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Better With Friends - Conversations with Andrea and Lorilee

Andrea & Lorilee

Having spent several years in their 20s getting the same degree and taking the same classes at the University of Manitoba, Andrea and Lorilee never got to know each other. Meeting again almost 25 years later, they soon realized they have a lot in common and became fast friends! Listen in as Andrea and Lorilee discuss their lives in midlife - from parenting to pop culture, work lives to social lives - and everything in between!

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00:39:48

Ep78: New Year, New Books & New Kitchen

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2024/01/23

The girls reconnect after the holidays, and we let you in on what we’ve been reading (including a stinker of a book). Lorilee has begun a kitchen renovation, and Andrea realizes she set herself up for failure. Related Show Links: How to Survive a Kitchen Renovation Setting Ourselves up for Failure The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:19:47

Ep77: 80s TV Theme Song Quiz

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2024/01/09

We test our memories from our childhood with varying degrees of accuracy. Can you beat our score? Related Show Links: Guess the 80’s TV Show Theme Song! Why We Remember Music and Forget Everything Else Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:42:09

Ep76: Christmas Traditions, Surprise Animals & Sewing...

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2023/12/26

In this episode, we do a little follow up from last week’s podcast, plus Andrea gives a furniture update. Lorilee describes a childhood outfit that sounds suspiciously familiar and they both chat about holiday traditions, new and old. Related Show Links: Goop Gift Guides 2023 Calgary Sleigh Rides Vintage 70s Children Clothing Patterns Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:55:21

Ep75: Our Christmas Lists for 2023 - A BWF Supersized...

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2023/12/05

We took a page out of Oprah’s magazine today and reviewed some of our favourite things to inspire your own Christmas Lists and help with gift-giving this year! Buckle up, because these show notes are extensive… Related Show Links: Oprah’s Favorite Things Andrea’s Favourite Things: Socks Open Toe Cabin slippers Kindle Unlimited Membership/Credits Universal Charger Car phone mount 100% Cotton Sheets Body Pillow Smart WIFI plugs Glasses set Home Organizer Sessions

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00:35:46

Ep75: Homework, Seasonal Decorating and Junk Rooms

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2023/11/21

Tis the season to decorate for Christmas…. Or is it? Andrea and Lorilee chat about when to pull out the seasonal decorations, how to help (or not help) your kids to do homework, and the feasibility of craft markets. Related Show Links: Helping your Teen with homework Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market How to Clean Up a Room full of Junk Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:33:25

Ep73: Early Mornings, Sleeping Temperatures and the...

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2023/11/07

Andrea returns to the workforce, Lorilee describes her household’s bed covers situation, and they discuss who (if anyone?) we’d pay thousands of dollars to see in concert. Related Show Links: How to shift your sleep schedule Scandinavian Sleep Method Top 10 most expensive concert tickets sold today Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:39:55

Ep72: Toad in the Hole, Lying and Book Reviews

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2023/10/24

Do you know what a Toad in the Hole is? Can people tell if you are lying and what lie have you told and gotten away with it? Andrea and Lorilee chat about this and more… including Lorilee’s newest Vampire adventures. Related Show Links: Toad in the Hole How to tell if someone is lying to you Will and Jada marriage news Book - Remarkable Bright Creatures Book - The Only One Left Book - Killers of the Flower Moon Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram:

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00:37:27

Ep71: Grad Dresses, Maintaining Adult Friendships &...

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2023/10/10

Andrea & Lorilee discuss their upcoming graduating children, which naturally leads to reminiscing about their own grad dress sagas. Andrea updates on her missing cat status and recent hand surgery (spoiler: use SPF on your hands!!) Lorilee leans on her community to get her kids to school, and together they muse about challenges of maintaining long-distance friends with different schedules. Related Show Links: Skin cancer prevention Choosing a Graduation Dress Get BWF merch here

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00:31:14

Ep70: Life Updates, Working Mom Wardrobes & Sickness...

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2023/09/26

They are back! After a summer hiatus, Andrea and Lorilee get caught up on the important life changes, discuss the challenges of Lorilee’s work wardrobe and agree on the best self-care when being sick. Related Show Links: Olympia Tile Mom Self-Care when Sick Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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01:07:33

Episode 69 - Lorilee and Jennifer

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2023/09/12

Lorilee enjoys catching up with her Winnipeg buddy, Jennifer. They share mental health experiences, talk about Lorilee’s brand new job and how Jen had influenced this turn of events, as well as ideas about restorative justice and animal therapy! And, just to be trendy, they also discuss the Barbie Movie. Guess who wasn’t a fan? Related Show Links: Sweet Soul Instagram Sweet Soul Facebook Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email:

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00:49:42

Ep 68: Andrea and Ashley

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2023/08/29

Andrea sits down with her internet friend Ashley - their first time talking in real time! - and they chat about what brought them together as friends, Cleaning Clubs, Mormonism and polygamous family trees, and how the internet can broaden our worldview. Related Show Links: Common hand gestures that get you into trouble in different countries Why Do Filipinos Point With Their Mouth? How Japan deals with their trash Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram:

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00:30:50

Ep67: Highs and Lows of Summer

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2023/08/15

Bugs, sunscreen and ice cream - oh my! We chat about our favourite and not so favorite things about summer. Related Show Links: Body Deodorant Eshakti Custom Clothes Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:46:27

Ep66: BWF News & Rewind

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2023/08/08

This week Andrea & Lorilee announce that the Better With Friends podcast will shift to being released every other week, and they re-release Episode 21, originally aired September 13, 2022. Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:51:31

Ep65: Andrea & Chelsea

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2023/08/01

This week Andrea sits down with her friend Chelsea and chats about being a working mom and entrepreneur, getting married young, losing a parent, thrift-shopping and a lot more! Related Show Links: Longevity Care Are High Tax-Rate countries the happiest? Shop Amazon Canada Local-to-you shops! What animal personality are you? Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.podEmail: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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01:09:50

Ep64: Lorilee & Shallon

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2023/07/25

On this BWF summer series, Lorilee chats with Shallon - fellow grade 5 kid Mom, fellow creative, world traveller...it was supposed to be a 15 minute episode but once we got started, we couldn't stop! Related Show Links: Salt Food Photography All the Light We Cannot See Remarkably Bright Creatures The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Veronica Mars Books

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01:00:14

Ep63: Did Hell Freeze Over? We're doing a Twilight...

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2023/07/18

We've invited Twihard, Aimee Redmann, to join us on this auspicious occasion to chat about everything Twilight. Andrea shocks and surprises by watching not one, but two Twilight movies! Related Show Links: Wiggiest Hair of the Twilight Franchise Robert Pattinson Composing 'Bella's Lullaby' For 'Twilight' Movie The Twilight Soundtrack Was Ahead of Its Time ‘Twilight’ TV Series in the Works (Exclusive) Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from

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00:50:16

Ep62: Jars of Teeth, Neck Stretches and Disposable...

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2023/07/11

Our summer series kicks off with a conversation about keeping our kids’ teeth in jars and other weird things we hang on to, stretches to deal with the consequences of working at a desk, Indiana Jones and Asterix (the character, not the punctuation) Related Show Links: Weird Things Adults Keep (The Holderness Family) Stretches for Desk Workers Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Neck Cloud Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.podEmail:

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00:35:57

Ep61: Carnival Foods, Fireworks and Cereal

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2023/07/04

Do you sometimes eat cereal for supper? Lorilee does… but not with milk. Andrea loves herself a nice Pogo or two, with mustard. Also discussed are some new foods available to eat at the 2023 Calgary Stampede, the downsides and upsides of fireworks, and Pizza Pops (with a surprising history lesson). Related Show Links All about Pizza Pops Naleway’s “Pizza Snacks” 2023 Calgary Stampede Midway Food Global Fest Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram:

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00:42:03

Ep60: Family Recipes, Gift Giving and Life-Changing...

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2023/06/27

Do you have favourite family recipes? Andrea and Lorilee talk about memories centered around recipes and ways of preserving them, giving gifts, and events that changed the direction of our lives. Related Show Links: Shutterfly Photo Books Strategies on dealing with a bully Sliding Doors moments Get BWF merch here We'd love to hear from you! Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod Email: Betterwithfriends@outlook.com

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00:47:36

Ep59: BWF After Dark Episode

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2023/06/20

They really tried to be a bit spicier this episode since it was recorded after suppertime, but the girls settled into their typical banter, including the challenges of kid schedules and subsequent transportation conflicts, inappropriate Siri moments and online shopping hits and misses. But we do learn Lorilee’s favourite spice! Related Show Links: Falling by T.J. Newman Bloomchic online shop (sizes 10-30) The upcoming Twilight tv series 13 Lives directed by Ron Howard What is the

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