Leah Renee Podcast

🪱 Let's open a can of worms...and like it! Oh yeah, here is my website before I forget: https://www.leahrenee.co/ This episode is so much fun! We learn about everything from the myth about cutting worms in half to the origins and practice of laughter yoga. Cathy Nesbitt is an environmentalist, professional laugher, and worm extraordinaire. She talks about America's trashiest state (thanks to Canada) and how she teamed up with her husband to grow an unconventional business: worm composting! Get to know this lovely vermicomposter in episode 19.We talk about how- Worms are the canary of the soil- Why Red Wigglers are the GOAT of composting worms and how they transformed a desolate patch of land in India- Cathy's worm stand up show and big idea for worm dating apps- Why all the worm hate (maybe for the fact that they'll eat us when we die?)- If men or women like worms better?- The science behind laughter (oxygen, oxytocin, and how your body doesn't know the difference)- How you can trick your body into thinking everything is great- A life hack on how diffuse tension when you want to rage- To start a laughter clubCathy's Links:Buy worms here: https://www.cathyscomposters.com/Sign up for Laughter Yoga: https://cathysclub.com/Cathy's Sprouts! https://www.cathyssprouters.com/🙏🙏🙏Thanks for clicking on the description! It's like hearing my dad say he's proud of me. Links to take our relationship to the next level:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: / leahreneecomedian Facebook: / leahreneecomedian IG: / leahreneecomedian LinkedIn: / leahcreativeThanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shortest podcast I've ever made. (PS: I added more stuff to my site: https://www.leahrenee.co/ ) If for no other reason, listen to this to hear wisdom tooth guy who forgot his entire family, but somehow remembered Batman. 😆I finished A Mind at Home With Itself, which is basically 300+ pages of Batman guy (he's a metal version of Byron Katie). I also talk about Julia Cameron's idea of "artist dates" from the book, The Artists Way. On such an occasion this week, I picked up a very fun slang dictionary:  Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. An absolute gem of a book.In this episode we learn phrases like:"How you diddling?""to the muttons" (which I'll need to confirm with comedian  @rayolearycomedy  )being "mushed up" and if I'm a clap trap or not. I've been reading a lot more because of Cal Newport's five suggestions to improve cognitive fitness, including "landlining" which has been very impactful.[I talk all about Cal's list in Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA ]🙏🙏🙏Thanks for showing interest in this episode! It helps the algo know I'm at least moderately interesting.Links to take our relationship to the next level:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: / leahreneecomedian Facebook: / leahreneecomedian IG: / leahreneecomedian LinkedIn: / leahcreativeThanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I enjoyed a lovely change of pace interviewing Kris Keppeler. I'm not sure how much you like people talking over the top of each other, but whenever I get the chance to share an anecdote about failed Mormon communism, I can't help but join in. Also, Kris has an incredible laugh which she generously bestows (which is like catnip for me).This episode includes anecdotes about her time as a dressage and eventing athlete, how she imagined herself as an anteater to get into a role and the importance of how stories change who we are. I don't need to tell you that because if you are a podcast person, you probably already know how stories transform us.To help this episode's accuracy in search engines, Episode 17 is about:Seattle-based Kris Keppeler's work as a voice actor narrator who specializes in non-fictionOne of her most interesting jobs reading a series of books on Wicca (and how it's actually way more chill than you thought)Not all Wiccans are witches or speak Latin, but they do love Gaeilge and Samhain. Betsy Ross, the famous...upholsterer?Placing second in a competition using her "sexy voice"The most boring part of The Sound of Music is actually pretty good in isolationI learn Kris sadly does not share my affection for The Onion, but does love satireI fan girl about David Sedaris, yet againI ask Kris what her King Midas wish is (and her wish is surprisingly achievable, no genie needed!)The importance of Anne Frank, A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, and connecting the dotsWhy I have Jim Jeffries envy (and his flawless bit about g*n control)Learning from the past needs to include a distinction between communism, socialism, downright evil dictatorsTales from her equestrian days in eventing (a new term I learned, it's basically a horse triathlon)Why I'm still in love with Colin Firth . . . . . Kris' Links! . . . . .Her website: https://kriskeppeler.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KrisKeppelerNarratesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KrisKKeppelerKris on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2958821/Substack: https://kriskeppeler.substack.com/ . . . . . Leah's Links! . . . . .Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🤔 Can a white woman be taken seriously when wearing wigs recreationally? To see who's askin', it's me from: https://www.leahrenee.co/🤔Can female comedians talk about their weight on stage?🤔 What five things can you do to stop being a crack head (if crack = digital devices).We get to the bottom of stressful thoughts with unadulterated vulnerability and transparency. (Don't judge me).Yes, in this episode we talk about the Mother of Inquiry: Byron Katie!The Father of Digital Distraction Awareness: Cal Newport!And everything from Bill Burr, addiction +12 Steps, John Robin's appearance on Comedian's Comedian (fantastic podcast by Stuart Goldsmith) and much more.This episode will have you wondering:Will wig wearing be as hateful and taboo as blackface once robots take over?Did Cal Newport miss his calling as a ageless child actor? What five things can you do to recover your ability to friggin cop on to yourself and concentrate? (One of them is called "landlining")Leah admits to being fast pooper #poopprivilegeThe brain equivalent of 10,000 step a dayThe worst book I almost read when I was more than nine months pregnantWhat is a "clarity walk"?I ran into the comic who saw me lose it on stage and go nuclear on a bar of Philly Peter PansWhy does Leah talk about wigs so much?Who is Joh Robins and why does Leah love him?The difference between sobriety and abstinenceWhen is it considered food addiction?What is a "Judge Your Neighbor" worksheet?NOTE: A video episode version will be available soon! A link to it will be posted when it's live. It will have some bonus content and be slightly longer and way more fun than the audio version. ;)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Leah's Links!Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/ Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My first time meeting comedian Danny Johnson and of course we talk about OCD, being easily bothered and why there's not much of a distinction between clean comedy and socially conservative comedy. By the way, here's my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/If you aren't up to comedy chat, this episode is not for you. We talk alllll about the biz and share interesting trivia like how women exponentially increase the laughter in a room and even having a compelling story (like being paralyzed) doesn't always win over the comedy industry. Danny Johnson joins the pod to talk about everything from bowling scholarships to losing weight with GLP-1s. Leah laments the difficulty talking about weight loss on stage and Danny's first thought about the Epstein Files were Microsoft Outlook outputs. If you want to see more of Danny's work here are a few places to check him out:His recent special, Everything Bothers Me: https://youtu.be/3aZgNtk66Q8?si=pYMdT2cndlD6oSCiDanny's Dry Bar Special, I Don't Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obpz2eC_6gA Danny's site: https://dannyjohnson.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJsx-OdSdpwbK_QnNhmsiAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannyjohnsoncomedy/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DannyJohnsonComedy As always, here's Leah Renee's Links:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that I'm not anymor..mon I decided to have a Tarot expert Finbarre Snarey to the pod to introduce me properly! I celebrate one year since my Brighton Fringe debut by talking to a man who got his first Tarot deck in Brighton. I learn all about the hundreds of deck Finn is collecting for a massive project, including gathering cursed decks.We chat for a bit about the name Barry and the magic shirt that gave him confidence to approach girls as a teenager.Once we ramble a bit - he pulls the first card! The third card seemed the scariest, thought Finbarre's Tarot pull was delightful.We make wild predictions about Beanie Babies.Talk about walking sticks and a mayor who got knocked over by a wheel of cheese.From Christina Ricci Tarot deck to other bedazzled with crocheted butterflies to the unlikely coupling of Jane Austen and Tarot.If you'd like to see the work Finbarre Snarey, check him out here:Finn's website: https://finbarre.com/Finn's podcasts: https://tarotinterviews.com/ and https://www.tarotdms.com/Finstagram: https://www.instagram.com/finbarre/Finn's big project (launching November 2026): https://britishtarotarchive.org/Leah's Links:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

😳 I bought a used self help book in "good" condition and boy did I get more than I bargained for! I may never find her, but I hope she got what she was yearning for. 🙇‍♀️ This episode includes an apology for last week's rant and the juicy deets about a stranger trying to live a better life. 🚼 I also have a big announcement about a three month old baby boy I adopted this week who's stolen my heart and money. 😙 🎶 I found a delightful trove of whistling professionals. ✅ I will update this description in future, but I can't be bothered getting ready for another weekend in New York. If you like me, visit my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will I get excommunicated for this rant about the ludicrous lawfare the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints is waging on John Dehlin? (Let's hope so! I could use some media coverage!) I would have named this episode something cuter but I really want search engines to pick up because I want to support Mormon Stories. So, what the heck, eat these keywords you hungry bots: Mormon, LDS, Latter-day Saints, Open Stories Foundation, Mormon Church Sues Podcast, First AmmendmentSeriously though, for the benefit of the listener, that's not all I talk about in episode 12. Here's what this episode covers in a nutshell:How freaking easy it is to slip back into old patterns, for me that means high achieving Worky McWorkface.Changing careers midlife is as fun as being a child again, and even less profitableI played the game "Find the Irish Person" at a brewery convention AND WON! 🇮🇪Americans are embarrassingly self referential, myself includedI'm going to have guests on the show starting next week!I'm getting a cockatiel and would like to name it Stanley SpadowskiMy faith transition began with Richard Rohr's very Jesus-y podcast and ended with John Dehlin's grumpy, yet academic exMormon episodes about things like LDS lawyer hush money for SA victimsThe weirdo at church with a mask that looked like sexy pantiesUK Mormons don't own guns but USA ones bloody doNemo the Mormon's recent video about the very problematic and oft quoted "Happiness Letter" where Joseph Smith blatantly tried to manipulate a teenage girl into giving him nookie and now it's a fridge magnet. All hail to the brave Victorian pioneer Nancy Rigdon for standing up to Mormonism's favorite s*xual predator, Joseph Smith Jr. #teamNancyRigdonUnhinged Mormon bishops who freestyle life advice with no training or legal oversight, Mormon Stories gives a limitless repository of reasons the Latter-day Saint church desperately needs organizational reform.Clergy penitent privilege is dangerous bullcrap that hurts already devastated victims. Bartholomew's survey found the privilege has expanded enormously in scope over the last few decades without any corresponding evidence that the expansion produces social benefit.I love my Mormon friends and family: they are wholehearted, generous, and kind. I do not love the organization and leadership rampant with nepotism, fraud, and deliberate coverups and tax evasion.Leaving the Mormon church is like finding your way out of The Truman Show, just a difficult, just as freeing.The sad truth about Chris Farley and old school showbiz. While social media mostly sucks, it's a way for creators to find audiences without needing old media outlets to push them into the spotlight.Why personality tests are often nothing more than confirmation bias machinesThe very batsh*t beginnings of Meyers-Briggs, the most well recognized psuedo-science in the personality test spaceThe Forer Effect and why you are more likely to strongly agree with a horoscope as long as it doesn't hurt your feelingsChina's social credit score could be the model for determining what you're *really* like. 😀Apologies the podcast quality changes 30 minutes in, forgive my dead recorder and doom on my children for obfuscating my battery charger with all the effectiveness of a Kirton McConkie law team trying to hide a church s*x scandal.LINKS!Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🍻 Season 2, Episode 11🍻 is about sad old men in Welsh football jerseys, the perilous Dublin bus system, and lunch with Lesbians.Episode 11 begins with a brief travelogue of my time in Dublin, Cork, London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Denmark and follows with the characteristically chaotic bounce from idea to idea peppered with memories of working for Old Navy, Bethy Black's too good to be joke clowing incident in the wild, and why I am bridge troll level attractive in Denmark. For more visit: https://www.leahrenee.co/This podcast will let you in on special information like:Best case scenario is that your pants fall down.A dream life is an unlimited rail card.Danes are hot, but also basic.Bristolians love blunt bangs and kombucha.Leah's upcoming lesbian wedding in Wales.Gold star normie Cal Newport's boring way of naming things.Internet rabbit holes filled with Jesus cosplay fails.LINKS!The jail I visited in Dublin: https://www.kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/Cool values test with real life examples: https://personalvalu.es/personal-values-testDad Core Normie and Deep Work King: https://calnewport.com/These cool places booked me and they didn't even know me:🇮🇪 https://institchescomedy.com/comedians/🇮🇪 https://craicdencomedyclub.com/🇮🇪 https://thecomedyclub.ie/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.therummonkey.com/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://camdencomedyclub.com/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://www.glee.co.uk/cardiff/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.goodeggcomedy.co.uk/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/🇩🇰 https://www.instagram.com/kompasset.comedy/🇩🇰 https://cphcomedy.com/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://www.thegaffecomedyclub.com/Even more about this episode to help search engines know what the heck this is about:🙏Tour Recap and Thanks: Leah Renee is back from a two-week solo comedy tour across seven European cities, including the 2026 Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Special thanks to the venues who hosted the tour.💭 Post-Trip Reflections: I'm back home having freshly quit my side gig, feeling a rush of creative possibility: screenwriting, podcasting, filming a special. I turned to Mister Dad Bod, Cal Newport for help understanding deep work and left wanting. I turned to a values quiz to figure out priorities, which probably hurt more than helped after finding out my top five values were: independence, authenticity, uniqueness, variety, and peace — which felt more aspirational than reflective of my current life as a married parent of three small kids. Should personality test and values quizzes be about what you value idealogically? or how you are actually spending your time?🤔 Inspired Direction?: I recieved an unexpected nudge to develop more general audience (clean) comedy material because it's more profitable, with all of it's limitations and tricky politics. Is stand up comedy a better lifestyle thank podcasting? Is this podcast a smart risk or royal waste of time in the attention economy where thousands of brilliant and creative people named Tim are making intimidatingly good pieces.🤡 Failing is Succeeding: Walking a tightrope of creative ambition and family responsibility, the rarity of actually "making it" as an artist is a constant feature in my decision making. My love of fail videos and clowning soothed me through the months of the soul-crushing nature of nine-to-five work, and now it's time to make my own. My interest in creative work "for the love of the game" even without a guaranteed audience, I persist and fail. I tease more structured future episodes with deep dives on specific people or books.LINKS!Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last episode of Season 1! We made it! 🥳Have you ever had a Galentine's Day party? Did it include champagne? Chocolate covered strawberries? A middle aged comedian holding on to her last shreds of youth before her body is ravaged by menopause?This episode includes my bait and switch private gig which I actually really enjoyed.Why I'm considering specializing in Ladies Night comedy home shows.Why my husband is so unwilling to accept that I'm superhuman and can start cars in sub zero temperatures with my high frequency energy alone.The money saving hack airlines hate (and how I'm not going to make a video because they'll put a stop to it)I find a loophole around marking this podcast as "explicit" by only saying the first halves of swear words and wondering if I'll get caught.And as always, I complain about social media and raise awareness about how it's ripping at the fabric of our creative souls.I also shout out Gold Star Normie: Cal Newport and his life's work dedicated to data on digital distraction.I'm not sure if he ever compared smart phone use to the Opium Wars but I do!I also found the idea of App-stinence from inspiring young person, Gabriel Nguyen.LEAH'S LINKS!Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The penultimate episode of Season 1, I go woo woo as per usual. Fun things about this episode:Phyllis Diller! She was my inspiration for starting comedy later in life. Did you know she was 37 and had five kids when she started?! I recently found the secret of her success: a turn of the century self help book that uses fun terms like "newspaper man" and offense ones like "colored" :{. If you've never read it, it's called The Magic of Believing by Claude Bristol and it's mostly a gem if you can get over the outdated references, patriarchy, and praise for industrial capitalism. I found out she read it religiously and that's what she credits all of her success to.I'm still (kinda) MormonThe only difference is that a transferred my zealotry directly into standup. I approached comedy with the same dogmatic energy, striving, and hunger to be at the top of the heap Thankfully, just like I found my way out of the church, I've rejected the cult of comedy and settled into a new mindset: I don't chase, I attract. The curse of knowing the principles of 2D designI can't turn off my critical eye for schmalzy design and it colors my experience of self help branding, which is usually one of two things: Papyrus font, butterflies and planets or start up bro all caps with tags like "10X YOUR LIFE!" and "NEXT LEVEL DOMINATION".The problem with outsourcing your lifeSometimes the mundane things you do as part of your work are where the hidden joys are found. You can always jump back into the business world, but your kid will never be a drooling grinning toddler covered in a layer of snot and peanut butter.My website is coming along while my identity is unraveling.How do you blend "What's the deal with hot dogs?" comedy and learning to trust your inner wisdom on the same site? I contain multitudes, but google doesn't like that for crawling websites.. . . LEAH'S LINKS. . . . Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/ Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I get honest about things like Thanksgiving and the word "worship" (how do you pronounce it?).Thanksgiving was... fineAs someone who likes to blabber, I found it quite restrictive not to be able to say how I really felt around a table of well-meaning Boomers. They were actually lovely people, I'm not dunking on them. Sometimes I feel like a refugee from a corrupt (but beautiful) country and visiting friends who still live there fills me with complicated feelings. I'm mostly glad kidlets got to have fun with extended family and long-time friends.I apparently say "worship" wrong and I can't stop thinking about it.My family probably thinks we're possessed by the devil.Leaving Mormonism means that still believing friends and family may see you like you have zombie any fungus. No matter how happy you are, some Momos will always think Satan has deceived you and you aren't really happy. My life (and personality) is pretty much the same other than that I'm really rowdy now (if you consider having three cups of coffee on Saturday with my friend. Whoa buddy!).My daughter found out she has a Muslim brother last weekAnybody looking to lowkey adopt a baby, I breakdown a rare lactation loophole I stumbled upon seven years ago. I describe how I used my mammary cannons to finally have a boy after giving birth to three daughters.The best meal I've ever had might be salmon at a funeral.I got fancy British COVID.I lived in the UK from September to February, all the most charming months they have to offer. We got COVID right before Christmas. I guess if you're gonna get COVID, get the fancy British variety with its little monocle and top hat.I sh*t on Instagram and TikTok ManifestersHatin' on the "Hey guys, it's Brinley. Just a reminder you have two weeks left to sign up for my 'Gurl. You Got This' course where we're gonna talk about how to totally dominate your social media in a way that builds fans, clients, and true disciples of your brand." **stabs pencil in eye*** **perishes from prolonged overexposure to unhealthy levels of hackney**I need to go to this English wedding.I'm sorry I wont stop talking about this, but I simply must witness the ties around the forehead and drunk uncles. MUST.Neon Yellow Theory:If the universe is gonna send me something, whomever's delivering it cannot miss me, even at night. What is looking for me will find me AND I can safely escort children through the crosswalk. Follow this space for when, on a future date, I announce my partnership with the Ann Taylor Rave Collection.---------- LEAH'S LINKS----------Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself is easier (and harder) than you think. This episode includes the cheat code for contentment and synchronicity, and a 100% effective treatment to put your Anglophilia in full remission.Pumpkin spice to colonialism: I'll never see a pumpkin spice latte without considering the horrors of the Dutch East India Company, thanks to The Blindboy podcast.The autumn when I received 100 gift baskets: My first side hustle was reviewing gift baskets. I received gift baskets, ate it and wrote reviews that wouldn't get me fired or collapse the delicate affiliate empire of the early noughties.How Pinterest Ruined Wedding Photography: I'm an old crusty geriatric millenial who remembers the good old days when wedding photography was more than being a trained camera monkey executing shot lists.I Used to Design Products: I'm not sure when Amazon turned evil but hopefully it was after my stint as a product designer where I sold over $100K in products on the platform. Although I now boycott Amazon, back then I was young and eager to make my mark on the world before getting crushed in the machine.Manifesting vs. actually manifesting: I find the word "manifesting" as cringe as you do, not because I don't believe in it but because it's been obfuscated and mangled by wishy washy TikToker Instagram scripty fonts with hand-drawn flowers and basic biotches.The OCD Pomeranian technique: To combat ruminative thoughts,I used to swap them for mental images of Pomeranians, a dog I still can't believe is real.Abundance Mom v Slip-and-Slide: My children transformed our row home kitchen in a death trap using Dawn dish soap and a foam sled. Look kids, just because I'm "Abundance Mom" doesn't mean I wanna spend my abundance in the ER while you get your forehead stitched up."Excruciating details: Have you ever experienced a perfect day? IRL or in the 4th dimension, your body reacts the same way. I overshare and walk you through what Martha Beck calls the "Perfect Day" visualization. It's funny to discover that even when it's only in my mind, I automatically put limits on myself the first few times I tried it. I'm better at it now. It's a great way to spend ten minutes if you're willing to give it a go.Road Blocks: My cozy visions come effortlessly but visualizing showbiz standup success takes real mental effort. Ooooo. Is that revealing a truth about me? Or am I limiting myself? 🤔 Fuzzy socks, laughing with friends, and cups of coffee come easily but nice green rooms and sold out theatres can mentally be a heavier lift.FIND LEAH RENEE ONLINE:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are Mormons so crazy about MLMs? And why don't they do more research before they launch a product called "Noni Juice" before doing what I would consider "due diligence". Like a moth to the flame, Mormons can't help but recruit. It's in our DNA. I proudly stand by the fact that even at the height of my Latter-day Saint-y-ness, I never pedaled essential oils to my friends, families, neighbors or past school teachers.I apologize for the manic Baroque harpsichord music on the previous episode, which at 2x playback speed may induce an aneurysm. You didn't ask for Red Bull and Meth, but I gave it to you and I'm sorry for that.Is having a child less stressful than having a cockatoo? The jury is out, but at least children eventually grow to be adults.Recently a friend from England was in Cincinnati and was told it was "just like Philly". Like a loose stool produced from eating Cincinnati, I lost it in an undignified way.I tried to retell the Parable of the Ten Talents from the Bible, but completely lose the thread mid-explanation due to my lack of scripture study after leaving Mormonism. I promise I got the details right when I was devout but not know in the clutches of the Dark One.Mary Poppins made my husband cry for different reasons that the reasons I cried. I identify hard with Burt, who starts the movie wearing nine instruments while busking, then does chalk drawings, then cleans chimneys in his futile attempt to eek out a living as a creative in the gig economy. Everyone laughs at his performance but only one person puts a coin in: "And that's why standup comedy is so hard to make a living."King Midas: Do you know what you'd actually want if you got your wish and couldn't take it back?My Mum's new Dr. Dimentote*: Her a beautiful act of abundance and self-worth, my mother treated herself to a handmade bag "a New York Times bestseller would have". (My mum and I make up lots of nicknames. We call Dr. Joe Dispenza, "Dr. Demento", which naturally led to my calling it her "Dimen-tote" ;)I have a feeling this podcast would attract a very narrow audience of people that don't mind somebody interrupting themselves.If you liked that, click a link why don'cha?Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leah Renee is back from Edinburgh Fringe. She has exciting news: she’s going to a gay wedding!For the sake of the algorithm this episode covers:Martha Beck’s sedative qualities when applied to the largest arts festival in the worldLeah’s fun Australian clowns and comedian friends: Josh Glanc, Tara Boom, and Oliver ColemanMormonism is having a moment and it’s not a good one: Charlie Kirk, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Grand Blanc Michigan shootingHow Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, Whole Brain Living gave Leah four new friends between her ears.The question all comedians face a few years into their career: Do I tap dance during my set? Is there a place for piccolo in comedy? Can I be a self respecting comedian if I both tap dance AND play the piccolo in my act?...There's more where this came from:Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leahreneecomedianSubstack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedianReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeahReneeComedian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahreneecomedianIG: https://www.instagram.com/leahreneecomedian/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcreative/Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an amazing run performing at Brighton Fringe, I'm now asking the big questionsThanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode three covers: Why I always wear neon yellow (blame Adam Bloom for breaking my black habit). I went full extreme and now dye thrift store clothes electric chartreuse. It has it's perks like walking by construction workers wearing the same color, locking eyes and giving each other a solemn nod like we served in Vietnam together.The Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell Don't let the "dame" title fool you, she's what they'd call in Philly "a ratchet ass ho". I also defend Mitt Romney's "Binder full of women".Motherhood and scissors: "To have a child is to not know where your scissors are at all times."My OCD counting tick: For as long as I can remember, I have silently counted how long things take when I'm stressed or feel late. Having shows booked creates a permanent timer in my brain that will not be disabled. The Ira Glass "gap": This podcast may be "hot steamy garbage for maybe four people" but it has to be that way. It is the law. I describe Edinburgh Fringe venue selections: Cowgate is "lots of broken glass and puddles of piss and puke," versus Bristow Square which is "a bit nicer."I come to the realization that Dame Ragnell and I have come to the same conclusion that all ladies want is their own she shed.Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Two!This podcast covers events too controversial for news outlets to cover, like the Australian Bubble Man who made a potentially fatal and rookie mistake.Leah talks about parasocial relationships and whether or not she has one with Rhys Darby. Whether or not she has a purity or innocence complex.Why do people on social media want to know what I had for breakfast or what the green room at the Chuckle Hut looks like?Why comedians resent actors and why they are expected to spill the tea in today's shamelessly voyeuristic society.Jungian analysis by the great Lisa Marchiano and understanding why comedy works from the great Adam Bloom in his landmark book, Finding Your Comic Genius.Drinks in the round.Edinburgh Fringe.Face mics.From life after leaving Mormonism, to relentless hope, Leah once again evaluates topics like vending machine Jesus, clipboard God, and feeling empathy for vacuum robots. Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1: Beginner's EnthusiasmA stream-of-consciousness jaunt about comedy, creativity, capitalism and the unforgiving internet.Leah talks about Steve Martin's autobiography Born Standing Up, being a multi-faceted creative in the age of algorithms, and her fantasies about body swapping with David Sedaris.She grumps about wanky TED talkers who like the smell their own farts. Brian Regan's OCD. My Instagram story that got me 5X the normal amount of views because s*x sells. No episode would be complete without processing feelings around what it feels like to leave Mormonism and her new ex-Mormon comedy show Best Cult Ever coming to Edinburgh Fringe. Thanks for listening! See more of Leah's stuff at leahrenee.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.