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Have Coffee Will Travel
by Shawn and Leah Vanderloo
Coffee. Travel. Pop Culture. Thrifting. Join Shawn and Leah on an adventure covering a little bit of everything. Grab your favourite piping hot beverage and listen in about love, life and coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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From Creature Kon to Silent Night, Deadly Night
This week on Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn is back from a weekend filled with horror, celebrities, road trips, and plenty of strange encounters! Shawn heads out on a road trip to Creature Kon, where he meets some of the horror movie stars he grew up watching. One of the biggest highlights is...
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Spooky Season Begins
Spooky Season Begins Spooky season has officially arrived, and we're kicking it off with a classic. Shawn introduces Leah to They Live, the 1988 sci-fi cult classic starring Roddy Piper. Shawn recently picked up two NECA alien action figures from the movie, so naturally, that meant Leah had to...
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We Went Viral… And Now We Have a Robin’s Donuts Dilemma!
We Went Viral… And Now We Have a Robin’s Donuts Dilemma! It's birthday week around here! Leah celebrated her 47th birthday on August 29. Shawn is getting ready to hit the big 5-0 on September 3. We're celebrating both birthdays with a big BBQ potluck at Shawn's dad's place on September 5. Before...
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Yard Sales, Spider-Man, Old Friends & A Bee Hive Mystery
Have Coffee Will Travel – Episode 55: Yard Sales, Spider-Man, Old Friends & A Bee Hive Mystery It's another jam-packed episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, and this time we've got a little bit of everything! We start with yard sales, including one we hosted ourselves a few weeks ago. It was...
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We Rescued Baby Mice... Then Everything Went Wrong
What started as a simple garage cleanup turned into one of the most unexpected wildlife rescues we've ever experienced! While getting organized for an upcoming yard sale, Leah discovered a mother mouse and five tiny babies hiding in a box. We share the surprisingly heartwarming story of how Mom...
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Honey, We Got Bees!
This week, Leah officially becomes a beekeeper. After a year of classes, research, planning, and anticipation, she made the six-hour trip south to pick up her first honey bee colony and bring it home. We talk about the journey, the learning curve, and how Shawn and his dad prepared a home for the...
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Combining Households, Family Heirlooms & the Great Furniture Debate
After an unexpected delay, we're finally back with a new episode! Leah shares stories from her recent deployment to Toronto, where she spent ten straight days working long shifts supporting evacuees from Fort Albany. Unfortunately, she returned home with a nasty cold and a serious case of...
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Late Episode, Big Stories: Flood Evacuations, Anniversary Adventures & Yard Sale Letdowns
This one’s a few days late—but for a really good reason. Leah’s been out of town working as a nurse, helping care for First Nations evacuees from Fort Albany. Every spring, flooding forces northern communities out of their homes. This time, many were relocated to Toronto—about eight hours from…
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Side Hustles & Big Decisions (Episode 50)
Episode 50… and it feels about right that everything is a little chaotic. Leah’s got a decision to make. She just started a part-time job—but now a friend has offered her a short-term opportunity with better pay. The catch? She’d have to delay the job she just committed to. We talk through what…
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Bees, Bills & YouTube Thrills
☕ Episode 49: Bees, Bills and YouTube Thrills This episode starts where a lot of conversations seem to live these days—YouTube. We dig into the world of influencers and content creators. Some are making amazing stuff. Others? Not so much. When you have to post to stay relevant, even the most...
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Great Lakes Geek Fest
☕ Episode 48: Great Lakes Geek Fest Subtitle: Selling at the Con This week, we take Have Coffee Will Travel on the road—well… to a convention hall here in Sault Ste. Marie for the very first Great Lakes Geek Fest, put on by Kanto Kreations. And yes—we had a booth. Why? Because Shawn is turning…
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From Star Trek to Van Life
Episode 47 — From Star Trek to Van Life This episode of Have Coffee Will Travel looks a little different…because it is. For the first time, Shawn set up a camera and filmed the podcast while recording the audio. Why? Because he’s gearing up to launch a new YouTube project called The Long Way...
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Showgirls VS Alien
Episode 46: Showgirls VS Alien This week, we dove headfirst into the neon chaos of Showgirls. Leah had seen it years ago. Shawn had not. We pressed play with cautious optimism. That optimism did not survive. The acting feels loud, awkward, and strangely theatrical. The story wanders. Characters...
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50 First Dates
Episode 45: 50 First Dates kicks off with a very important update: Shawn’s hair. After shaving his head since his twenties, he finally let it grow out. The results land somewhere between Captain Picard and a clown, and yes, that comparison sets the tone for what follows. From there, we move into...
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Observed Behaviour
Episode 44: Observed Behaviour In Episode 44 of Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn and Leah settle in to reflect, react, and observe what happens both onstage and off. To start, they revisit Popcorn Falls, the play discussed last episode, now officially wrapped. While both performances were strong…
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Popcorn Falls
Episode 43: Popcorn Falls In this episode, Shawn and Leah catch up over coffee and cover a little bit of everything—from community theatre to winter woes, side hustles, and big-picture life planning. Leah shares exciting news about the play she’s directing with her producing partner RJ. The show…
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Looking Back, Looking Forward
In this episode, we hit pause on the year and take a look back before charging ahead. We kick things off with Christmas. Specifically, the kind with too much food, loud games, and a Boxing Day party packed with friends. Shawn asks Leah what she got for Christmas. Leah does not return the favor....
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From Snow Rescues to Freddy Fazbear
Episode 41 – From Snow Rescues to Freddy Fazbear In this episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn and Leah cover a little bit of everything. It starts with dinner and ends with animatronic nightmares. In between, there’s snow, side hustles, and a surprise rescue. ☕ Date Night & Hotpot Adventures...
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Disney Fantasy Cruise
Episode 40 — Disney Fantasy Cruise We packed our bags, grabbed our passports, and left snowy Sault Ste. Marie for a week of sun, sea, and Disney magic. Air Canada nudged us south with a layover in Toronto. From there, we dropped into Florida and spent two nights at the Country Inn & Suites in…
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
🎧 Episode 39: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald vanished beneath the waves of Lake Superior. This week, Leah dives deep into the story that’s haunted her imagination for years. She takes the mic solo for most of the episode, sharing the ship’s history, the...
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Animatronic Anarchy: Freddy vs Willy
Animatronic Anarchy: Freddy vs Willy This week on Have Coffee Will Travel, we’re diving deep into the chaotic, grease-stained world of murderous animatronics. That’s right — it’s Freddy vs. Willy, a movie showdown between Five Nights at Freddy’s and Willy’s Wonderland. One has a haunted pizzeria...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
🎃 Episode Title: “Texas Chainsaw and Pumpkin Spice — A Halloween Special” Happy Halloween from Have Coffee Will Travel! This week, we traded our lattes for chainsaws (figuratively, promise) and dove straight into one of horror’s most infamous franchises — The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Armed with...
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A Day Late and A Dollar Short
Episode Title: A Day Late and a Dollar Short Podcast: Have Coffee Will Travel Hosts: Shawn & Leah This week on Have Coffee Will Travel, we’re feeling the crunch — financially, mentally, and emotionally. Shawn’s on strike with Canada Post, Leah’s trying to get her new foot care business off the...
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Casablanca, Canada Post & Cosmic Pizza Milestones
☕ Have Coffee Will Travel – Episode 35: Casablanca, Canada Post & Cosmic Pizza Milestones In this episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, your hosts Shawn and Leah settle in with their favorite brew and take you on a ride through film history, small business hustle, postal politics, and a touch of...
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Epic Horror Universe
Epic Horror Universe – Orlando Theme Park Adventures This week on Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn and Leah take you along on a whirlwind Orlando adventure packed with thrills, chills, and more than a little sticker shock. Joined by Wyatt, they set off midweek for a short but action-filled trip…
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Universal Halloween Horror Nights & Scary New Shipping Rules: Etsy Sellers in Trouble
On this week’s episode of Have Coffee Will Travel, we’re diving into both spooky thrills and some truly frightening news for small business owners. First, we share our excitement for our upcoming trip to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. From haunted houses to terrifying scare...
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Song of the South Film Review
Song of the South film review is the 32nd episode of the Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast. We dive into the movie and discuss its impact on popular culture. We try to break down its meaning, and if the film is, in fact, racist. Also on this episode, we are discussing the new television show Alien...
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a movie from 1982. Released in July of 1982, and running just under 2 hours, the film stars Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. It is a musical comedy with a score of just 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. Shawn and Leah watched a VHS copy of the film on their vintage…
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Road Trips and Renovations
Road trips and renovations are exciting, expensive, fun, scary and filled with unknowns. This week on Have Coffee Will Travel, Shawn and Leah are chatting about a recent adventure, and an upcoming project. Also included is some television talk, thoughts about coffee and the regular Etsy feature....
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Mac and Me: Cult Classic or Blatant Ripoff?
Mac and Me. Cult classic, infomercial, E.T. ripoff or something more? Considered one of the worst films ever made, Mac and Me has entered the realm of cult classic. But, what is a cult classic? A cult classic is a film, or other work, that has gained a dedicated, passionate fanbase, often...
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Movie Night Battle
Movie night battle is a regular feature of married life. What are we going to watch tonight? On this week's episode, Shawn and Leah are chatting about movies, podcast ideas, yard sales and their Etsy shops. They're always talking about their Etsy shops. It is a regular feature of the podcast. We...
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Make Plans But Don't Plan The Outcome
Make plans but don't plan the outcome is a phrase I heard often in my early years. My grandfather was a fount of knowledge, wisdom and cliches. Not planning the outcome was his favourite expression. This idiom has stuck with me for my entire life. And yet, this nugget of wisdom is not always easy...
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Mind Your Beeswax
Bee keeping, farming, movies and Etsy sales on this, the 26th episode of the Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast. We start off with a movie review. It has been some time since we dedicated an entire episode to a movie review. This review is quick. Shawn and Leah watched Long Legs, starring Nicolas...
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Sault Steelers Football Needs You!
Sault Steelers football needs you and your help. For this episode of the Have Coffee Will Travel podcast, Shawn and Leah go on location to meet with some of the players. The Steelers are in need of fresh blood for their team roster. They are also looking for sponsors. Running a team is an…
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Fishing For Answers
Fishing for answers to some of life's most intriguing questions on this week's episode of HCWT. Join Shawn and Leah as they ask each other the hard-hitting questions of the universe. We're not talking about favourite colours or numbers here. Is reincarnation real? What is your favourite thing…
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TV, Travel and Marc Maron Comedy
On this award-winning show, we dive into our recent road-trip adventures. You will learn about the dangers of mail delivery, Etsy shop sourcing, recent television shows and a few other topics. Tell everyone you know about the Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast! Marc Maron's current comedy tour has...
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A Brief History of Cats
A brief history of cats! This week we take a break from movie reviews to discuss something a little closer to home. Many people consider their cats to be a significant part of their family. We are no different. Because we love our cats so much, we decided to talk about the origin of cats, their...
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Porky's Movie Review
Porky's is a 1981 sex comedy directed by Bob Clark. In 1954, each boy in a group of Florida Angel Beach High School students plans to lose his virginity. They go to Porky's, a strip club in the Everglades, believing that they can hire a prostitute to satisfy their sexual desires. The club's...
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Cherry 2000 Movie Review
Welcome back to the movie closet. In this series, we review a movie one of the co-hosts has not seen. Then, we dissect the film for its underlying theme and talk about it. This week we are reviewing the classic film Cherry 2000 from the year 1987. The underlying theme is unexpected love. Cherry...
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The Movie Closet: Dogma
This time on the Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast, we begin our movie closet series. When we moved into this house, there were no convenient spots to store our DVD collection. However, there was a spare closet. We tossed all of our films into the closet and our storage problem had a solution. Now,...
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A Taste of Japan
A taste of Japan is our first episode of the soon to be ongoing World Taste series. Our plan is to purchase various food items from around our great planet. These will be things that are very often not available locally. Using the powers of the internet, we will acquire a pile of random items and...
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2025 Movie Preview
2025 Movie Preview Join us as we dive into the genre films that are coming to a theatre near you in 2025. We are going month by month to tell you what to keep an eye open for. This is not an exhaustive list. The hours would crawl by as we tried to tell you everything that will be in a cinema over...
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2025 Plans and Resolutions
New year, new me? Not this time folks! Our first episode of the new year, and our 16th episode overall, is a guideline for the future. The turning of the calendar brings with it a certain kind of perspective. Looking at what has come before, and what we wish to come next. 2025 is here. We are…
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Canada Post Strike
On our 15th episode, we chat about the recent strike/lockout at Canada Post. Shawn is a Letter Carrier, so this issue is immediate and personal. Leah and Shawn talk about the strike itself, as well as Shawn's own experience working for the post office. You will also learn a few surprises along…
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Fun In The Sun: Orlando 2024
Our 2024 Orlando and Grand Rapids vacation. Every day is an adventure. Join us as we break down each day's events into small, bite-size chunks.What did we do? Where did we go? Who did we see? Day 1: Crazy weather travel day. Our 4 hour drive took us 6 hours. Our Allegiant flight was delayed. We...
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Thankful For What's Next
Disney, antiques, beer, music, food, travel and more! Welcome to the Thanksgiving episode. We were going to do a deep dive into the history of Thanksgviing, but we thought better of that idea. The topic is too vast and full of controversy to be covered easily. Instead, we talk about the things we...
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Coffee Houses and the Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon
A coffee house is an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments, and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers. The first known use of the term coffeehouse was in 1612. More commonly a coffee house or coffee shop (cafe) serves various types of coffee,...
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Road Trips
Road trips are an essential component of modern life. What is a road trip? It is a long journey, especially one that is recreational or spontaneous, taken in an automobile. They often involve multiple stops and are often made for simple pleasure. This episode of the podcast delves into all kinds…
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You Won't Believe This
You won't believe this! We have joined the ESO Podcast Network. Established in April 2012, the ESO Network is a podcast network of shows that celebrate a love for pop culture, sci-fi, comics, and all things geek. Your co-host Shawn has been a part of ESO since early 2018. The Have Coffee Will...
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Garage Sale Haul
Your trash is our treasure! This week, Shawn and Leah bring you on their garage sale adventures. We are talking about what we found to put in our ETSY stores, and a few things we found for ourselves. Not only that, we dive into each item's history and how it relates to our lives. #Pavarotti...
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Coffee. Travel. Pop Culture. Thrifting. Join Shawn and Leah on an adventure covering a little bit of everything. Grab your favourite piping hot beverage and listen in about love, life and coffee.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Coffee. Travel. Pop Culture. Thrifting. Join Shawn and Leah on an adventure covering a little bit of everything. Grab your favourite piping hot beverage and listen in about love, life and coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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