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Nice To Meet You!Breaking Up with Podcasting (feat. Amanda of Audacious Black Girl)This week, the ladies are joined by fellow podcaster, Amanda, who runs Audacious Black Girl. They catch up on the beginning of the year, Elani just turned 30! and Monthly Goals Club is in session for 2026. The ladies discuss break ups including when it is time and ways they've healed. Then they move on to talking about how podcasting has helped them build a real community around them. Lastly, Simone gives her Advice for Driving & for Life.
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2026-01-2144 minNice To Meet You!No January is Dry with Family (feat. Chris)Welcome to 2026 and we're back with a guest! Simone and Chris catch up on the start of their years. They begin the year chatting about the benefits of drinking less, it's not too late to join Dry January! Next they share about family and discuss ways that you can get closer to yours if that's one of your goals this year.
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2026-01-0749 minNice To Meet You!Closing Out the Year!Elani and Simone close out the year with a discussion about our vision for 2026. We have a planning session for our goals and chat about Monthly Goals Club! We share our favorite Christmas time memories as well as what we're looking forward to in the coming days.
2025-12-2431 minNice To Meet You!20 Things We’ve Learned Since We StartedSimone and Elani catch up since the last recording, sharing their favorite news headlines and who they met in the last two weeks. This week, the ladies share twenty things that they’ve learned since they started podcasting from learning to self-promote to self regulate. Reflect with us on what we’ve learned about ourselves and building community.
2025-12-1034 minNice To Meet You!The Kids Just Don’t Journal Anymore!Elani and Simone catch up on what have been a hectic couple of weeks. The ladies discuss journaling today and how it can be helpful for having that conversation with yourself. They also share alternatives to journaling for those who are looking for other ways to destress. Next, they discuss their current feelings about having kids. Shoutout to the parents out there doing the world's hardest job! Simone share her Advice for Driving & For Life then the ladies close out by sharing their goals for next time.
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2025-11-2630 minNice To Meet You!Falling Asleep Before Thanksgiving DinnerSimone and Elani catch up on a productive time between recordings. The ladies are chatting about sleep this week, we all need better habits and no better time than the time change! We also discuss Thanksgiving & how we typically celebrate with our families. We close out with our goals update & some advice for left turners on the road.
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2025-11-1330 minNice To Meet You!Voting with a GrudgeElani and Simone both have some good news in the catch up! The ladies begin today's discussion with talking about the benefits of letting go of grudges (spoiler: it affects your body, not just your mind). Next they touch on local elections and why it matters for all of us to vote, encouraging us all to choose a cause in our neighborhood to commit to caring about. They close out with ADL (Advice for Driving and for Life) and a thank you to those who attended CrafterDay!
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2025-10-2935 minNice To Meet You!Crafting Up Fall DatesSimone and Elani are back this week with some life updates, including news that there will be another CrafterDay on October 25th at 3 PM! The ladies begin with talking about the benefits of crafting. Beyond creating art, it is also good for the soul. Then the ladies discuss their fall date ideas, with a reminder that dates are not jus for significant others, they're for friends and family too!
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2025-10-1525 minNice To Meet You!No Nutrients to WasteElani and Simone share how the time between recording has been. This week, the ladies discuss nutrition starting with the basics. It's important to know what your body needs. We close out with talking about how we can reduce our own food waste.
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2025-10-0139 minNice To Meet You!Type Casting in Local NewsSimone and Elani are solo again this week! The ladies start off with sharing their type, not that type, their personality type: A or B. They discuss the misinconceptions about these behavioral patterns and what they can learn from the other side. Next the ladies chat about where you can get real local news in the DMV, not just localized news from corporate sponsors.
2025-09-1729 minNice To Meet You!The Church of Self-PreservationElani and Simone are back this week! The ladies catch up on activities as thee season winds down. They begin with self-preservation, discussing how it’s changed from survival tactics to mental health preservation. Afterwards they chat about the church, having both grown up in religious environments and strayed away them. Elani mentions her return and his it helps ground her. Simone ends off with her advice for driving & for life.
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2025-09-0334 minNice To Meet You!Taking a Break to Thank Teachers <3Simone and Elani are back with a solo episode! They begin the episode with a catch up and new “studio” alert. Then the ladies talk about breaks and how we all deserve to rest in a way that recharges us. They share different types of breaks and what they plan to implement in the coming weeks. Since we are now in back to school season, the ladies share their favorite teachers and ways we can try to support teachers in our area.
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2025-08-2033 minNice To Meet You!What a Time To Be an Artist! (feat. Jess)Elani and Simone have another guest on the show! Jess (@JessElder.art), an artist at the Torpedo Factory, joins the ladies this week. They start off with a catch up then move into the topic of Time Stress. The ladies discuss how this affects them and some solutions that have worked to combat time stress. Afterwards they dig deeper into how Jess got to the Torpedo Factory, ways that we can all be more creative, & how to support local artists.
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2025-08-0643 minNice To Meet You!Being Friends with Your BodySimone and Elani are back with a solo episode this week! The ladies start off with a catch up that includes an announcement for the next podcast event, CrafterDay (more below). They discuss body image; where they learned how to think about their bodies and how their perspective has changed as they've gotten older. Then the ladies move on to friendship, and share what they've discovered along the way about maintaining them. Lastly, our Advice for Driving & For Life isn't as much a rant as a call to action this week #LetThemIn.
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2025-07-2336 minNice To Meet You!Sometimes Football IS Self-Care (feat. Tyler of No Clearance Podcast)Elani and Simone have another guest! Tyler from the No Clearance Podcast stops by to chat, first about self-care routines. They share their current self-care activities and how to get started with new ones. Afterwards, they discuss America’s greatest religion, football! Tyler shares his experience playing, coaching, and being a very involved fan of the Philadelphia Eagles #GoBirds
2025-07-0957 minNice To Meet You!Anime Isn't a Hobby...(feat. Sam)Simone and Elani have their first guest, Sam! The ladies chat about their hobbies, why they’re so important to us as adults and how they can help you meet new friends. Sam and Elani share their favorite anime/manga. The ladies discuss the anime community, and 911 gets a rant on screenwriting.
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2025-06-2546 minNice To Meet You!Have Pride in Your Loneliness!Elani and Simone catch up after a fun weekend outside. The ladies share how loneliness impacts them and how they deal when the feeling arises. They have a lil educational moment on the origins of Pride Month and talk about the change they wish to see in the world. ALSO the ladies announce the Nice To Meet You! Launch Party on next Thursday (Juneteenth/June 19), details below!
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2025-06-1138 minNice To Meet You!When the Goal is Staying AfloatSimone and Elani share notable news stories, including the UnitedHealth DNR scandal. They share the SMART Goal Setting system and how that has helped Simone with her Monthly Goals Club. The ladies also discuss staying afloat in a time of layoffs and inflation.
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2025-05-2833 minNice To Meet You!Sinners (The Movie) Have Habits Too!Elani and Simone catch up on recent news and life events. The ladies discuss how to form better habits and recommend Atomic Habits as a starter guide to get moving. They both finally saw Sinners! So they discuss their favorite parts of the movie, it’s historical run, and supporting independent films!
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2025-05-1651 minNice To Meet You!The Neighbors Make Me AnxiousSimone and Elani share their experiences getting up on stage and facing anxiety head on. The ladies also chat about what it means to be a good neighbor, a bad neighbor, and whether or not moving your lawn at 6 AM makes you a petty neighbor.
2025-05-0138 minNice To Meet You!From Sin to VolunteeringElani and Simone share who they’ve met since the last recording. They discuss their plans for getting involved in volunteering this year, and the origins of how they became interested in volunteering. The ladies also chat about the seven deadly sins and which one they relate to most. Let them know your most deadly sin in the comments!
2025-04-1742 minNice To Meet You!Courageous Third SpacesSimone and Elani catch up on the last couple weeks. The ladies discuss third spaces, specifically the library and all the resources available through them. They also chat about a quote from Evan Almighty which encourages Simone to see challenges presented as opportunity. They close out with an unplanned rant.
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2025-04-0235 minNice To Meet You!Introducing Your Hosts!Welcome back y’all! We’re back! And yes it’s we now! Join Simone and our new co-host Elani as they catch up about their year so far. They discuss All About Love and how reading the book impacted our lives. The ladies also touch on nepobabyism and our plans to rebrand in 2025.
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