Cool In Real Life

In this episode, we catch up like we always do — two friends sitting down to talk about what’s been going on in our lives and what’s been happening in the world. This episode is a mix of real-life updates, random thoughts, and current events we couldn’t ignore.

Each year, we carve out time to have a honest and vulnerable conversation centered around our mental health. In this episode, we discuss what the past year has brought us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. We navigate how our mental health has shifted, various lessons we’ve learned, and things that we’re still working through. Mental health is full of ebbs and flows; we’re just here trying to process it. Whether you’re in a season of healing, growth, or simply just trying to stay afloat, we hope that this conversation is a reminder that in our own personal and special way, we’re in this together—you’re not alone.

Do you know what today is? It's our anniversary! For our anniversary episode, we reflected on our year as CIRL, as well as answered questions from our very first Q&A! So much occurs within a year... We discussed how much we've grown as individuals, where we currently stand, and our hopes for the near future. Thank you to all of our supporters; we're excited to share our journey with you all. Cheers!

We’re back with another guest episode. This time, we sat down with the artist, Nic at Nite. We discussed art, life, and everything in-between.

Our love for sneakers is a major component of our friendship. If "friend talk" is what you're in search of, this is the perfect episode! We share our personal stories as sneakerheads; from our grails, to our L's.

With Season 2 taking place in a new location, we discuss the importance of intentionality, and how moving with positive intention can foster success. We cover intention from various aspects: our business, art, interpersonal relationships, and community.

Before we transition into a new year, we sat down to review our first year as a business. We discussed what we've learned throughout the year, our joys, our hardships, the power of creating with friends, and our excitement for year two.

Our grief series was created to help us move beyond challenging aspects of grief. In this three part series, we bare all and lay everything on the table; freeing ourselves in the process. We hope that this series brings clarity and healing to all in need of it. For the third and final edition of the series, we discuss grief that arises from the loss of oneself. In this episode, we share our personal experiences with losing ourselves, and our personal journeys with redefining and rediscovering who we are.

Our grief series was created to help us move beyond challenging aspects of grief. In this three part series, we bare all and lay everything on the table; freeing ourselves in the process. We hope that this series brings clarity and healing to all in need of it. For the second edition of the series, we discuss grief that stems from romantic relationships that dissolve. We journey through our experience with divorce, heartbreak, and our current task of moving on.

Our grief series was created to help us move beyond challenging aspects of grief. In this three part series, we bare all and lay everything on the table; freeing ourselves in the process. We hope that this series brings clarity and healing to all in need of it. For the first part of the series, we discuss our experiences surrounding the loss of loved ones, overcoming dark moments brought on by grave loss, and the streams of light we've found after escaping sheer darkness.

In this episode, we discuss our love for music. Music has inspired us throughout our lives, so there's no surprise that it's one of the main fabrics of our friendship. Join us as we share our experiences and memories surrounding music.

For our first guest episode, we sat down with one of Richmond's greatest street artists and muralists, Silly Genius. We have an in-depth discussion about the utilization of art, cultivation of culture, socioeconomic disparities, and the importance of community building.

In this episode, we discuss our connection with video games. Join us as we share how video games not only saved our friendship, but also gave us access to a new world.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For the second episode, we decided to help bring awareness to mental health by discussing our personal experiences and challenges.

For our first episode, we introduce ourselves and the CIRL brand to the world. We discuss our reasoning for starting a podcast, our interests, goals, and things to look forward to in the future.