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The Spinster Life PodcastChildfree Friends! With Kat VellosIf you're a childfree person who's been told "You'll die alone!" buckle up because Kat Vellos and I are about to reveal the secret to living a life surrounded by people who love and care about you -- friends!I had an amazing conversation with Kat, a friendship expert and author of the book, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships.You can read Kat's writing in over 100 countries and she’s been interviewed by The New York Times, NPR, Communication Arts, The Good Life Project, and many more. Sign up for my...2023-12-0531 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSingle All The Way! With Mary Delia AllenThe holidays are tough, but especially for single people. Too much family togetherness and too many questions into your personal life can instill dread in the heart of even the staunchest singelton. So how can you get through it? I asked solo life expert Mary Delia Allen for her hot take on self-care during the holiday season. Here's Mary DeliaIf you’re a visual person, you can check out this video on YouTube: More Spinster Life:InstagramYouTubeSubstack Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.com/subscribe2023-11-2147 min
The Spinster Life PodcastCelebrate Being Single! St. Catherine's Day and Singles Day 11/11Happy Single Holidays! And I don’t mean eating a Swanson turkey TV dinner by yourself on Thanksgiving. I’m talking about the two international holidays in November celebrating singleness in their own unique institutional way, St.Catherine's Day, and Singles Day 11/11. So let’s contrast and compare the two and examine how they’re both great and problematic in different ways.You can watch the full video on YouTube: More hat videos:Stephen Jones Video More Spinster Life:InstagramYouTubeSubstack Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack...2023-11-0714 min
Hot & Heavy: The Elaine Benes PodcastThe Sponge - Season 7 Episode 9ELAINE NEEDS SPONGES! One of the best Elaine episodes by far, The Sponge delivers like the spermicide in which it is soaked. I had the great pleasure of having Amie Kelbing, host of The Spinster Life Podcast, join me in discussing all things Elaine, The Sponge and many tangential conversations that ensued. Enjoy! The Spinster Life Links: https://msha.ke/thespinsterlife https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpinsterLife https://thespinsterlife.substack.com/ 2023-11-031h 29
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Husband Did It! A True Crime Story That Makes Me Glad I'm SingleI’m not a big Halloween person, but one gruesome thing I enjoy year-round is true crime stories. First, who doesn’t love a mystery? And second, stories of murdering husbands reveal the not-so-sunny side of marriage and one of the upsides of staying single. True crime stories also help me feel safer, revealing troubling patterns of behavior to watch for in any situation. Betty and Glen Wolsieffer were an All-American couple living in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Until Betty was found dead on their bedroom floor on August 30, 1986, and Glen's story of a masked intruder started to fall apar...2023-10-2415 min
The Spinster Life PodcastMove Over Estrogen: Hormones To Watch During Perimenopause with Moyra GorskiWhat do you think when I say hormones? You probably think about the symptoms of PMS like mood swings and bloating, and you probably think of estrogen. But hormones are so much more. These complex chemical reactions inside our body not only bring on changes like puberty or menopause, but play a crucial role in helping us sleep, regulating our moods, and just..keeping us alive. That’s right, hormones aren’t just sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, hormones are involved in every body process necessary for life. So reducing menopause to an estrogen issue ignores all t...2023-09-2653 min
The Spinster Life PodcastCat Lady Chats: The Stereotype**post updated 10/6/23**No discussion of cat ladies would be complete without discussing how the crazy got into the cat lady stereotype in the first place, and, how hard it is to remove it today. Even for cat ladies themselves! Today I’m talking to Lucy Meggeson, host of The Spinsterhood Reimagined Podcast, and Haley Shapley, Author of Strong Like Her, to continue our conversation about cat ladies. Haley shared some fascinating facts about how images of cats were used to discredit women fighting for the right to vote. In the eyes of the anti-sufferage movement, cats were us...2023-08-2918 min
The Spinster Life PodcastDiane Keaton: Spinster, Single Mom By Choice, and Fashion IconDiane Keaton is an American treasure who just keeps on giving. From her memorable film roles in Annie Hall, The Godfather, First Wives Club, Somethings Got To Give, Book Club, and many more, to her strong Instagram game, to her iconic fashion sense, Keaton is a walking advertisement for staying single and thriving. In today’s episode, I’m taking a deep dive into what makes Diane Keaton’s memorable personal style so powerful. And, I’m going into my own closet to recreate some of Keaton’s most memorable signature outfits to help me find my spinster s...2023-08-1520 min
The Spinster Life PodcastTo Menopause, and Beyond! With Michele WispelweyMichele Wispelwey is back! As the founder of Femgevity, a digital telehealth platform for women, Michele channels her experience in the healthcare industry to help women fight back against the traditional ways doctors have health with women as they age. She’s on a mission to extend women’s health spans and prevent the side effects holding them back from enjoying their golden years. Most doctors don’t know ANYTHING about menopause, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have the medical technology to make menopause a less uncomfortable and potentially dangerous time in a woman’s li...2023-06-2730 min
The Spinster Life PodcastCat Lady Chats: Are Cats Substitutes For Human ChildrenIt’s time to check back in with three of my favorite cat ladies to discuss the cats vs kids debate. Are cats just a substitute for kids? Or, do people, single, married, divorced, etc, have cats because they like cats and get value from their lives becauseLet’s find out!I’m so pleased to welcome Leysan, Lucy, and Haley back to the podcast to talk about pets, children, and the different ways we all show our pets we care. Here’s Leysan Khabibullina:InstagramLeysan’s Last Appea...2023-06-1335 min
The Spinster Life PodcastEmbrace Your Aging Face with Natalie BevansNatalie Bevans is a master esthetician who has been helping women feel beautiful in their own skin for 20 years. Today she’s joining me to get real about aging and to tear down some of our assumptions about being less beautiful the older we get. It’s easy to get caught in the trap of comparing ourselves to other women and feeling like you come up short in comparison. Natalie has some tips for you on how to help your skin stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible and how we can all adjust our thinking arou...2023-05-3047 min
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Not So Scary Side of 35: The Myth of Spoiled Eggs and Ham with Michele WispelwayI’m so pleased to welcome Michele Wispelway to the show. Michele is on a mission to revolutionize women's health through her digital telemedicine platform FemGevity. With her extensive experience and unwavering passion, she's here to empower women, tackle menopause, and unleash feminine longevity. For women, the thought of getting older is terrifying. We’re inundated with stories about the decay of our bodies and how we’d better “hurry up” and take advantage of our youth while we can. You’ve probably read all about the “dangers” of having a baby over the age of 35. Your pregnancy is "ge...2023-05-1628 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Take Up Even More Space In The World with Shana FrancescaShana Francesca is the founder of Concinnate World where she uses the principles of life design to help her clients live more joyful and fulfilled lives. In the second part of our conversation, we take on the world! Why do we believe the things we do? And what can we do to dismantle belief systems that have existed for thousands of years? Call out inequalities when we see them, keep talking about it, and never shut up about it. Articles About The Bumble Kidnapper Here and HereListen To The First Part of My Conversation With...2023-05-0232 min
The Spinster Life PodcastA Dramatic Look Back At 50 Spinster Life Podcast EpisodesPicture it: 2020, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. A gorgeous young redhead hunches over a laptop, listening intently to the final cut of her passion project, a podcast about single women. Her finger hovers indecisively over the post button. Will she launch the podcast, or will she let it languish on her hard drive?That redhead was me. And that podcast was The Spinster Life Podcast. I did, of course, launch the podcast because I’m now 50 episodes deep. But what would have happened if I hadn’t pushed past my fears and hit publish on t...2023-04-1841 min
The Spinster Life PodcastCat Ladies: Origin Stories With Leysan Khabibullina, Lucy Meggeson, and Haley ShapleyThis nimbly-bimbly little kitten lived in a trash pile behind my apartment building and was the impetus for helping an entire colony of feral cats.The brand Cat Lady has come to symbolize singleness, is usually preceded by the word crazy, and is generally not a compliment. If you’re a single woman who has a cat, or two cats, or five cats, you have probably seen some eye rolls and been told that men will run away in terror from you. But f**k all that noise! Cats make great pets,cat ladies are ra...2023-03-2152 min
The Spinster Life PodcastTaking Myself on a Date!I’ve got to take myself on more dates! This year I undertook a very vulnerable and public look back at my years on the dating scene I call the 300 First Dates Project. Throughout the short life of this project, I’ve reflected on mistakes I’ve made and the bad behavior I’ve witnessed. Years later, I’m still traumatized. But I think I’ve figured out how to heal. The only antidote to going on bad dates is to go on good dates. And who is the best person to take me on these dates...2023-03-0710 min
The Spinster Life PodcastLeaving A Single, Childfree Legacy with Patricia Smith GriffinPatricia Smith Griffin is a historian, genealogist, podcaster, and the keeper of a rich family history. She is descended from early Ohio settler Charity Davis Ceasar Broady and was told the story of her family’s legacy, passed down through the generations by the women in her family, since the time she was born. To honor her family and keep the stories alive, Patricia founded Charity’s Children Project, a non-profit organization committed to establishing a multicultural center in Dayton, Ohio, and wrote and voiced The Legacy of Charity’s Children, a short story podcast series that illumi...2023-02-2839 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Take Up Space With Shana FrancescaShana Francesca is a speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. She helps people live more joyful and connected lives through the principles of life design. Shana believes our present and future are transformed when we infuse our lives with intention, we design our lives, and realize the power in accepting ourselves as the author of our story. This week, we’re talking about our homes, the one sanctuary where we still have some control over our bodies. Shana throws down some wisdom that goes beyond paint colors or throw pillows. She challenges us to look past what we wer...2023-02-2136 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWhile You Were Proposing Two Weeks Notice: An Epic RomCom Analysis With Lucy RiversWhen you think of romcoms, which rom-com star comes to mind? Julia Roberts? Meg Ryan? Reese Witherspoon? Today on the podcast, the right answer is Sandra Bullock. Lucy and I are taking a look at 3 of Sandy’s classic rom-com roles from 1995 - 2009; Lucy in While You Were Sleeping, Lucy in Two Weeks Notice, and Margaret in The Proposal. How have these movies aged? Does the portrayal of women get better or worse as the years progress? Lucy and I went on a wild ride to find out. There was sweetness, there was conflict, and in...2023-02-141h 19
The Spinster Life Podcast7 Reasons Dating F*cking Sucks! With Kira SabinMy guest Kira Sabin is a Positive Psychology Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, and the Troop Leader of Love at the Relationship-Quotient.com. For the past 14 years she’s been unleashing her no-nonsense wisdom to coach singles on building the relationship they need. She is obsessed with understanding how love and relationships work from a psychological, emotional, and scientific point of view. She works with singles from around the world through her process, the Owner’s Manual, and her Relationship Quotient Community. She hails from America’s Dairyland, Madison, WI, and is, in fact, a cheesehead!Kira a...2023-02-0757 min
The Spinster Life PodcastJump Back Into The Dating Pool With Chantelle DysonThis week, Amie is joined by Chantelle Dyson, a love and life coach. She helps singles find confidence in their relationship with themselves so they can find a healthy, fulfilling relationship with someone else. If that’s what they’re after, that is. Chantelle is the host of the podcast The Single Girl’s Guide To Life and the founder of The Single Girls Club, a space for single women to create community. If one of your resolutions this year was to “get back out there” and start dating, listen up! Chantelle tells us about three key areas that...2023-01-1757 min
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Marvel-ous Women of the MCUI’m joined again by Lucy Rivers for some of her hot takes on how women are portrayed in the media. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the women of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or the MCU, ifykyk). At first glance, it seems like Marvel has made huge strides in bringing more female-identifying characters into its heavily male-dominated universe, and made the movies more watchable for female viewers. But is this representation real equality? Or a hollow gesture meant to placate uppity women? Lucy and I use our vibranium shield to reveal th...2023-01-1055 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWhat Made Me A Spinster?Happy New Year! Most people make resolutions to move on from their past. But this year, I’m going to confront and revisit my past in order to move forward. Before I became a spinster, I went on a lot of dates. Some were great, some were so-so, and some were living nightmares. But I learned something from each and every one of those approximately 300 first dates. What exactly did I learn? Every Friday I’ll find out when I release a new blog post on Substack. I’ll tell the tale of a date I went...2023-01-0307 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Survive The Holidays As A Single PersonSo you’re single this December. Happy Solo Holidays! This whole season is both wondrous and stressful for everyone, but it can be especially difficult for those who are not currently partnered. How do you navigate the big feelings and the endless questions about your personal life from well-meaning friends and family? Friend of the show Mary Delia Allen, author of the book Enjoy Your Solo is back to give you some much-needed peace of mind. She’s got a Santa’s sack full of coping mechanisms, thought exercises, and scripts that will make your solo h...2022-12-0644 min
The Spinster Life PodcastEnjoy Your Solo With Mary Delia AllenAmie is joined this week by Mary Delia Allen, the author of Enjoy Your Solo: How To Be Great At Being Single. Traditionally, we’re all told to couple up because being a part of a couple meant security and prosperity, especially for women. But how times have changed! Single people are the fastest growing demographic. 48% of US adults are single, 30% of US of US households are people living alone!Being single isn’t just popular, it’s fleeting time in your life where you get to really know yourself. Check out Enjoy Your Solo for so...2022-10-1858 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHocus Pocus 2! Disney's Single, Childfree WitchesWelcome back to the podcast! You can also watch this episode on YouTube. It’s never been easy to be a woman. But in the 16th and 17th centuries, it was especially treacherous. Childfree, unmarried, and other “weird” women were accused of witchcraft and executed in retaliation for being themselves. The Sanderson sisters, the main characters in the Hocus Pocus movies, were outcasts, weird women who were intensely disliked by the townspeople of Salem. They were called ugly, old hags and cast out of their community for not fitting in. This Hallow...2022-10-1209 min
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Myth Of Coco ChanelIn this very haute couture solo episode, Amie has graduated from fangirling to a more nuanced way to look at what famous spinsters of history can teach us. This analysis of fashion maven Coco Chanel delves into both the good and the bad. Sure, Coco Chanel changed fashion by designing clothes that were less restrictive and easier to move in, which helped further women’s rights. But Coco was also a raging anti-semite and a Nazi spy. Did Coco’s popularization of pants for women cancel out her hateful views? Keep listening to find out. List...2022-10-0523 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWe're Not Horsin' Around: The Female Characters of BoJack HorsemanPost grad researcher Lucy Rivers is back for another look at TV. This time around, we’re discussing the women of the Netflix series BoJack Horseman. Even though the show has a male lead, the women he surrounds himself with are a vitally important part of the show. In her academic work, Lucy has explored how mental illness is represented on TV through the lens of BoJack Horseman. If you’ve never seen the show, be warned that there are spoilers. And if you have seen BoJack, you are familiar with the darkness the brightly colo...2022-09-271h 13
The Spinster Life PodcastMarie Marvingt: The Fiancée of Danger“In his book on female aviators, Bernard Marck explained under the photos of three women that the first woman piloted balloons, gliders, airplanes, hydroplanes, and helicopters. The second woman was"a medalist who made a clean sweep in the entire range of sports: swimming, gymnastic, skiing, walking, fencing (saber, foil, and épée), polo, bobsled, boxing, ju-jitsu, shooting, equitation, ice-skating, rock climbing, and more.” The third woman was an inventor of several useful items. He concluded, "The whole is just one woman: Marie Marvingt."-Rosalie Maggio, Marie Marvingt, Fiancée of Danger The first time Emma Du...2022-09-201h 08
The Spinster Life PodcastWho Will Take Care Of You When You Get Old?: Estate Planning With Patricia De FonteIn this episode, Amie confronts her own mortality as she talks to Patricia De Fonte about estate planning. But she soon learns that estate planning isn’t just for when you’re dead. Patricia breaks down everything you need to know for your own estate plan. Things like: * What to look for in an estate lawyer* How to decide who gets your stuff * How insurance can help you answer the question “Who will take care of you when you’re old and infirm?” * How to talk to the people in your life about...2022-09-1353 min
The Spinster Life PodcastYou Think You're Sponge-Worthy?Female pleasure. Access to the contraception of your choice. Women masturbating! Breaking up with someone who is anti-choice!! For a show about nothing, Seinfeld sure had a lot to say. In this episode, listen to Amie’s conversation with Sheevani Desai, the host of Hot & Heavy: The Elaine Benes podcast where they nerd out and fangirl all over Julia Louis Dreyfuss and the legacy Elaine had on their lives, and on the television landscape. Elaine was different from other single female characters on TV in the 90s, and even today. She dated around, but she wa...2022-09-061h 21
The Spinster Life PodcastMinisode #5 The Paint Commercial Heard 'Round The Childfree WorldAnother solo podcast episode! This time I'm livid about a paint commercial! You might have seen the uproar online about an ad for paint that aired in the UK all over social media. It was supposed to be a lighthearted story about a couple painting a nursery, but it quickly turned into a story about how childfree women are constantly told that they don't know what they really want. You can also watch this episode on YouTube: Here's a link for the ad:And here's a link to the article I mentioned. Here's...2022-08-2308 min
The Spinster Life PodcastA Tale Of Two SpinstersIn this episode, Amie sits down with fellow spinster and fellow podcaster Lucy Meggeson, the host of Spinsterhood Reimagined, for a two-part conversation. What could two childfree spinsters possibly have to talk about if they don’t have husbands or kids? Plenty as it turns out. In part one ( catch part two on Spinsterhood Reimagined), Lucy and Amie tell their single stories, which feature late-night inspiration, career trajectories that veer off the well-trodden path, and a little bit of woo-woo spirituality.Follow Lucy on InstagramListen to Part Two Here Get full access to...2022-08-1646 min
Thrive SoloThe One Where I Do A Podcast Swap With Amie KelbingSend us a textOn this week’s episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I’m doing something a little bit different. The fabulous Amie Kelbing (host of ‘The Spinster Life Podcast’) and I, have done a podcast swap! We’ve recorded two parts - Part 1 is going out on her podcast, and Part 2 is here on Spinsterhood Reimagined. Amie is based in LA and she’s been doing her podcast for a lot longer than I’ve been doing mine; we found each other in the amazing single women online space where there are so many awesome...2022-08-161h 09
The Spinster Life PodcastMinisode #4: 30 Rock and Single Women on TVIt's a podcast. No, it's a video. Wrong again. It's both! In this episode of my YouTube podcast crossover show, I discuss the legacy of 30 Rock and how the show contributed to how we see single women in their late 30s and beyond. Was Liz Lemon a secret spinster hero? Or did the show do more to further the idea that all women feel incomplete if they're not in a relationship? You can listen to more TV commentary about how sitcoms treat single female characters in this podcast episode.Here's the video...2022-08-0914 min
The Spinster Life PodcastMinisode #3: Should The Childfree Pay For The Next GenerationOne host. One microphone. One camera. In this episode, Amie monologues about the rantings of an old white man and the writings of Elena Ferrante.Last week The Sunday Times published a piece titled "Should We Tax The Childless?" and the internet blew up and said, "Absolutely Not"! Childfree people are already familiar with this handwringing about how we are not doing our part to furnish the future country with trash collectors and doctors. Now that this absurdity has been put on full display, will it be easier to be childfree? Amie also r...2022-07-1208 min
The Spinster Life PodcastAnd You're Mary Tyler Moore: Our Favorite Sitcom SpinstersWill television rot your brain if you talk about it with an academic? Amie finds out when she talks to Lucy Rivers, a post-grad researcher who has a thing or two to say about how women are represented in US sitcoms. Light spoiler alerts ahead! Amie and Lucy do discuss what happens in the series finale of The Golden Girls. Don't say that you weren't warned! TimestampsMary Tyler Moore - 13:25MASH - 21:01Frasier - 26:12Parks and Rec - 33:36The Golden Girls - 36:37The Simpsons - 41:58Brooklyn 99...2022-06-281h 14
The Spinster Life PodcastMinisode #2: FLDS Women Keep Their Sweet Mouths ShutOne host. One microphone. One camera. Amie is thrilled to introduce a new format for the podcast and YouTube! In this yet untitled series, listen as Amie monologues about some of the pieces of content that she's watched this week, and how they've changed (or solidified) how she thinks about single women in the pop culture narrative. In this episode, Amie reacts to two streaming shows about the women of the FLDS. First is Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey, a docu series featuring interviews with former FLDS women, many of whom were child brides. She...2022-06-2111 min
The Spinster Life PodcastMinisode #1 - Instagram Face and Persistent Myths About Women Over 40One host. One microphone. One camera. Amie is thrilled to introduce a new format for the podcast and YouTube! In this yet untitled series, listen as Amie monologues about some of the pieces of content that she's watched this week, and how they've changed (or solidified) how she thinks about single women in the pop culture narrative. In this episode, Amie tackles Instagram Face. Social media has warped our perceptions of what a "normal", average, run-of-the-mill face looks like. How does that affect real women in the real world who are trying to live up...2022-06-1408 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSolo Weddings Are Simply The BestThree months before her wedding, my guest Laëtitia Nguyen was focused on wedding planning. When her fiance called off the engagement, Laëtitia didn't let her heartbreak overtake her. Instead, she went through with the wedding as planned, except for one new twist. She married herself in a beautiful ceremony, the wedding of her dreams! Listen as Laëtitia tells us about her Solo Wedding in Santorini, and the other steps she has taken to create the family she wants. The Websitethe Go Fund Me page...2022-05-2454 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSpinster Catastrophe PlanAmie gets another chance to talk to the incomparable Yanna Slack! This week they discuss how spinsters can take care of themselves when they're sick, injured, or aging. And it turns out there are lots of ways to set up a robust support system for yourself, and so many social changes we can advocate for that can help us all live more connected lives. This is the second part of a two-part series. You can check out the first part here. Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-1753 min
The Spinster Life PodcastBegin The Beguines: The Spinsters History ForgotAmie is joined by guest co-host Yanna Slack. Yanna's experience with spinsterhood started in childhood when she was surrounded by multiple single women who lived fulfilled lives full of peace and freedom. Today, she tells us about the Beguines, an independent spiritual order that gave women the freedom to remain single, and the invaluable service they provided to their communities. This is part one of two. Join us next week when we discuss how single women can live independent lives in sickness and in health. Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.co...2022-05-1057 min
The Spinster Life PodcastA Brief History of Women in AthleticsHaley Shapley is the author of Strong Like Her, a look at the history of female athletes. Shapley's own foray into weightlifting gave her a unique insight into the way women's bodies are viewed in relation to fitness and made her curious if women have always been judged more than men. The short answer is yes. Enragingly, yes. But as Shapley started researching how women throughout history stayed fit, she found more layers to the story. And she learned about some amazing women who made fitness history. We discuss the obscure art of pedestrianism, how...2022-04-2657 min
The Spinster Life PodcastMoney For Single WomenMoney: a subject we've never tackled on the podcast before. Until today that is. Amie chats with Financial Planner Rachael Burns about how newly single women, or women who've always been single, can take small steps toward making a financial plan that leaves their sanity intact. Rachael is the face of True Worth Financial. She specializes in helping newly single women get a handle on their finances to live the life they desire. Follow Rachael on IG, or go to her website. Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.com/subscribe2022-04-1949 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Sleep Around SafelyAmie welcomes sex and relationship therapist Liz Dube to the show. Let's talk about sex! Just because you're single doesn't mean that you have to be celibate, and it also doesn't mean that you have to be in a committed relationship. Casual sex comes with some risks, but Liz gives us some great advice on how to navigate personal safety, consent, and what to do when someone catches the feels. You can follow Liz on TikTokOr go to her websiteAnd her course Reignite Your Desire Get full access to Hotter & W...2022-04-1244 min
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Live Like Gloria Steinem: Part 2In the last episode, Amie and Laurel told you a little bit more about Gloria Steinem. This week, Laurel asks Amie about her experience living like Gloria, and Amie dishes about: All the highs and lows. All the outrage and ah-ha moments. All the radical feminism. Thanks to Laurel for guest hosting! You can follow our podcast, Love Fool (@lovefoolpodcastofficial) on IG!Listen to Part OneAmie's Essay: Blog and MediumForbes Billionaire ListArtwork!! Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Radical Feminist Tshirt 2022-03-221h 04
The Spinster Life PodcastHow To Live Like Gloria Steinem Part OneHow do you live the spinster life? By following in the footsteps of other great spinsters! The podcast is launching in a bold new direction. One where Amie and her guest hosts don't simply talk about spinsters, they actually live like spinsters. In this episode, Amie tells us why she wants to live like Gloria Steinem for a week and how she's going to do it. What will she learn? Will she be able to handle the pressure of living like a feminist icon? Do aviator glasses really suit Amie’s facial structure? Find out...2022-03-1512 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWhen Can I Say I'll Be Alone Forever?I welcome my guest Aimée Lutkin. She is a writer, director, and performer from New York City, where she was born and raised. Her writing has been featured on Jezebel, Marie Claire, and Glamour online, among other places.Her latest work is her memoir The Lonely Hunter. I sat down with Aimée (pronounced ah-may, like amazing) to talk to her about dating, the loneliness epidemic, and the history of modern romance. Follow AiméeInstagramTwitter Buy The Lonely Hunter Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hott...2022-03-0848 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSpinsters Year End Chat: 2021 In ReviewWhat did Amie and Eva get up to in 2021? The pandemic felt endless, Eva went through some changes in her personal life, Amie wrote a book and had great hair on national television, and their conversations, as usual, have plenty of tangents. Hear all about it in this very lengthy, very open episode. Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.com/subscribe2021-12-071h 11
The Spinster Life PodcastAnniversaries Aren‘t Just For Weddings: A Retrospective Of The First Year Of The Spinster Life PodcastThe Spinster Life is one year old! And what a journey it's been. Eva and Amie reminisce about their favorite moments from the podcast and make plans for the future. They did exchange the traditional one-year anniversary gifts of paper and clocks to remind themselves about their looming mortality. They did not, however, eat old cake from the freezer. A huge thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast so far, we appreciate your support! Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hott...2021-11-0343 min
The Spinster Life PodcastAre You Ever Too Old For Roommates? What It‘s Like To Live With Another Adult Human in Your 40s In this episode, Eva interviews Amie and her roommate Kasha about what it's like to have a roommate in your 40s. It is all cheesecake and St. Olaf stories like The Golden Girls? Are there constant fights? Is it something in between?? Find out as Eva hurls thoughtful, sometimes divisive questions at Kasha and Amie, who dish out some roommate realness. As always, we play our favorite game, but this time, we play Why Isn't She Married, to test how well Kasha and Amie know each other.2021-10-191h 01
The Spinster Life PodcastStacey Abrams Is Romance Novelist Selena MontgomeryThink you know Stacey Abrams the politician and voting rights activist? In this episode, Eva and Amie learn more about spinster Stacey Abrams and her sultry side. Stacey also published romance novels under the nom de plume Selena Montgomery, while she was attending Yale Law School! E & A also tell us about their attempt at writing erotica, discuss the high price of success, and play a new game called "Close Calls With Marriage". Full Show Notes: https://spinsterlife.com/project/stacey-abrams-the-romance-novelist-who-is-preserving-democracy/ Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at ho...2021-09-1444 min
The Spinster Life PodcastEva & Amie Watched That Spinster Movie Starring Chelsea PerettiHave you seen the 2019 movie Spinster starring Chelsea Peretti? Eva and Amie have, and they'll tell you exactly what they thought about it. Are they biased because they are spinsters? Not at all. Listen to find out what worked in this movie, and what didn’t from two screenwriters who have watched way too many movies. This episode contains spoilers. If you haven’t seen the movie we discuss specific plot points. Read Our Full Show Notes Here: https://bit.ly/3AnfMKS Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hot...2021-08-1054 min
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Big 4-0Age ain't nothing but a number. Until you turn 40 and have a reckoning with your own mortality, watch the ceaseless march of time march right across your face, and consider shaving a few years off your age on dating profiles. This is the year Eva and Amie turn 40, and they aren't 100% on board with being "over the hill." Listen as they bemoan the return of fashion they thought was long gone, the great skinny jean debate, and open up and show their vulnerable sides. Get full access to Hot...2021-07-2752 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWe're Not Childless, We're ChildfreeIn this episode, we welcome our guest Emma Duval (@millennialemma on IG) to discuss the Childfree Movement. Oh, so we're talking about childless women. NO! Let's get something straight. We're talking about being childfree, the intentional choice to abstain from having children. The suffix '-less' implies that something is missing. The suffix '-free' means that childfree people are free from children.Emma schools us on the history of the childfree movement and what women aren't told about pregnancy before getting pregnant. But this isn't a show bashing motherhood, in fact, we think it's the hardest...2021-07-1349 min
The Spinster Life PodcastThe Art Of The Solo Road TripIs the thought of traveling alone as a woman scary to you? Well, it shouldn’t be.Think you’ll be bored out of your mind if you travel alone? Maybe, but you won't be bored because you're waiting for someone to shower.Did you know that there's a whole community of people dedicated to turning their cars into hotel rooms on wheels? Well, there are, and it can be much more luxurious than it sounds. Eva and Amie discuss their travel-alone adventures camping in their cars. Is it...2021-06-2931 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSearching For Spinsters In RussiaIn past episodes, we've covered the lives of spinsters and the challenges they faced because they weren't married. In this episode, we discuss Russian spinsters with my dear friend Leysan (@leysan.r.khabibullina on IG), a real Russian person! Or we try to at least. Russia did a good job of disposing of their unmarried women, sending them to the gulag or asylums, so spoiler, we weren't able to find a lot of info on the topic. At leasat in the US there are no serious legal repercussions for remaining unwed....2021-06-0852 min
The Spinster Life PodcastWhere Did The Word Spinster Even Come From?We're taking back the word Spinster. But why do we even have to take it back? What happened along the way to turn a neutral word that described a woman's occupation into a way to minimize a woman's choice not to get married? On this episode, we examine the lives of the many, many women single, working women who have come before us. We're going back in time to tell the story of the OG Spinsters.Amie and Eva also learn about some other words that used to be deployed at unmarried women...2021-03-2743 min
The Spinster Life PodcastOctavia E. Butler's TypewriterTo wrap up Black History Month on a high note, Eva and Amie learn more about science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler. She predicted the future with her writing, left us some amazing stories, and her notes, which are filled with inspiration and motivation for any writer. Show Notes Get full access to Hotter & Weirder at hotterandweirder.substack.com/subscribe2021-02-2646 min
The Spinster Life PodcastBonus Episode: Galentine's Day With Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady StantonHappy Galentine's Day! It's that time of year where love is in the air. But what about love in friendships? In this bonus episode, Eva and Amie talk about what makes Galentine's Day better than Valentine's Day. The answer is friends, especially friendships between women, like the 51-year friendship between Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They also talk about discounted drug store candy, escargot, and how to do Valentine's Day correctly. Oh, and there's a Ken Burns inspired audio story full of quotes. Actual real things Susan and Elizabeth said about each other, or...2021-02-1028 min
The Spinster Life PodcastMindy Kaling: Single Mom By ChoiceDoes being a spinster mean you can never have kids? No. Not at all. Not even a little bit. You can choose to be a single mom. It's not an easy choice, or a decision to take lightly, but if you want to have children, you don't have to wait around for a spouse. Case in point, actor/writer/producer Mindy Kaling. She has two children and no ring on her finger. Mindy is a person who knows herself very well.Mindy knew she wanted kids, she was very confident that having kids...2021-01-3033 min
The Spinster Life PodcastElena Kagan's Meaty ResumePrinceton graduate. Oxford student. Harvard Law School Graduate. Chicago Law School Professor. Harvard Law School Dean. First woman appointed as Solicitor General. Supreme Court Justice.Yeah, but what a pity that she's not married. 🙄 It doesn't matter how much a woman achieves, the question still remains, how are we supposed to understand her if she's not attached to a man? 🙄🙄🙄We're doing what we can to shut down questions like that by talking about the amazing life, career, and practical hairdo of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and remindin...2020-11-2727 min
The Spinster Life PodcastLizzie Borden's HatchetLizzie Borden took an axeGave her mother 40 whacksWhen she saw what she had doneShe gave her father 41- Children's Rhyme It's a catchy little rhyme, but is it accurate?? Eva and I use our true crime show watching powers to look at the evidence and render a verdict on perhaps the bloodiest, matricidal/patricidal spinster that ever was, Lizzie Andrew Borden.We talk timelines, murder weapons, and police incompetence. We draw...2020-11-0145 min
The Spinster Life PodcastSusan B. Anthony's PardonDid you vote in the 2020 presidential election? First, you really should have, women didn't always have the right to vote. Second, you should thank suffragists like Susan B. Anthony. Her work moved the needle towards making voting equal for everyone. She died in 1906, years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.Speaking of the 19th Amendment, Susan helped to write what we know as the 19th Amendment way back in 1878. It was presented to congress, but obviously, it didn't pass. When the 19th Amendment finally did pass, it used the same wording as what...2020-10-2942 min
Russian Pod- Stories from RussiaTea Time 2 BONUS EpisodeAmie Kelbing is joining us to try Russian vodka, Halva, Talkysh Kaleve, Chak-chak, and candies from Krasnyi Oktabr factory!2018-08-3123 min