Five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

Podcast Recommendations:

Mom Entrepreneurs

Curator:

Why did you choose this theme?

Because mom entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs, too. We need to highlight the working woman who's building businesses while she's raising a family.

Duh.

Podcast Picks:

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Why Are We Shouting?
The Gwen Stefani Boost

This podcast highlights mistakes, blunders, and epic fails that small business owners make. In this episode, I walk you through how I mistakenly landed the biggest press hit that I ever landed, and how Gwen Stefani, a gossip blog columnist, and my cousin helped to set the stage for her overnight success. This isn’t the only celebrity-ridden tale of ridiculosity: tune in to hear crazy business stories about Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Jason Mraz, and Paul Rudd, all in extremely short episodes.

Hear I Am with Regina Carey
Say Your Name

In this episode, the brilliant and soothing Regina Carey reinforces the importance of saying someone's name. Sounds simple, but the impact of it can be tremendous and there's no better person to elucidate this than Regina. Every episode of hers fills you in on what you didn't know that you needed to hear at exactly the time you needed to hear it.

Rox Talks with Roxanne Wilson
You Need A Hero (Product)!

Got a product? In this episode, the very spicy and sassy Roxanne Wilson focuses on how your product has got to be the hero of your small business story. She makes point after point that helps entrepreneurs understand how they can make a splash for their customers and clients.

The Support Squad: A Podcast for Virtual Assistants
6 Tools Virtual Assistants Can Use To Make Their Lives Easier

Wanna be a successful virtual assistant? Look no further. Sharon Nissen is a veritable treasure trove of resources for people looking to become VA’s. She wastes no time in getting down to business and makes sure that listeners increase their productivity, improve their time management, and make their lives a little easier.

Startup Parent
Overthrowing The Patriarchy with Sarah Lacy of Chairman Mom

To every mom entrepreneur out there: listen to this episode. Why? It begins by introducing the little known fact that “40% of American households believe that it’s bad for society if mothers work.” Sarah Lacy is a phenomenal guest. If you wanna know more data on the topic, how to call it out in your own life, and generally hop on the parents-can-work-too bandwagon, this podcast is for you.

FEEDBACK WITH EARBUDS:

This week on Feedback, we're talking to Rebeca Seitz, a writer, producer and communicator with over 15 years of experience in leadership roles in the media and entertainment industries.

She's the founder of the 1C Story Network, which is working on a number of innovative audio initiatives, including PodPair.

Check our out conversation here!

CLASSIFIEDS:

Eden Grove is an improv podcast hosted by residents of the Chicago suburbs and seeks to highlight the unique experiences of suburban life by exploring the shenanigans of the city council.

Comedy Has an Ouchie discusses a variety of issues that are damaging to the comedy industry in Chicago, ranging from the dangers of white supremacy to mistreatment of mental health and more.

Advertise your podcast or business here starting at $45/week.

COMMUNITY:

Thank you to Joe Borges of The Neuro Nerds podcast for writing a fantastic EarBuds blog about the power of podcasts and healing the brain. Check it out here!

Lauren Passell's Podcast The Newsletter: LP recommends Season two of This Land. Rebecca Nagle is (with an incredible team that includes Amy Westervelt!) looking at another underreported legal battle impacting American Indian tribes in the United States, this time a scorched earth lawsuit over the custody battle of a two-year-old in Dallas that tells the larger story of the 40-year-old Indian Child Welfare Act.

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

If you're on this planet, plants have a HUGE impact on your life. Whether you're a vegan, a carnivore, or somewhere in between, plants are the basis of the food you eat, the clothes your wear, and the air you breathe. We don't intended just to teach you plant facts (though we'll do plenty of that), but to give you some insight into the cool people who work with them.

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