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CC Barlow and Valerie Uhlin

Two brassy broads trying their best to make sense of life’s nonsense. Call it humorous therapy. Or Irreverent self-help. Learn a little, laugh a little, and leave feeling lighter. We hope.

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31:06

Fear & Loathing ... in Canada Pt 2

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2025/03/20

Send us a text We continue our download of all things outrage-able. Because... how can people be so stupid? Or short-sighted, or both? From the Trump tariffs to Putin possibilities, Val lets loose - something new and different - and CC gets a good laugh out of imagining Val's cats trying to retrieve a phone for her. The best way to stay sane during insane times is to hold tight to your sense of humour.

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30:37

Fear & Loathing... in Canada Pt 1

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2025/03/17

Send us a text We're talking tariffs and their effects up here in the great white north. White House idiocy. Trump has pissed the Canadian people right the fuck off, eh? The conversation gets so loaded we break it into two parts. Lucky you. LOL. "Say goodnight, Gracie."

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38:36

Fill-in-the-Blank

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2025/03/03

Send us a text CC's out of town and though we attempted to record a long-distance episode, it didn't happen. Oops. So, here's one we recorded a few weeks back, for fun, before the Super Bowl and Kendrick and, of course, the Trump shit-show. A lighthearted episode, void of politics, something that's becoming increasingly difficult to avoid, but this week, we manage to do it.

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41:11

More Kendrick and...

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2025/02/24

Send us a text We be all over the place today! Starting out with more on Kendrick and the after effects of his Super Bowl Halftime show, we veer into the effects of Trump and his Presidential shit show. We talk corruption in the music industry, CC shares a dental experience that prompted her to look at her own biases, and Val goes off (again) on the 12% of Canadians who think becoming the 51st state is a good idea.

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43:13

Kendrick's Superbowl

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2025/02/17

Send us a text Well, we two white women were wowed by the Super Bowl half-time show! And we share our thoughts and responses to this highest viewed performance of all time. Of course, the conversation wanders to tariffs and the Gaza situation, among other things.

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35:02

AI and Its Impact

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2025/02/10

Send us a text CC and Val start out talking about Artificial Intelligence, and then end up taking several scenic detours. From the recent U.S. imposed tariffs, to the situation in Gaza, to the California fires, all kinds of tangential conversations happening this week.

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23:06

Bare Down There

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2025/02/03

Send us a text CC and Val travel down memory lane this week and remember the one-woman play they co-wrote over 15 years ago. Never one to take the simple route, their sassy Seussian poem turned into a 70 minute monologue. What were we thinking? Chosen by the Fringe Festival, their play "Earth-bound Angel" was performed 12 times in Toronto in 2009. Val shares the memorable "Bare Down There" that kicked it all off, and CC tries to hold it together. Enjoy!

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31:15

To YouTube or Not...?

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2025/01/27

Send us a textWe were going to talk about AI, its impact and the jobs it may replace, but then... we talked about the podcast, our thoughts after 90 episodes, where it (and we) are headed, and the business of it: Is compromising your soul a necessary part of PR and Social Media? CC gives a short lesson is economics and Val gets real and nets it out, as always.

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31:37

Laughter... Sort Of...

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2025/01/20

Send us a textWe were gonna' do a show on the health benefits of laughter, but it's January 20th and Trump was just inaugurated. So, there's that... means we need look a little deeper in order to add laughter to our daily recipe for well-being. A certain level of lightness is required to survive the sea changes about to occur, and humour can buoy the spirit in the midst of turbulent waters.

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35:20

Bad Dates or Things Not to do While on One

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2025/01/13

Send us a textToday's episode is one from the fall we never posted. (While it's introduced as our first videotaped episode, there's actually no YouTube post.) Because our bathroom is being renovated, which means loud noises, no recording took place last week. But this one is fun, and Val holds court with some stories that will make you think as well as laugh.

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32:38

Hello 2025

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2025/01/06

Send us a textAs we launch a new year, CC and Val trade their intentions--not their goals--for 2025. From harvesting joy to "so what?", they manage to veer toward peach trees and Bob Marley...? Then Val brings it home with a feel good story (about a cat, of course).

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32:16

Happy Holidays!

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2024/12/23

Send us a textCC and Val trade tales of Christmas traditions - the good, bad, and the ugly. From nostalgic memories that warm the heart to ones that don't , join the gals for some stories from the past. And may all of us have a joyful, peaceful holiday season.

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33:32

Men in Blue: Encounters of Another Kind

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2024/12/16

Send us a textCC and Val trade their memorable law enforcement encounter stories this week. Val starts off with a recent exchange that'll put tears in your eyes from laughing, and CC shares a story from the past that might bring tears for a different reason.

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31:33

The Lies We Tell

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2024/12/09

Send us a textCC and Val take a look at the lies we tell, to ourself, and others. We all do it, but why? What are the prices we pay for them--and the pay-offs we get from them? Telling the truth can be uncomfortable short-term, but long-term it's freeing. Val shares a story and suggests with one bottom-line: trust your gut. CC says: guard your in-to-me-see.

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29:25

Powerful Places, Sacred Spaces

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2024/12/02

Send us a textCC and Val discuss places that evoke emotion; places like Stonehenge, or cemeteries, where energy can be felt. But, are all "sacred" spaces also "spiritual"? Perhaps connecting to nature, all by itself, without buildings in which to pray (or poop) is spiritual all by itself. But then how do we wind up talking Twin Peaks...?

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29:13

Our Favourite Quotes

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2024/11/25

Send us a textCC and Val share their favourite quotes - the ones that have inspired, informed or comforted them over the years. CC mostly shares dead people's words, while Val sources strength from musicians. There's tears and laughs in this episode. And remember: you can catch us on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/vDsZbOtbhK8

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37:52

Turmoil Ripple Effects

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2024/11/18

Send us a textCC and Val continue their reflections on the ripple effects of the recent US election - and then suddenly veer to UFOs and aliens...say wha-a-t?? The fact is that we are surrounded by uncertainty and seek safety and structure during tumultuous times. And many are still struggling with pandemic PTSD, not to mention mask guilt. Val finishes with a particularly good news story, so all is not doom and gloom.

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47:36

Post Election Processing

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2024/11/11

Send us a textCC and Val share their responses to the results of the U.S. Presidential election. Val gets real, and unexpectedly emotional as she shares her opinion, and CC offers a perspective that might help lift the disappointment: perhaps this is the chrysalis stage in our evolution...? But they still found some funny this week, a pleasant surprise in the face of so much angst.

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33:18

"To All the Books We've Loved Before..."

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2024/11/04

Send us a textCC and Val trade notes on the books that have impacted them the most over the course of their lives. The ones that altered the way they view themselves, the world and how they fit into it. WE limited to 4 books each, though we could have kept going. Words: They matter.

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33:09

Halloween Origins... and Entities...?

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2024/10/28

Send us a textCC and Val talk about Halloween this week. Well, Val does most of the talking as she is a witch (a good one) and shares some interesting facts about the origins of what we now celebrate with "trick or treat' and all things spooky. And then she mentions entities, different from demons, and off we go! (Apologies for CC's mike - we fixed it for next week's episode.)

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