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Porch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectLittle Town for Big ConnectionsWe're too disconnected by social media and editorialized news cycles. We simply don't spend enough time connecting in real time. The press of flesh that is a handshake. A shared game of washers or dominoes. The joy of watching our children play together. This episode is about my latest project - Little Town. Put simply, "You Belong Here."
2025-04-2307 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWhen the Going Gets ToughChristy, Stacy and Elle take their discussion of being entrepreneurs to the heart of it. Basically, it can be frustrating, stressful and scary at the same time. Where do you draw the line and make yourself take time for you!? What happens when something goes completely wrong? It's all on the one and only YOU. So what is work life balance when you're slave driving yourself? Want to read about it? Elle wrote it down for y'all. Read her blog. And weigh in with your own stories and struggle. We want to hear from you!
2025-04-141h 04Porch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectTake a Leap Episode 2 with Elle RoyWe continue our conversation with Elle Roy about the realities of striking out on one's own as an entrepreneur. Women supporting women, even in conversation, is more important that it's ever been, so give it listen and share with the women you're rooting for!
2025-04-0750 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectSerious Girl Talk Part 1 - Layoff to Entrepreneur with Elle RoyFounder of Coastal Creative Consulting, Elle Roy, joins Christy and Stacy for some serious girl talk around making our own way when the job market shuts us down.
2025-03-3155 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectSerious Girl Talk Part 1 - Layoff to Entrepreneur with Elle RoyStacy and Christy have a conversation with Elle Roy, founder of Coastal Creative Consultants. Women talking with women is such a powerful tool, and this episode of Porch Talk puts the women on the Porch. We discuss getting laid off, struggling to find one more corporate job; only to realize we're on our own and powerful enough to take on our own businesses. No bragging and inflating the journey. This is REAL girl talk. Join us!
2025-03-3155 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectFleecing Education with Voucher CodesVoucher Codes are pitched as "school choice," but they don't give tax payers a choice in how property taxes will be used to educate all children. In the simplest form, voucher codes take transparency out of education and act as a tax subsidy for the wealthy since those vouchers are paid for with tax dollars designated to public schools. Join Christy Claxton and Stacy Lieder as they discuss voucher codes, how they're damaging to equitable education and what kinds of tools exist to battle that inequity.
2025-03-1744 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectFleecing the Under RepresentedTo tariff or not to tariff. How does an average person prepare for the inevitable increase in food costs? And why is the Army pulling out of programming for girls' schools STEM programs and engineering programs for under represented people? Christy and Stacy talk about the economic crisis in store for working class people, as well as the loss of military involvement in promoting STEM to minority students. We'll also offers some ways to save money on food while supporting your local economy. And just because the Trump Administration is fleecing us with tariffs and the shutdown of economic...
2025-03-1047 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWomen's History Month - Nurturers and WarriorsThis year, women's history month is celebrating women educating and inspiring others. We call that nurture. But what about the warriors? The bra burners and protesters? Join Christy and Stacy as they compare, contrast and opine on nurturer v warrior.
2025-03-0347 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectBlack History Month For RealA couple of older white women have some things to say about the White House's attempt to reduce Black History Month to a single day in February. American History doesn't exist without Black History. We also take a swing at the SAVE act and it's potential dangers for many of us.
2025-02-1844 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectOMG Part 2The craziness is only beginning! Christy and Stacy add their commentary and color to the the good ol' USA's latest invention... DOGE. Anxiety levels are on the rise!
2025-02-1050 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectOMG Part 1What in the world is happening to our world as we know it here in the USA?? We can't keep up, but we DO have things to say about the massive shift in the government and corporate landscape. The gloves are off, y'all.
2025-02-0447 min
Queer VoicesJanuary 29, 2025 Queer Voices Author/Activist Christy Claxton and Actor Candice D'MezaSend us a textCan understanding human motivations truly transform corporate culture? Join us as we sit with the insightful Christy Claxton, a lesbian musician and writer, who reveals the soul-sucking realities of corporate life and how she managed to maintain her creative spirit amidst it all. Christy shares her journey from being a middle manager for over 30 years to rediscovering her passion for writing after being laid off. Her new book, "Bringing Jesus and Other Lies," offers a candid look at her life experiences, and she shares invaluable lessons on leadership and creativity that challenge the...
2025-01-3056 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectBroadcast from BookwomanI'm posting this episode on a very important day. MLK Day is the light, but the inauguration is the darkness for many of us who fall into minority populations. Stacy Lieder and Christy Claxton discuss the ongoing challenges that women and minorities face in the workplace on the eve of Zuckerberg's call for more masculinity in business. It is appropriate that this episode was hosted by Bookwoman - a 49 year old feminist bookstore in Austin, Texas.
2025-01-2148 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWomen are Better in BusinessHell, yes we are. Women have been managing the world from the kitchen to the boardroom for a long time. We're expected to multitask, and we do it really well. Add in the feminine tendency towards compassion and reason, and the question slams into the conversation. Why are there not MORE women running businesses?
2025-01-0842 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectAn Interview with Corporate Supermom - Chelsea WhiteHere's an episode well worth your time whether you're a working parent or not. Chelsea White spends some time on the porch discussing her journey as a Product Manager at a large corporation while raising a neurodivergent son. Working mom a special needs child is nothing short of supermom, so grab a drink and join us!
2024-12-1647 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWho's the Bad Guy Here?Brian Thompson is gunned down in the middle of New York, and his murder is an overnight folk hero. Christy and Stacy discuss the current sentiment towards big corporations and their leaders and how a young man of wealth an privilege took up a working class cause that seems to be sparking a movement that could turn ugly fast.
2024-12-1241 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWork Life Balance with Leadership SupportIt's our Thanksgiving episode, and we're talking about family and caregiving. How do you balance work and caregiving? How can leaders support that? We'll also take a stab at return to work and why we think it's a bad idea to force people back into the office.
2024-11-2643 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectAuthenticity in the WorkplaceIs it a good idea for people to bring their authentic selves to work? We think so - as long as workers understand what their responsibilities are. But hiding away isn't healthy for anyone, and it's going to hurt productivity. A little authenticity and vulnerability in the workplace is as important as well maintained systems and offices. Think of permission to let people be authentic as building trust, and no organization is successful without trust.
2024-11-2350 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectCrossing the BridgeHow do you start the conversation with someone who voted differently than you? And will the same approach work in the workplace as you seek to communicate across departmental silos? Here's a great episode for HR professionals. We encourage you to get down in the trenches and learn about preventable divisions that can hurt company goals.
2024-11-1451 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectSafe to Fail - Christy and Stacy on the PorchStacy and Christy discuss the importance of giving people room to fail in order to excel. We also weigh in on the election and how the Democrats may have failed at a core principle of great leadership. Listening. Did the Democrats fail to hear the Hispanic working class? Can we really promote identity politics when people are drowning in an uncertain economy?
2024-11-0747 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectLifelong Friends and Purveyors of Hope - Christy and Stacy on the PorchThis is the episode you've been waiting for and didn't know it. Longtime friends, musical partners and community leaders talk about a new brand of leadership from the perspective of layoffs and imposter syndrome and ultimately a place of compassion. This is episode 1 of many conversations between Christy Claxton and Stacy Lieder.
Christy's book "Leadership Challenged - A Middle Manager Memoir" is an excellent companion piece to these conversations.
2024-10-3137 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectHow to Listen to Someone You Disagree WithWe're in a dangerous time as the election barrels towards a climatic end. Tense exchanges seem to be inevitable. So how do you navigate them? Especially when you disagree with what you're hearing.
2024-10-2504 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectChapter 6 - The Peace from the Porch ProjectHere's a brief excerpt from "Leadership Challenged - A Middle Manager Memoir" where I describe the beginning of the Peace from the Porch Project. This episode includes the anchor song from "Peace from the Porch Vol 1".
Affirmation - written by Stacy Lieder and performed by the original Bear Creek Ensemble.
2024-10-1611 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectFirst Reading from Leadership ChallengedA reading from "Leadership Challenged - A Middle Management Memoir." Here's an excerpt where I share an encounter with an elderly hospice patient in a small town. This encounter taught me how to listen and how to use compassion as a premise for stepping up to lead.
2024-10-1610 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectHere's What's UpIf the world continues to become more siloed, how will we survive? Economically, the math isn't adding up, so we're going to need our community, and that community includes immigrants and people should get to know and understand.
2024-09-3006 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWhy Do We Accept Lies?Why will some people freely accept claims that are obviously untrue? I think the Trump campaign is testing the gullibility of its base, and that is as dangerous as Germany, pre-WWll.
2024-09-1205 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectThe Storyteller's RambleStorytellers talk too much. I'm a storyteller. But I also love to hear other people's stories. Here's a ramble about the direction I want to take those stories. Older women and marginalized communities! Listen in!
2024-09-0611 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectIf He Buys You Diamonds, You’re a Happy Woman, Right?Why do women condone degrading content about women? In fact, it's so common that politicians freely do it and don't apologize for it.
2024-09-0405 minPorch Talk - A Peace from the Porch ProjectWhy So MeanWhy is it so hard to be nice to strangers? Or people who look, think, and even vote different than us? Election season is brutal. Here's a quick pod about that dark part of people that looks for anonymous places to explode.
2024-09-0405 min