Episodes
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One Year Reunion Episode
It's been a whole year since Social Distance Happy Hour launched as a "panic reflex" to process everything. Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa reconvene to reminisce. https://bookshop.org/shop/socialdistance
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Spooky Intermission (Season 2, Episode 6)
If there's one thing you've learned from listening to Social Distance Happy Hour, it's that we don't keep our promises. Davis and I take an intermission to talk about all things spooky. All things spooky that aren't the election or climate change or pandemics. You know, ghosts and stuff. Enjoy....
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That's a Hard No (Season 2, Episode 5)
Heather Drago of Clever Girl Marketing and Sarah Saunders of Purposeful Growth and Wellness kick off the first episode of their brand-new podcast, That's a Hard No, exploring the important and sometimes impossible-feeling practice of setting boundaries. Hear how Heather's tough conversation with…
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Plot or Not! (Season 2, Episode 4)
Guess the plot of popular movies purely from pop culture osmosis. Tyler and Marissa are the co-creators and co-hosts of Plot or Not, the podcast wherein Marissa tries to guess the plot of E.T. Reanna and Davis play the guests in this episode. We couldn't edit out all the ragweed sniffles, but we...
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How I Met Your Father (Season 2, Episode 3)
Welcome to the longest podcast pilot ever recorded! We couldn't help ourselves...the balm of young love soothes today's pandemic souls. Hear four couples talk about the broken hearts, broken noses, and unexpected twists and turns that led them to love. Be sure to check out our Instagram feed...
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Time Capsule (Season 2, Episode 2)
Jump in our time machine and head back to May 27, 1984, when the shorts were short, the hair was permed, science started to notice that smoking was bad for more than just smokers, and this podcast's co-host was born. Tweet to the podcast @distancehour Find us on Instagram @socialdistancehappyhour...
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Episode Two Teaser
What's next? You'll never guess.
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The Launch to Launch All Launches
Welcome to Season 2 of Social Distance Happy Hour! We're doing things differently this season: NOTHING BUT PILOT EPISODES. Davis and Reanna pitch their own ideas, then sort through submissions from friends and listeners. Thanks to everyone who shared your ideas. Which ideas do you want to hear…
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Special Announcement: Join me for Season 2!
I’ve spent a few weeks brainstorming what to make of the next season of Social Distance Happy Hour. Unlike most podcasts, SDHH lacks a premise beyond “there’s a pandemic now.” I never got around to setting a firm format, structure or point of view—because I didn’t really have the time or…
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25 - The Call-in Show
After more than three months and 25 episodes, Social Distance Happy Hour invited all our guests to call in and let us know what they've been up to, what they've learned and what they recommend for listeners to do, read and watch. This is a celebration of all these voices and connections over the...
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24 - Two plus four
Sorry for the unplanned hiatus. We're back! While the pandemic rages, another kind of rage has dominated headlines: the righteous anger around police brutality and systemic racism that puts black people of color at great risk in our society. Reanna is joined by Davis in this episode for a frank...
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23 - Trauma, Self-Compassion and Ambition in the Time of COVID
I'm joined this week by Marya Simmons, a former colleague and the owner of Shift in Notion Consulting, LLC, to talk about Trauma, Self-Compassion and Ambition in the Time of COVID. As an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, she's had an entire career to build emotional resilience and to...
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22 - We Can Stop Pretending Now
Open letter to my sourdough starter: I don't need this kind of negativity in my life right now. Join me (your host, Reanna) for a very special solo episode this week. I'm talking to myself, but really: I'm talking to you. Grab a beer if that's your thing, and exchange rants with me about the very...
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21 - Preparing for Birth during COVID and Working Toward an Economic Rebirth
It's another Friday in social distancing. Grab yourself a cold beverage and pretend you're hanging out with some friends. We'll keep you company while you empty the dishwasher. Again. Sara McCarthy, soon-to-be mom of two and director of communications for the Fund for Our Economic Future in...
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Special Mini-Episode: Fever on a Plane Out of Cleveland
Leigh joins me to tell the story of her likely coronavirus exposure on an American Airlines flight out of Cleveland. "Why, why, why are they not taking temperatures at the entrance of the airport?"
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20 - Bubble Foam and Uterus Buttons - A Mother's Day Ode to Opting Out
Welcome to the 20th episode celebration of Social Distance Happy Hour. We’re celebrating, not because we’re still in shelter-in-place/quarantine and COVID is killing people and idiots are protesting and everything has become horrifically politicized enough that we’re still talking about it 20...
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19 - Pandemic Pivoting and a Cross-Continental Holding Pattern
Reanna is joined by new friend and special guest Isabel Galvez, owner of IG Global Solutions, a Spanish translations service that combines her language skills with the marketing and PR skills she has honed over the course of her career. A native of Peru, Isabel recently took early retirement to...
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18 - Now What?
After a monthlong hiatus, podcast husband (and real-life husband) Davis joins Reanna for an extra-long happy hour, sitting in the dark next to our recuperating old dog splitting a glass of wine and trying to answer the question: Now what? This isn't just a brief interruption in life as we know…
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17 - Mystery Science Home Theater
My friend Andres joins me from a vacant school building where he serves as a professional problem-solver, enjoying the respite from another chaotic morning of homeschooling. We cover the bases of Today in Quarantine (from which of the parents in each household is the Yelling Parent, to trying not...
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16 - Feel Your Feelings and Eat Your Dinner
Recorded April 16th, Melissa and Stephanie are back in the virtual studio to discuss two things that are ever-present in our minds: the myriad things we feel guilty about, and what the hell we're going to feed our families. We also discuss how our routines are and are not working, where our happy...
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15 - Hobbies and Habits with Chance
My friend Chance joins me for a full-length episode to discuss how hobbies and habits have shifted now that the novelty of sheltering in place has worn off, but the promise of things returning to "normal" still feels distance and vague. Reanna confesses to infrequent showering, Chance misses...
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14 - 28 Days Later
My friend Sarah joins me on the podcast to talk about sheltering at home when you live alone, how she's channeling anxiety into activity, and how to make a good impression on your next work Zoom conference call. She's been marking the days since she worked outside the house, and people: It's...
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13 - A Mostly Empty Red Lobster
I interviewed an essential worker and an essential member of my family, my little brother, Rob. He's been pulling 60-hour weeks at a grocery store helping to keep your refrigerator full of milk and your pantry full of dry milk, apparently. Hear how COVID-19 has affected his store and employees…
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12 - Cause and Effect
After a few days off to really focus on earthworms, I'm back to the recording studio with a great old friend, new guest, Max. Max and I catch up on how social distancing is playing out in my favorite western suburb of Cleveland before deep-diving into speculating about what could... if we play…
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11 - Breaking News in Vermiculture
Reanna and Melissa talk about the new routines we're falling into and fighting for as shelter-in-place resets our life's rhythms. Reanna shares some important updates on her son's worm experiment, and Melissa offers up some ideas for getting kids involved and invested in family responsibilities.…
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10 - Wine and a Candle
It isn't easy finding time to ourselves with two little kids in the house that we can't leave, so Davis and I took advantage of naptime and unsupervised playdough and TV time to record another date night (and by night I mean 2:13 p.m.) This time, from a tidied-up bedroom, besieged by noisy pets....
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9 - All Communications Are Crisis Communications
In this sweeping global crisis, all communications are crisis communications -- from how your organization or brand communicates with stakeholders, to how you coordinate impossible work schedules with your coparent and now coworker (spoiler: not well!) We talk about actual, useful information for...
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8 - House Hunters: Apocalypse and Make-at-Home Hooch
Reanna and Davis welcome Tyler and Marissa, who couldn't take a hint that they shouldn't buy a house and now are responsible for the terrible misfortune that has befallen the entire human race. Our dear friends are stranded in Pittsburgh, where beer is scarce and expensive and there are too many...
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7 - Old Worms and New Business
Reanna erects the podcast tent for better audio quality. Melissa has career options in the new economy. Stephanie reflects on her first day "back" from maternity leave. Most importantly, it's late enough in the day that we finally all get to share a drink while recording. Really: What are you...
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6 - Shelter in Place: Would You Rather
Today (March 29, 2020), Governor DeWine issued the order for Ohioans to shelter in place at home for the next few weeks. Reanna and Davis debrief in the minutes after the press conference. Reanna equates luck and guilt. It's a lot. And so...Enjoy a mid-episode stress break with a minute of…
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5 - $600 Worth of Totally Reasonable Target Purchases
Happy Friday, listeners! Reanna, Melissa and Stephanie reconnect after a few days of special guests. Stephanie faces down the uncertainty of returning from maternity leave next week (from home), Melissa tests out some new podcasting gear and Reanna tries to justify the most insane Target trip…
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4 - Come on, Kyle
This episode kicks off with a hot take from the Target parking lot. Anxiety is a hell of a drug, and it made me overspend like you wouldn't believe. The real takeaway from this episode, though, is the wealth of resources my guest, Brandan, shared for staying connected through remote work. If…
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3 - Batman Forever
Introducing zero-time listener, first-time guest, and Reanna's husband, Davis. We pour a few glasses of red wine from Aldi, shove the dogs to opposite ends of the couch and get cozy. We may be stuck in the same house, but our days have been wildly divergent. Reanna reveals shocking information...
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2 - Benign Neglect and Birthday Cake
Today, Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa talk about the hot sizzle of anxiety around working while parenting at home, how to properly eat an entire birthday cake with your nuclear family, and the broader impact of social distancing in Ohio right now . We're not parading, we're not voting and we're...
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Social Distance Solo Mini Episode
We couldn't coordinate a full recording session today, but wanted to share some updates anyway. We want to hear how your experience is going! Leave us a message here: https://anchor.fm/socialdistance/message
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1 - The New Normal?
Hello and welcome to the inaugural episode of the Social Distance Happy Hour! Meet Reanna, Stephanie and Melissa, three friends in Northeast Ohio who are facing down the prospect of a strange, new normal ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Governor announced on March 12 that schools would be...
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