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That's What We Said Episode 69 - The Birthday EpisodeKelly has reached a milestone birthday, and we're taking a few moments to reflect on the wisdom we've earned in almost two centuries of living. Among the four of us. We're not saying Kelly is two hundred years old! In this episode, you'll get tips about car tweezers, grocery cart strategy, youtube fitness videos, and above all, cooking turkeys in bags. Call us, Reynolds Corporation! And stick around to hear how we got our Cracker Barrel breakfast comped in a Downton Abbey re-enactment. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed...

2022-12-1447 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 67 - Mysteries, Histories, and MascaraThis week, we're talking about what we've been reading, listening to, and watching. We've got movies to be watched on planes, twitter accounts about home repair from the star of Our Flag Means Death, and weighty tomes about history. But this episode quickly turns into an intervention for Kelly and Becca who may have gone a little too deep into true crime, The Staircase, and the story of Michael Peterson. We just want them to not scare themselves silly right before bedtime. Stay tuned after the episode outro music for an 'easter egg' segment that's NSFDTKTSITFM -- that's Not Safe F...

2022-05-2743 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 66 - Beaver ResearchAnd we're back! Welcome to Season 3 of "That's What We Said." With some false stops and starts as we struggle once again with faulty internet and remembering our own names, we're ready to catch up. A lot has happened during our hiatus, including the controversial opening of a mega gas station in our community. Some of us have begun traveling for work again, and we have some stories from airports. Boy, do we have stories. "That's What We Said" is like spending Saturday evening on the porch with your friends, sipping a glass of wine and shooting the breeze.

2022-05-0646 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Yay for Mae!It's once again time for some Kentucky politics on the pod! This week, we're excited to interview Mae Suramek, candidate for the 89th district Kentucky House seat. It's just a few days until the election here in Madison County, and we're talking to Mae about running for office, running a business, and starting a new podcast about the experience of Asian Americans in Kentucky. Mae talks to us about what it means to "do well by doing good." We hope you'll do good next week by voting in your local election, especially if you're here with us in Kentucky's 89...

2021-10-2737 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Let Your Light Shine - With Wine!Have you ever felt like you REALLY WANT to do SOMETHING to help fix the the world, but can't find the time between working, helping with homework, shuttling kids to practices, grocery shopping, and #allthethings? Joining us this week is Beverly Battle, an organizer & activist with Kentucky roots, who talks about her organization "Red, Wine and Blue" (check out their podcast!) that creates progressive political momentum by supporting women & helping us all learn how small actions can lead to big change. #relish Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and...

2021-09-1833 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 63 - Pulling Back the CurtainWe've recently learned that we're the eighth most popular comedy podcast in Oman, so we're dreaming about the future of the pod in this week's episode. Coming up are episodes on Kentucky politics and Kentucky bourbon, although not necessarily in the same episode. We also want to know what our listeners want to hear. More tales of Katie Marie Kondo-ing her drawers? More library adventures from Kelly? More murder books from Jenny? Whatever our listeners want, we're prepared to bring it. PS. This week, we're missing Becca who's off adventuring in Ohio. PPS. If you...

2021-09-0632 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Bow & ArrowingThere's Covid everywhere & we can't keep safe Covid measures in place because of the dumb KY legislature & stubborn people who won't listen to science so we're feeling a bit down. To distract ourselves, we decide to reflect on the Olympics - from the incredible US Women's Gymnastic Team to knitting divers to necklace wearing soccer/football players to dancing horses. We learn that Becca was a gymnast! And Jenny & her mom dabbled in synchronized swimming! After a month-long hiatus we're back! #relish Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by...

2021-08-2436 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Otherwise OccupiedIt's time for a media roundup. After Jenny and Katie's conflict over Cards Against Humanity in the last episode, they make up over their shared affection for TikToker Kevin James Thornton. Shoutout to Katie for always sharing Hoosier-adjacent TikToks with Jenny. Becca raises the tone with some excellent nonfiction about podcast hero — and everyone's hero!— Eleanor Roosevelt. Finally, not even a binge watch of Kim's Convenience can distract Kelly from a week of epic car trouble. Recorded in Red River Gorge, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2021-07-1337 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Dancing with WildlifeWhat do a hoedown, a drowned mouse, a cutthroat game of Cards Against Humanity, hours spent on learning a TikToc dance, 45 bags of Cheetos, and a bottle of Snoop Dog wine have in common? Listen to it ALL go down in "Dancing with Wildlife," (AKA "Notes from the Cabin" AKA "Kaftan Magic" AKA "Undisclosed Location") a special That's What We Said episode recorded during our epic post-Pandemic pod sisters weekend get-away. Recorded in Slade, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2021-06-2137 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 59 - The Freeman ShowIn this week's episode, we reflect on the "new normal" as things start to open up and we adjust to maskless shopping and hard pants. This is our first time recording together since the beginning of the quarantimes, and we get to use our fancy new mic. We're still figuring out our microphone, and we may sound more like we were recording from a busy roadside than we did when we were on zoom. But we think our laughter sounds better than ever, and we promise to figure the noise out. Becca's dog Freeman is the star of the...

2021-06-0142 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Business Acumen, TWWS-StyleNow that we've conquered the podcasting world, we thought it was time to share our mega-million dollar business ideas. Maybe it's not the best idea to broadcast our business acumen before copyrighting our brainstorms. Trademarking? Patenting? We don't know, so maybe we should just put all this genius out into the public domain. MRS! Sips and Soccer! Super Distractors! Hawt Mayor Calendars! Interested? You can reach us at our cafe bookstore in Canada...in our dreams. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2021-05-0953 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Bonus - Behind the Scenes of the Most Professional Podcast EverIt's the outtake footage you've been waiting for, where we discuss whether to purchase a microphone for in-person recording. Sound dull? Our "under the hood" conversations are rarely dull... Rated "explicit" for innuendo Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2021-04-2202 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Our Dapper FriendsBetween soccer, Easter, & a lot of mom type commitments, we've been off the air for a couple of weeks. We are back with our media recommendations for April. This month, dive into Jenny & Becca's serious picks about WWII. Or how about some 80s Cold War intrigue with "The Americans?" But why would you do that when there's Pig Royalty? Finally, we don't quite relish the murder bird who's taken up residence on Katie's roof, but we'd like to parlay her misfortune into some paid advertising from Big Birdwatcher. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly...

2021-04-1944 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Don't Wash Your Meat!March is almost over, and we're wrapping up our month of interviews with kickass Kentucky women. Although we're sad to see the month go, we can't think of a better guest than epidemiologist and soccer mom Nikita Vundi. Nikita joins Katie and Jenny to talk about vaccines and public health. We ponder what changes from 2020 will last past the immediate danger of COVID-19, we bond over the necessity of not washing poultry, and we celebrate the glory of Girl Scout cookies. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly G...

2021-03-2837 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Celebrating the life of Michelle TooleyContinuing our series of interviews with Kentucky women, we welcome our amazing friends Grace McKenzie and Heather Dent to share their upcoming children's book about one of our Kentucky heroes, Michelle Tooley. Michelle was a peace and social justice activist and professor here in Berea. Grace and Heather talk us through the process of bringing the book from a short presentation at a local summer camp to a hardbound story to be shared with children and adults in our community and beyond. On one of the first mornings in spring, we celebrate the life and legacy of Michelle Tooley...

2021-03-2138 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said It's Called Pooberty!During our month of conversations with Kickass Kentucky Women, we're thrilled to welcome Shannon Phelps to help us navigate the waters of sexuality education. This episode comes with a content warning that it's not for children. Shannon is here to help parents as we figure out how to talk with children about everything from body changes to nocturnal emissions to sexual consent to porn literacy. The takeaway: "communication fosters connection!" As awkward as parents and children feel when we talk about sex, we need to have these talks. We also discuss the role of sexuality education in communities and s...

2021-03-1553 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Everybody in Their 40s is DumbThis week, Cara Stewart -- long time champion of healthcare and justice in Kentucky -- joins us for our month of talking to Badass Kentucky Women. We talk about her career as an attorney, including the successful fight against then Governor Bevin's Medicaid waiver, which would have removed large numbers of folks from the rolls. We take a semi-deep dive into the Kentucky legislature, exploring the history of bills that are introduced by women legislators and eventually taken up in watered down form by other legislators and passed. Don't think it's all serious though - we have an especially...

2021-03-0845 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Mum's the WordThree of us are celebrating our 30th year reunion this year -- or at least remembering our 30th year of escape from high school. Join us on a little mental time travel this week as we reflect on our high school experiences in four different states in the 1980s and 90s - from giant mum corsages to coded flower deliveries to surprising mascots. Sadly, every single time Katie tries to talk about her beloved mascot, her zoom connection falters. We find out that Becca lived a Veronica Mars lifestyle in high school, except for the crime solving part. We...

2021-02-2842 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Courtly Love or Courtney Love?This week, we welcome guest Nick Koenig. He's an EKU botany student, activist, and campus leader. He's here to give us hope for the future and bring us some Gen Z reality. We talk with Nick about environmental racism and segregation in Louisville and about replanting schemes on former mountaintop removal sites. But since we can never be 100 percent serious, we inadvertently test his knowledge about 90s grunge. Result: we feel old. We also find out about Katie's catalog full of fancy pastor robes via a conversation about Schitt's Creek. And this is the 3rd consecutive episode where Bridgerton i...

2021-02-2249 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 50 - Embrace the AwkwardIt's hard to believe (or maybe it isn't!), but it has now been a full year since Covid-19 made its way to the U.S. This week we talk about how the last year has affected our kids and families, and we speculate on what "normal" will look like after the Covid-Times (verdict: we will be as awkward as ever when we see our friends and co-workers again). Katie and Kelly give an important update on their Bridgerton bet and Jenny contributes an extremely important road report and call to action from West Virginia. Make sure you stick around...

2021-02-1443 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 49 - It's Bridgerton TimeIt feels like a long time since our last media roundup, and maybe that's because we took the last two weeks off to celebrate the New Year, AKA the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Veep Kamala Harris. Does the world seem brighter now? We don't know, but we've got a romantic set of tv shows and books to recommend this month. Everyone but Katie has watched -- and has thoughts about --- Bridgerton. We wheel and deal and the rest of the pod agrees to read Katie's pick Red, White, and Royal Blue if she'll just give the f...

2021-02-0622 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 48 - Democracy and New PrintersJoin us this week as we process the events that occurred over the past couple of weeks, from the high of the Georgia Senate runoffs, to the low of the violent insurrection attempt at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. We grapple with putting these events in context, from the destruction of political and social norms over the past 5 years, to the anti-government rhetoric of the past 5 decades, to the militarism, materialism, and racism that have defined our country for the past 5 centuries. Katie proposes a surprising metaphor for how those days felt. And we all bristle at suggestions...

2021-01-1849 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 47 - Year 1: What Did We Say?Welcome to 2021 with That's What We Said! This episode, recorded before the New Year, and before we had any inkling of what would happen on January 6, celebrates our first year of podcasting. We reflect on the adventure of the past year. We remember memorable guests such as State Representative Attica Scott the KY Secretary of State (amazed that he didn't walk out on our liberal selves). Finally, we ponder what it means to have created a record of our lives in a time of plague and we look forward to another year with our listeners. Recorded via...

2021-01-1038 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said 2020: From Bunker Strawberries to Hot Springs Hot DogsJoin us this week as we talk about all the news that wasn't in 2020. Yes, we're talking about the stories that the coronavirus and the election may have driven from our minds - from the bizarre mansion listings and child naming practices of the crazy rich to the emancipation of Harry and Meghan. On more serious notes, we celebrate the service of a local city council member who ended her term this year, and we recommit to making sure that Kentucky movements for racial justice don't slip below our radar. The short legislative session is coming up, and it's...

2020-12-3140 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 46 - Bonus - Most Parties are Fun Until the Fainting StartsBasements, roller skating, and fainting, oh my. #relish Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-12-3104 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said 2020 Christmas Bonus Episode - Jingle JuicePlease enjoy this special bonus material, recorded in late December, 2019, in the before times. Our wholesome holiday discussion devolved a little as our conversation drifted to breast enhancement and "personal" secret Santa gifts. #relish #TWWS Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-12-2508 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 45 - The Rule of the CupGuess what it's time for? You guessed it - another media roundup. Jenny can't get enough of Supermarket Sweep and Kelly gets confused about what Leslie Jones' Twitter account has to do with that. From Chess in Lexington, KY, to football in London, England, to small town Ontario, Canada, explore the wide world of the TWWS Pod Sisters' media consumption heading into the holidays. Speaking of the holidays, we have all been partaking of such high brow classics as Christmas Vacation and Home Alone and we ponder how the plots of these films would have been different if the...

2020-12-1936 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Yuletide RageThis week, while Kelly's off doing important work for the commonwealth, the rest of the pod sisters are beginning to get ready for Christmas. We're talking candy! Cookies! Decorations! Songs! We spend an unreasonably long time talking about wrapping paper, from Katie's touching story about her grandmother's gift wrap to Jenny's newly discovered perimenopausal rage about cheap paper. And we learn something too, too shocking about how Santa wraps presents at Becca's house. You'll want to listen for Katie's advice on the ultimate Chex mix recipe as we break down the maternal labor of the holiday. And we may...

2020-12-1245 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said It Has Pockets!We're excited to welcome author Alix E. Harrow for a chat about her new book The Once and Future Witches. The discussion ranges from pockets in dresses -- central to the plot of the book and to our own lives -- to the research required to build a believable, exciting story that marries the history of suffrage and witchcraft. We talk about what it's like to bring out a book during a pandemic, and Alix promises to come back on the pod as a book concierge for us. This holiday season, we recommend supporting your indie bookseller by purchasing a...

2020-11-2635 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Estill Street is Going to Be LitWe recorded this episode on Saturday, November 7th, while we -- and the world -- were waiting for the Presidential election to be called. While we wait, we talk about election results in Kentucky, particularly the dispiriting news that a state representative currently indicted for assault on his wife has been easily reelected. We ponder Red and Blue America and how that false dualism makes it harder for rural organizers to make headway in our areas. But if that sounds deep, we also take a moment to laugh about the memes of the 2020 election. Finally, right before we log...

2020-11-1458 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said The Algorithm Betrays You"The only security of all is in a free press." ― Thomas Jefferson In today's political climate it is hard not to have strong feelings about "The Media." It touches almost every aspect of our lives, and can influence what we believe, what we watch, and who we vote for. Whether it is "mainstream," "social," "right-wing," or "left-wing," the media is something that is on all of our minds, almost all the time. This week, during a special Election Day episode, Kelly and Becca have a conversation about the state of media and journalism with lo...

2020-11-0233 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Everything is BleepyAfter seven months in our own homes -- is it really seven months? Less? More? Who knows? -- we're ready to peel off the plastered smiles on our faces and get real about how it's going. With just a few days left before the 2020 election, it seems like all of the chickens of our entire lives are coming home to roost. Chickens may be the wrong animal metaphor, because first we've got to talk about cats. Jenny's been attempting to do a little self-care through indoor gardening, and her cats have been determined to take her project down. That's...

2020-10-3142 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Pandemic PuppiesWe chat about the pandemic puppies adopted by Adam and Kelly. Thankfully, the podcast session doesn't fall apart when a sleep-deprived Kelly learns that Adam's new puppy has been sleeping through the night for months. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-10-2810 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said LIttle Debbie is StableThis week, we're delighted to welcome Pittsburgh teacher Adam Bailey to talk about his pandemic life. We learn what it was like for Adam to teach 13 year olds via zoom for weeks and then to welcome them into the school building and discover that he knew their voices better than their faces. Also, we are surprised to learn that Adam is an expert in the epitome of coronavirus comfort foods... Not sourdough... Not produce from the Victory Garden... We're talking about oatmeal pies and zebra cakes. How did Adam become an expert in all things Little Debbie? And which "...

2020-10-2443 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Young and AgileThanks to official daughter of the pod, Elly Green, for joining us via zoom to tell us all about college life during a pandemic. As we reminisce about college in the 90s, we wonder how the kids these days are making friends and eating pizza when everyone's wearing a mask and standing 6 feet apart. Elly is happy to give us all the details while updating us on how communication has changed in the last 30 years. Hint: no landlines or whiteboards on your dorm door. Meanwhile, it's time for Kelly to come clean about her own experience with internet scammers...

2020-10-1741 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said I'm Glad Ankles Aren't a ThingIt's time for our media roundup, and we're surprised to discover that 6 months into being home, there are still shows we haven't watched and books we haven't read. This month, we do dive into the past, specifically the movies of our youths. Our sons have thoughts on Being John Malkovich and the original Bill and Ted as we show them the movies of the 80s and 90s. And for those keeping tally at home, Becca is on her third rewatch of Golden Girls during the corona times. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith...

2020-10-0333 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 36 - Corona Times Bonus MashupChapter 1: Troy Price helps us brainstorm what to talk about at the beginning of the Corona Times and Jenny treats us to a Corona-themed medley. Chapter 2: Guest Wil Bain learns what a hot mess we are behind the scenes of TWWS. Chapter 3: Are Jenny & Becca , in fact, ghosts? What is the mysterious Northern Exposure Hole? Chapter 4: We foresee a potential Basham/Hobson/Gratton road trip that will mainly involve verbally pointing out various corn and tobacco fields, clouds, and horses. Also Corona times splurge shopping and Costco ID hilarity. Chapter 5: Josie...

2020-09-2619 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said The Swiss Army Knife of ElectionsVoting. During the craziness of this pandemic, we've all been trying to figure out how we do the things that have to get done. Many of us are working and schooling from home, ordering our groceries online, and wearing masks for those "have to" errands. But, with one of the most important elections of our generation looming, how in the world are we going to make sure we safely vote? This week, That's What We Said welcomes Kentucky's Secretary of State Michael Adams, who shares THE PLANS (and there are several of them) for how every Kentuckian can vote...

2020-09-1928 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Horses on a PlaneThis week, we're remembering that time in history when we used to leave our homes and go places AKA travel. Jenny's joy at packing a suitcase to move her daughter to college sparked nostalgia in all of us for hitting the road. So we're taking a week to talk about travel mishaps, whether it's long delays on the tarmac, meeting famous jockey at the baggage claim, or being bitten by a thousand mosquitos in foreign locales, we miss a world outside the four walls of our homes. Come for the turbulence, stay for Katie's encounters with politicians at the...

2020-09-1243 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Jenny and EllyOfficial daughter of the pod has gone to college.This week, Jenny and Elly are reporting from the road. They talk about what it's like to travel out-of-state during a pandemic. Spoiler: some rest stops do not inspire confidence.And then on the way home, Jenny continues the road report solo. She talks about traveling on the back roads of Virginia and gives a shout out to a Tennessee rest stop that's doing social distancing right.And since podcasts are what get her through that long, solo drive back home, she recommends the funny podcasts that kept her awake...

2020-09-0522 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Bonus - Suckage, Becca StyleListen to Becca's death-defying vacuuming escapades, which land us in a whole new dimension of "suckage." For a special treat - head over to Facebook and watch the video. #relish Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-08-2906 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said SuckageMost of the time, we want to lighten your load by bringing you our daily mishaps, funny memories, and guests who lift us up and teach us. This week, we're checking in with each other after five months of life during the coronavirus pandemic. Where are we? Well, mainly at home and tired of it. We're worried about our children as they go back to school. We're fretting about the ways 2020 has changed us: from people who could blithely let our household run out of toilet paper to people who wonder if the Costco megapack is enough to last...

2020-08-2846 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Battle of the SaladsThis week, it's time to reveal the Real Housewives drama behind the podcast. You've heard the laughter, seen the camaraderie, shared the #relish. But now it's time to peek behind the curtain to see the controversy that divides our friends. It's time to get real about food. It's time to bicker about salads that are not salads. Katie and Jenny are on Team Jello Salad while Becca and Kelly are champions of Team Egg Salad. It's time to throw down. Will Katie's grandma's special jello mold win the day? Or will Kelly's agreement to leave pickles out of egg...

2020-08-1542 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said They Can't Take Away Our JoyThis week we welcome two Kentucky rock stars to the show - State Representative Attica Scott and Berea City Councilor Emily Ladouceur. These two extraordinary women share their stories about what it's like to run for office as "normal" people, and talk about the challenges of holding down full time jobs and being single parents while also legislating. Emily explains the struggle of trying to pass a Juneteenth resolution and Attica shares her frustration at never even getting her filed bills to be taken up in committee, much less voted on. We also ask for their advice about raising...

2020-08-081h 02 $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Margarita Sippy CupWe're sure we're not alone in reaching a new level of pandemic distress this week. It's a rough time as we try to cope with surging cases and deaths in the US and here at home in Kentucky. So we thought we'd take a week to talk about new pandemic experiences that AREN'T making us weep. For exercise, Katie's been paddle boarding at our local reservoir. Her sunburn may have made her cry, but time out on the water with her friends has given her joy. Now that she's invested in new swim pants, the sunburn and the tears...

2020-08-0137 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Thumbs Up for Grilled CheeseIt's time for a monthly roundup of what we've been watching, reading, and listening to during this month of staying at home. As we get deeper into the pandemic, we find that we're doing one of two things: seeking out books and movies that teach us something and seeking out the familiar to soothe us during uncertain times. Katie alerts us to an article about why people return to favorite shows when the world is a scary place, which definitely made us all feel better about our return to the worlds of Pawnee, Scranton, Mayberry, and the Golden Girls...

2020-07-2545 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Small WondersBuilding on last week's discussion about toys of our childhood, we talk about the 70s and 80s TV landscape that allowed for a show like "Small Wonder," the tale of a robot girl and her life in a suburban family. We contrast wholesome family fare like Family Ties and The Cosby Show (!) with Three's Company, where a man and two women, none of whom were married to each other, lived together in the same home! Some of our parents did not approve. If you find yourself chuckling at any of these memories, there are plenty more in the podcast...

2020-07-1822 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said What Was Your Barbie Doing, Becca?This week we take a break from life during a pandemic to remember the toys of our childhoods. There's nothing like a good trip down memory lane to take your mind off presidential tweets and fights over masks, especially when memory leads you to the very weird time in pop culture that was the 1970s and 80s. We discuss the frailties of Barbie hair when exposed to swimming pools, hair dryers, and ineptly wielded safety scissors. We compare our Donnie & Marie toys. And we recollect various Christmas fad toys. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by...

2020-07-1124 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Port 'O Potties 'R UsWe expand on our Episode 25 discussion about port 'o potties. From the logistics of port 'o potty rentals to Katie's fancy horse party port 'o potties to the port 'o potty bonding experience of a lifetime that some of us shared at the Women's March in 2017. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-07-1009 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said We Don't Need Your Manhattan Port 'O PottyThe nation got excited about Kentucky's primary election on June 23rd, and the women of That's What We Said discuss what it's been like for our state to take a rare moment in the spotlight... and not in a good way. From well meaning folks offering to drive basic supplies to Kentucky to celebrities weighing in on our absentee voting primary, from the influx of outside cash into our races to the history of Appalachian and southern stereotypes, we're a little salty and not afraid to remind folks of the complexities of our state. This is the week that...

2020-07-0542 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 24 - A Little Help From Our FriendsThis week, we're all back together to record, at least we're together on zoom, and we're ready to talk about everything after a month apart. Joining us is our friend Wil Bayne, and he's game to answer all of our questions, including telling his Berea Story. We talk about the similarities between the theatre and the restaurant business. We think about our mental health challenges of long term isolation during the pandemic. Finally, as we wrap up Pride Month, Wil shares advice for parents who want to support LGBTQ+ children. We've wanted to have Wil on the pod since t...

2020-06-2745 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Keep On Keepin' OnKatie and Becca chat with two amazing Kentucky community organizers. Martina Jackson (Richmond, KY) and Christian Motley (Lexington, KY) talk about their recent experiences & share reflections on current systems and policies. They discuss the effect of these policies on rural and southern communities and call for coalition building during this current climate of a (hopefully) sustained push towards justice. Listen in to this important discussion about struggle, accountability, political advocacy, & hope. Recorded via Zoom in Berea, KY | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-06-2057 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said ListenToday we had planned to release an episode we recorded last weekend where we reminisced about toys of our youth. But, you can hear our musings on Barbie another time. This week, we have witnessed yet another murder of a black man, George Floyd, by police, we're still reeling from the death of Breonna Taylor, a young Kentucky woman and an EMT killed by police while in her own bed in her own home; we're still grappling with the white woman in Central Park, who called the police in an effort to intimidate Christian Cooper, a black man and...

2020-05-3017 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Bye-bye, Li'l SebastianJoin us for our monthly media roundup. As music lovers, we're trying new ways to "go" to concerts in the quarantimes. Kelly gives us the scoop on attending a Steven Page house concert on zoom. A private concert where all the attendees are muted? Sign us up! We also reminisce about comedic actor Fred Willard, whom we lost this week, with everyone sharing their favorite Willard performances from 1980s talk show Real People, to the brilliant Waiting for Guffman, to The Bachelor. As we try to maintain sanity during the pandemic, we've all been leaning into light-hearted comedies like...

2020-05-2337 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Visualize ItWe want to wish all our listeners a Happy Mother's Day. It's a complicated holiday for a lot of folks. Parenthood may not have come easy to us. Our relationships with our parents and our children doesn't always look like a greeting card. One thing we know: laughter helps. So this week, we're recognizing motherhood by telling the funny stories about how our own children came into the world. We talk about memorable healthcare professionals, including a cowboy doctor. We talk about hospital food: bananas, canned spinach, imaginary chocolate, and one very memorable peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This Moth...

2020-05-0944 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said The Jam Jar IncidentGuest Martina Leforce regales us with the tale of the infamous Berea Jam Jar Incident. Recorded in Berea, KY | Produced by Troy Price | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-05-0504 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Donnie DuckoThis week, we're talking to Martina Leforce of Berea Kids Eat about feeding programs, gardening, local chicken laws, and pet ducks. Jenny, who is still looking for new hens for her flock, didn't know that she wouldn't even be able to raise chickens in town if not for local activists' work in changing livestock ordinances from the turn of the twentieth century! Becca speaks about volunteering with the local feeding program during the current school closure, and we ponder local networks and how long-time partnerships have allowed for the distribution of 1000s of meals during the COVID-19 crisis. Bonus...

2020-05-0243 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Thank You for Being a FriendRecorded on March 1, 2020, just before COVID-19 made social distancing the norm, we sat around Kelly's kitchen table and talked about female friendship. If there's one thing that's helping us find our places in the world, it's our friends. As we find ourselves in our forties, life brings us more and more experiences that only other women can understand, whether those are our oldest friends who see us at our most vulnerable and at our happiest... or work friends who see us every day at our best and worst …. or fellow podcast hosts who see us in our insomnia group ch...

2020-04-2533 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 16 - Fainting, Fiddler, and FB LiveThis week, during our COVID-19 quarantine, we're taking listener questions from the serious to the silly. Who is our signature Golden Girl? What do we think is going to happen to schools after the coronavirus? We hear about some bad habits our pets have taken up while they're stuck at home with us. We're looking at you, Neva the Dog. And we find out that it's just too bad that Letterman retired before Becca's cats could make an appearance on "Stupid Pet Tricks." Despite a trick question from one of the pod husbands, we all agree that we're glad...

2020-04-1834 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said I Think We're Alone NowRecording again separately in our homes, we're talking about the weird media we're consuming during this time of home isolation. Is it #healthyathome to spend this much time thinking about Green Screen Queen Elizabeth, watching YouTube videos, or hating watching a not so great Jane Austen adaptation? Maybe not, but it's how we're getting through and we're bringing our monthly media roundup to you. Listen to the end for an update about a Berea project to thank local health care workers. Recorded in Berea, KY via Zoom | Produced by Troy Price | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed...

2020-04-1131 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said A Checkerboard Community - Berea's Black HistoryIt's not too much to say that Sharyn Mitchell knows more about Berea and Berea history than almost anyone else. This week, we asked her to join us to talk specifically about the history of African-American communities in Madison County and Berea. Before our talk, we may have thought we were pretty well-informed about the place we call home, but Sharyn helped us see the neighborhoods, streets, buildings, land, and PEOPLE in a new way. From intentional real estate design in the 19th century -- which made Berea a unique example of racial integration in housing-- to the small s...

2020-03-2831 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Flatten the CurveThis week, we're talking about what everyone's talking about: COVID-19 and how it's changing our lives. We share some resources in our communities and our lives, but it's not all serious. We ponder the prospects of a COVID-19 baby boom while Jenny wonders if she might have accidentally caused a run on ziploc bags at our local superstore. Katie praises Kenneth, Governor Beshear's tech assistant for the daily press briefings that we're all coming to view as our daily Must See TV. Finally, if you've wondered if we would sing on the podcast, ask no more. We perform a...

2020-03-2151 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Welcome to Mimosa SundayOn a recent road trip, Daughter of the Pod Elly Green asked about all the weird jobs we had when we were her age. Long before any of us had careers with a capital C, Kelly repaired library books and helped the elderly find pictures of their favorite tennis stars, Becca delivered phone books in rural North Carolina, Katie learned the secrets of how restaurants prep boiled eggs, and Jenny faced life and death in a beauty supply warehouse. None of it was for the faint of heart. Bonus: Released the weekend of the Corona Virus TP hoarding nightmare...

2020-03-1443 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Bonus - Stacey AbramsBonus material where the friends discuss the wonderful Stacey Abrams, our favorite fighter for voting rights and fair elections. As a extra bonus, we share a surprising bit of trivia about her. Recorded at Front Porch Studios, Berea, KY | Produced by Troy Price | Edited by Kelly Smith | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork by Jessica Holly

2020-03-1102 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said People's Front of JudeaThis week, we're talking about our history with political action as we gear up for a big year in politics, both local and national. In upcoming episodes, we'll be interviewing experts on the census and its importance. In the fall, we'll interview some local candidates, and if primary season is any indicator, you'll definitely get a chance to hear us vent about American elections. This week, we're casting our minds back to how we all came to be fascinated by and working in American politics. Kelly and Becca both trace their involvement back to their parents. Becca was a...

2020-03-0746 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Episode 9 - What's That Smell?We are all moms of boys, and talking about the challenges and joys of raising boys was one of the first things that cemented our friendship and group chat. You probably won't see any of us breaking out the hashtag #boymom any time soon, but there are definitely some aspects of raising people of the opposite gender that we weren't prepared for. We're not just talking about the volume of urine that manages not to make it into the pot, but we are definitely talking about that, too. Perhaps this episode will birth our spinoff podcast about our favorite...

2020-02-2932 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Cats and the Stuffed Animals They "Love"Once a month, we come to you with the recommendations of the books, tv, movies, podcasts, and music that are bringing us joy. This month, as the flu and other winter ailments make their way though Berea and through our households, we've had lots of time to binge watch and catch up while we've been waiting to feel good enough to get up off our couches and go back to work. It's not just the watchability of Netflix's Cheer that's been keeping us from our desks. We promise, bosses! Katie's been taking pointers from Coach Monica and Kelly tries t...

2020-02-2237 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Dolly.This week, we're talking about our hero — and yours, too, probably — Dolly Parton. We talk about our favorite songs and plan a podcast trip to Dollywood. Of course, one of our songs is "Jolene," and Kelly shares some of the backstory of that song. Who knew it was about Dolly's husband's crush on a bank teller? Katie did because of some recent sick day viewing of a TV movie about that crush. Unfortunately, Becca — former bank teller — has to bring us back to earth with the reality that bank work is not all that sexy and glamorous. Maybe we're just not...

2020-02-1532 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Art's AliveIn this episode, we bring in our first guest, artist Jessica Holly. Jessica grew up in the Bobtown area of Madison County, attended Berea College, and now works in digital media, graphic design, and fine arts. In short, she's the whole package and the real deal. Her fresh perspective brings Becca, Jenny, Katie, and Kelly new ideas about the role of art in communities. And of course, we can't help but be curious about her process in designing the logo of "That's What We said." We learn how Jessica uses color as a springboard to meet a client's vision...

2020-02-0822 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Duck & CoverJoin four friends — Becca, Jenny, Katie, and Kelly — who are bringing sanity-saving laughs from our group chat to you. This week, we're talking about what our Gen X membership cards mean to us. We start by remembering our questionable college fashion choices and the messages we got as young people that our futures were ours to claim. But reality intrudes in the middle of this episode as the town emergency weather sirens interrupt our recording session. Listening to the civil defense horns leads us to memories the darker side of growing up the 80s: the threat of nuclear war and...

2020-02-0122 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Just the Facts Ma'amJoin four friends — Becca, Jenny, Katie, and Kelly — who are bringing sanity-saving laughs from our group chat to you. This week, we are once again talking about British royalty. Katie fills the gang in on Megxit, and then we dive into media sources and how we stay informed in the 21st century. As Gen-Xers, we came of age right as the nightly news was transforming into a 24 hour news cycle. Our Zoomer offspring seem to be able to navigate multiple narratives and take a critical view of headlines, while we often find ourselves wishing for Walter Cronkite and not just...

2020-01-2530 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said The Lone RunnerJoin four friends — Becca, Jenny, Katie, and Kelly — who are bringing sanity-saving laughs from our group chat to you. With kids ranging in age from 10 to 23, we gather to talk about how our ideas about parenthood have changed in the years since our children were born. We reminisce not so fondly about all the unsolicited advice we got when we were young parents, and we offer a little unsolicited advice of our own: always eat school lunch and lie to your pediatrician about how much baby is sleeping. We talk about how family life changes as children get older. Hint...

2020-01-1825 min $That\'s What We Said$

That's What We Said Yuletide MurdersThis week we're talking about the books, movies, and tv we took in over the holidays. We've got some serious reads about history and sex, but we also ponder whether taking in some crime shows helps lighten holiday tension. And you know we have thoughts on the men of Knives Out. Finally, some topical pop culture with a deep dive on Queen Elizabeth recorded right before the royal news of the week broke. Recorded at Front Porch Studios, Berea, KY | Produced by Troy Price | Production support by Jeff Richey | Music composed and performed by Elly Green | Artwork...

2020-01-1134 min