothes electric chartreuse. It has it's perks like walking by construction workers wearing the same color, locking eyes and giving each other a solemn nod like we served in Vietnam together.</p><br><p>The Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell Don't let the "dame" title fool you, she's what they'd call in Philly "a ratchet ass ho". I also defend Mitt Romney's "Binder full of women".</p><br><p>Motherhood and scissors: "To have a child is to not know where your scissors are at all times."</p><br><p>My OCD counting tick: For as long as I can remember, I have silently counted how long things take when I'm stressed or feel late. Having shows booked creates a permanent timer in my brain that will not be disabled. </p><br><p>The Ira Glass "gap": This podcast may be  "hot steamy garbage for maybe four people" but it has to be that way. It is the law. </p><br><p>I describe Edinburgh Fringe venue selections: Cowgate is "lots of broken glass and puddles of piss and puke," versus Bristow Square which is "a bit nicer."</p><br><p>I come to the realization that Dame Ragnell and I have come to the same conclusion that all ladies want is their own she shed.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Episode three covers: </p><p>Why I always wear neon yellow (blame Adam Bloom for breaking my black habit). I went full extreme and now dye thrift store clothes electric chartreuse. It has it's perks like walking by construction workers wearing the same color, locking eyes and giving each other a solemn nod like we served in Vietnam together.</p><br><p>The Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell Don't let the "dame" title fool you, she's what they'd call in Philly "a ratchet ass ho". I also defend Mitt Romney's "Binder full of women".</p><br><p>Motherhood and scissors: "To have a child is to not know where your scissors are at all times."</p><br><p>My OCD counting tick: For as long as I can remember, I have silently counted how long things take when I'm stressed or feel late. Having shows booked creates a permanent timer in my brain that will not be disabled. </p><br><p>The Ira Glass "gap": This podcast may be  "hot steamy garbage for maybe four people" but it has to be that way. It is the law. </p><br><p>I describe Edinburgh Fringe venue selections: Cowgate is "lots of broken glass and puddles of piss and puke," versus Bristow Square which is "a bit nicer."</p><br><p>I come to the realization that Dame Ragnell and I have come to the same conclusion that all ladies want is their own she shed.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>🫧 🇦🇺 Australian Bubble Man Who Body Slammed a Baby</title>
			<itunes:title>🫧 🇦🇺 Australian Bubble Man Who Body Slammed a Baby</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<itunes:duration>44:49</itunes:duration>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Why is something funny when you're talking with a friend but awful when you say it alone in a closet?]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Episode Two!</p><br><p>This podcast covers events too controversial for news outlets to cover, like the Australian Bubble Man who made a potentially fatal and rookie mistake.</p><p>Leah talks about parasocial relationships and whether or not she has one with Rhys Darby. Whether or not she has a purity or innocence complex.</p><p>Why do people on social media want to know what I had for breakfast or what the green room at the Chuckle Hut looks like?</p><p>Why comedians resent actors and why they are expected to spill the tea in today's shamelessly voyeuristic society.</p><p>Jungian analysis by the great Lisa Marchiano and understanding why comedy works from the great Adam Bloom in his landmark book, <em>Finding Your Comic Genius.</em></p><p>Drinks in the round.</p><p>Edinburgh Fringe.</p><p>Face mics.</p><br><p>From life after leaving Mormonism, to relentless hope, Leah once again evaluates topics like vending machine Jesus, clipboard God, and feeling empathy for vacuum robots.  </p><p><em> </em></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Episode Two!</p><br><p>This podcast covers events too controversial for news outlets to cover, like the Australian Bubble Man who made a potentially fatal and rookie mistake.</p><p>Leah talks about parasocial relationships and whether or not she has one with Rhys Darby. Whether or not she has a purity or innocence complex.</p><p>Why do people on social media want to know what I had for breakfast or what the green room at the Chuckle Hut looks like?</p><p>Why comedians resent actors and why they are expected to spill the tea in today's shamelessly voyeuristic society.</p><p>Jungian analysis by the great Lisa Marchiano and understanding why comedy works from the great Adam Bloom in his landmark book, <em>Finding Your Comic Genius.</em></p><p>Drinks in the round.</p><p>Edinburgh Fringe.</p><p>Face mics.</p><br><p>From life after leaving Mormonism, to relentless hope, Leah once again evaluates topics like vending machine Jesus, clipboard God, and feeling empathy for vacuum robots.  </p><p><em> </em></p><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>😖 I Hate Instagram and the Sound of People Gulping</title>
			<itunes:title>😖 I Hate Instagram and the Sound of People Gulping</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The inaugural episode where praise BlindBoy podcast and talk about losing thousands of dollars in a naive attempt to "play the game". I also talk sexy booty leggings,  90's soft rock on Autoharp, and  finding my way out of Mormonism]]></itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 1: Beginner's Enthusiasm</strong></p><p>A stream-of-consciousness jaunt about comedy, creativity, capitalism and the unforgiving internet.</p><p>Leah talks about Steve Martin's autobiography <em>Born Standing Up</em>, being a multi-faceted creative in the age of algorithms, and her fantasies about body swapping with David Sedaris.</p><br><p>She grumps about wanky TED talkers who like the smell their own farts. </p><p>Brian Regan's OCD. </p><p>My Instagram story that got me 5X the normal amount of views because s*x sells. </p><br><p>No episode would be complete without processing feelings around what it feels like to leave Mormonism and her new ex-Mormon comedy show <em>Best Cult Ever</em> coming to Edinburgh Fringe. </p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 1: Beginner's Enthusiasm</strong></p><p>A stream-of-consciousness jaunt about comedy, creativity, capitalism and the unforgiving internet.</p><p>Leah talks about Steve Martin's autobiography <em>Born Standing Up</em>, being a multi-faceted creative in the age of algorithms, and her fantasies about body swapping with David Sedaris.</p><br><p>She grumps about wanky TED talkers who like the smell their own farts. </p><p>Brian Regan's OCD. </p><p>My Instagram story that got me 5X the normal amount of views because s*x sells. </p><br><p>No episode would be complete without processing feelings around what it feels like to leave Mormonism and her new ex-Mormon comedy show <em>Best Cult Ever</em> coming to Edinburgh Fringe. </p><br><p>Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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