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The Sonoma SpielDown in The Laugh Cellar with Lisa Pidge: Wine Country comedyLisa Pidge, founder of the Laugh Cellar (since 2014) and actual certified pickleball pro, is back on the Spiel with updates on new comedy shows around Sonoma County during the Wine Country Comedy Fest. She talks about how she finds her comedians (this year's lineup includes Chase O'Donnell, Aiko Tanaka, Lisa Gilbert, JJ Barrows, Helen Chu, Vien Phommachanh, Amanda Cohen and Solange Castro) and why her wife is a great gardener.
She also decries the supposed "Gen Z Stare", what it was like being a latchkey kid and the fact that there was a smoking section on her hig...
2025-07-221h 00
The Sonoma SpielLaugh your pickle off: Lisa Pidge on comedy, pickleball and wineWe're back on the Spiel! And this week we have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST: Lisa Pidge, from the Laugh Cellar and Crushers of Comedy and now her new gig - Pickleball and comedy!
A repeat offender on the podcast, Lisa comes back to talk about what's happening with her popular comedy shows at wineries like Deerfield Ranch, Cooking With Comedians, and her new Pickleball and comedy show that supports an autism charity.
As usual we riff on random topics like the roll of AI in comedy, the addictive quality of pickleball, and we try our...
2024-07-1654 min
Crossing the LinePills: The New Frontier for Anti-Abortion AttacksMany at the forefront of the abortion access movement(s) predicted the overturn of Roe v. Wade would be the tip of the iceberg on legislation curbing bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom -- and they were right. In March 2023, Texas U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk appeared sympathetic to arguments from the anti-abortion coalition the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine in a case that is attempting to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone - one of two pills used for a medical abortion, which accounts for over half of U.S. abortions. In this bonus episode, you'll...
2023-03-2414 min
Crossing the LineThe New NormalAbortion care is a necessary healthcare service for women and all pregnant people at every stage of pregnancy, especially if complications such as fetal anomalies arise. But in the "new normal" post the overturn of Roe v. Wade, maternal mortality is reportedly on the rise, and services are being severely restricted in more than half of the U.S. The recent mid-terms showed overwhelming support from voters in several states for abortion protections, in both candidates elected and ballots passed.When Erika Christensen and Garin Marschall discovered the baby they’d been hoping for would not survive ou...
2022-11-1641 min
Crossing the LineA Matter of Life or DeathAbortion care is not just an essential part of reproductive healthcare but a necessary component of holistic healthcare decisions. When pregnant people are diagnosed with life-threatening conditions, when does their survival become the priority? With the recent overturn of Roe v Wade, these decisions are more complicated. Doctors in states with bans that only allow abortion in the case of "imminent danger" to the mother's life are unsure how to proceed. It's difficult for them to interpret the law and determine a treatment plan when they could face a felony charge for performing an abortion while their patient's life...
2022-11-0229 min
Crossing the LineAbortion 2.0Movement leaders -- striving to ensure all people have access to abortion since the fall of Roe -- contend that the current and future success of abortion care is the abortion pill. Whether obtaining the pill at clinics, via telemedicine providers, or a self-managed abortion (SMA), access to abortion pills levels out the playing field for millions of people who otherwise might not have access, particularly youth, BIPOC, LGBTQI++, and under-resourced people. In this episode, leaders in the abortion pill space break down how to get them, use them, and why they're critical.Visit CTLpod.com to...
2022-10-2033 min
Crossing the LineUnited For ChoiceAs states in the US move to restrict abortion following the overturn of Roe v Wade, pro-choice activists, are moving just as fast in designing creative ways to ensure abortion access for all. In the Rio Grande Valley, we follow local organizers as they package emergency contraception for residents and form new coalitions to guarantee access across a large state with few resources. In Arizona, we follow Natacha Chavez, who is working to codify abortion rights protections in her state. In Kansas, community leaders galvanize voters to oppose a ballot amendment that would ban abortion. Grassroots organizers across the...
2022-10-0539 min
Crossing the LineAbortion DefendersFollowing the fall of Roe v. Wade, Michigan women face an uncertain future due to a 1931 "zombie law " on the books that would criminalize abortion. Mobilizing into action are a pro-choice mother-daughter duo, Shelley and Hailey, and an army of volunteer escorts at Northland Family Planning who protect clinic patients from armed protesters or "Anti's." Due to Michigan being an open-carry state, the escorts wear bodycams to monitor the" Anti's" activity. Lead Escort Marie and other volunteers mobilize to get enough signatures for a ballot initiative to amend outdated laws -- and keep abortion legal in Michigan....
2022-09-2133 min
Crossing the LineWhen Roe FellThis special episode chronicles the weeks leading up to the fall of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022. In Tulsa, a newly equipped clinic has a sudden, drastic decline in patients seeking abortion care as a total ban on abortion at conception takes effect in Oklahoma. Dr. Diane Horvath, a traveling abortion doctor, flies to Montgomery, AL, to perform her final abortion procedures before it is criminalized. In Texas, Drs. Curtis and Glenna Boyd, a dynamic husband-and-wife duo who have played a huge role in providing reproductive choice for decades, grapple with the possible closure of their Dallas clinic...
2022-09-0749 min
Crossing the LineAbortion Desert OasisCamelback Family Planning Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona has been operating since 1999, but recently started to receive a surge of abortion-seeking patients due to increased restrictions on reproductive healthcare access in nearby states. The clinic doesn't take appointments - it's first-come, first-serve, with a daily line that extends around the modest brick and glass building. Many mornings, patients line up as early as 4 AM hoping to secure one of that day's walk-in appointments. Samira*, 39, is one of them. A mother of two, Samira left her children at home with her husband to travel on her own from Texas to Arizona...
2022-08-1733 min
Crossing the LineKeeping Hope AliveIn Shreveport, Louisiana, Hope Medical Group for Women struggles to meet demands as a surge of patients traveling from surrounding states where abortion is banned overwhelms providers. Sabrina*, 38, is one of those patients. A mother of four, Sabrina balances her demanding job, childcare, her teen daughter’s serious heart condition, and financial burdens brought on by the pandemic. Seeking an abortion, she and her military veteran fiancé drive 200 miles to Hope Medical Group in Shreveport to access the healthcare she needs to keep her family afloat. Once there, they are confronted by anti-abortion protestors, a common occurrence that affects the...
2022-08-0330 min
Under The GrooveCatching up after two weeks!A birthday, Memorial Day and other life events had the cousins on a short break. They're back to catch up and get going again!
2021-06-2830 minUnder The GrooveCousin ChangThe cousins talk with their cousin Chang about their childhood in San Francisco and more. They love Chang-a-lang!
2021-06-061h 00Under The GrooveWhat ifThe cousins reminisce about the talk show they created when they were pre-teens in the 1980s. The talk show and music videos series was titled What If; they filmed the show on a VHS video recorder.
2021-05-3033 minUnder The GrooveEasy on a Sunday morningThe cousins shoot the breeze about being pulled over on the road...
2021-05-2321 minUnder The GrooveAuntie CilThe cousins interview one of their favorite aunties about growing up in San Francisco in the 60's and 70's.
2021-05-1747 min2021-05-0932 minUnder The GrooveCome on Aileen!This week the cousins interview Lisa's sister, Aileen. She lives on a farm in Oregon. Listen in on her experience about when she visited a Medium to connect with our cousin Keoni. Konz (his nickname) passed away a few years ago.
2021-05-0250 minUnder The GrooveNothing In Particular...But SO MUCH FUN!The cousins plan a camping trip and just shoot the breeze....
2021-04-2539 minUnder The GrooveCodie BoyThe cousins interview Flashryders's son, Codie. Codie is a 29 year old budding entrepreneur, sought-after barber in the Bay Area, and a true artist all-around.
2021-04-1939 minUnder The GrooveMarinate.The cousins continue their conversation. This time it's a bar fight and how to marinate!
2021-04-111h 06Under The GrooveReminiscing About Our Grandparents; Reflections On The Horrible Asian Hate CrimesThe cousins talk about memories of their grandparents and reflect on the horrible hate crimes against the elderly Asian community.
2021-04-0427 minUnder The GrooveEpisode 5 -The Tattoo InterviewThis week the cousins talk tats. Lisa interview Flash about his life as a tattoo artist in San Francisco and the crazy times he's had over the last 14 years at the tattoo shop.
2021-03-2851 minUnder The GrooveEpisode 4 - Auntie BetThis episode the cousins reminisce about their Auntie Bet a disco queen, a loving auntie and a beautiful woman who died of breast cancer in 2003.
2021-03-2132 minUnder The GrooveEpisode 3 - GraffitiThe cousins continue their weekly talkfest about growing up in San Francisco and Flashryder's graffiti in the 80s'.
2021-03-1437 min
Under The GrooveEpisode 2: Juliet, The Block - part 2The cousins continue with deeper conversation about the block and more stories about the legendary Juliet.
2021-03-0741 minUnder The GrooveEpisode 1 - Juliet, The Block - part 1The cousins launch their first episode with talk about family and growing up in the 70's on McAllister Street in San Francisco, CA.
2021-02-2821 min