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All Episodes - Finding Common Ground with Ariel & Raf

Ariel and Raf have finally found common ground in making a Podcast.

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13 Episodes

RAMBLING V.2

03/29/2021 34 min 28 sec

Ariel and Raf are here for a good time and are thrilled to have you listening in. This episode touches base on how they feel about letting their children be individuals, the colors of the world and how as parents we are often hypocrites when it comes to screen time! Enjoy

RAMBLING

03/16/2021 49 min 25 sec

 We're back like we never left! Listen to the first episode of our SECOND season of Finding Common Ground with Ariel and Raf to hear us talk a whole lot about ... everything. We really have missed this space and are glad to be back, hope you enjoy

SNIPPED

08/02/2020 45 min 32 sec

Snipped up and snipped out! Ariel and Raf discuss their choice of finally deciding to close the baby making chapter of their life and how they got to that point. This will also be the last episode of FCG Season 1. Ariel and Raf will be working toward improving the podcast and Season 2 will be coming soon!

TECH'D OUT!

07/26/2020 39 min 28 sec

Months of quarantine has had our family spending more hours on technology than ever before. With time and tech melting together somethings got to give. 

BUDGETING

07/20/2020 47 min 5 sec

This week Ariel & Raf talk about how starting and sticking to a BUDGET in 2019 has positively impacted their lives.

Catching Up

07/12/2020 40 min 52 sec

Ariel & Raf went missing for a week. They are back in the "stu" just Catching Up on some things. Podcasting, Medical Marijuana in NJ, and of course Cats are some of the topics of conversation.

CRAZY CAT PEOPLE!

06/28/2020 37 min 1 sec

These two long time animal lovers discuss their history with pets. The fur they've found and those that were lost due to certain circumstances. Now it seems their Family is FURfilled. 

Catching Cases

06/21/2020 49 min 27 sec

You think you know but you have no idea!? That old saying of "Don't judge a book by it's cover" holds true. Ariel and Raf decide to talk about some of their past and not so old run ins with the Law.

Side Hustle Debacle

06/14/2020 35 min 42 sec

This week Ariel & Raf discuss both of their side hustles and some of the issues that it has caused (Issued mainly caused by your boy Raf). Ariel is a life-style photographer while Raf is an eBay/TCGplayer.com/ Facebook and whatever he can think of seller. Things have SPIRALED (as Ariel would put it.) this past couple of weeks with Raf branching out from selling Yu-gi-Oh! cards to anything he can get his hands on! The main focus of this episode is Balance. Can these two find it and if so can they keep it! 

Riding in the Street

05/31/2020 55 min 40 sec

Raf has offically taken Mason , their 9 year-old son, riding in the streets. This conversation with Ariel & Raf dives into what kind of parent they see themselves as, one is order while the other is chaos. 

Staycation

05/25/2020 42 min 57 sec

BONUS: This MDW Ariel & Raf are doing what they haven't done in years, staying home. They reminisce on some of their favorite vacations from the past couple of years and how they plan to make this year just as special even at home.

QUARANTINE

05/24/2020 49 min 57 sec

Ariel and Raf reflect on the past couple of months of quarantine. The good, the bad, and the food. They also touch on a somewhat controversial quote that was circulating the internet, discussing their perspective on productivity in this unprecendented time. In the end they discuss the most important lessons they have taken away from this.

Meet The Scarpa's.

05/12/2020 32 min 50 sec

Ariel and Raff are high school sweethearts that open up about struggling to find common ground after over a decade long relationship. They begin with an inside look on how their love began and the rollercoaster ride to keep that fire burning. This is Finding Common Ground with Ariel + Raf.