A Walk in the Park

Hello A Walk in the Park Podcast listeners! In this episode Babs explains some things that are Currently on Her Mind, that she is Currently Consuming and a couple of Life Shares (aka the Season Six Segments). And we once again have MB back for MB’s Corner! Please listen and enjoy.

Thanks to Delta travel delays, this podcast episode is a Babs Mini-sode. If you enjoy hearing Babs talk about the climate crisis and what she is doing about it, want to hear her thoughts on the recent Chinese spy balloon situation or on Michelle Obama’s new book - The Light We Carry , some Super Bowl musings, and other things happening in her life, then please listen and enjoy!

In this episode Ris and Babs discuss the current debt ceiling crisis and the one trillion platinum coin, climate fiction (Goodbye, Florida!), Facebook memories, college decisions, crazy work drama, and yes, sports! Tom Brady retired for the second (and probably last) time and Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open! It’s always an eclectic list of topics because that’s how we roll. Hurrah!

We’ve been doing this podcast for a fair amount of time at this point and have reached our official 100th episode! In honor of this accomplishment, we are trying to change up our format with some newly introduced segments to give our podcast more consistency on what you, the listener, can expect. The segments are: “Currently on Our Minds”; “Currently Consuming”; “Life Shares”; and of course, “Spor...

We suspect that no one has really missed us BUT as this is our 99th episode (not including “Pre-Season episodes back at the beginning in 2018), we are making a pledge to up our game for the next and official 100th episode! (With the long-term goals of higher quality recordings, more consistency and a regular and engaged audience.) For now, in this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB cover Hurricane Ian, sp...

We are busy people in the summer, and it is challenging to sync up our schedules. But Ris and Babs did go on their annual girl’s beach trip. On the roads of Alabummer, they weave their way through the local, national, and international, worrying about the vineyards in France, waxing philosophical about civilization and discomfort, and reminiscing about the beginnings of the Seaside Sisters. [Guest...

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB bounce around from summer air travel woes to the Supreme Court and other current events, including of course, Wimbledon — and what IS the beef between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas? Throw in the CIA and Chief of Disguise talk and we have ourselves an episode! Please listen and enjoy!

This is a very special episode because Ris and Babs were podcasting in person! Ris came to visit Babs and enjoy the pool and the palm trees and partaking in pickle ball, pickle purchasing and more! And now you know - Ris and Babs love pickles and uh, so did Jesus! Please listen and enjoy!

You will have to do a deep listen to understand the name of this episode. As usual, Ris and Babs discuss the wide world of sports (specifically tennis and the NFL) along with important life updates involving unicorns and seeing one another in person. Sprinkle in a bit of movie talk and the ongoing state of our economy, along with MB’s Corner, and you have a mega episode! You don’t have to listen t...

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB cover the “T’s”: Twitter, Tennis, the Tom (Brady, that is) and the usual life stuff: family, school, and the like (e.g., Bottoms booted for her bottoms). Please listen and enjoy!

Hello A Walk in the Park podcast listeners. Here is another Babs Mini-sode where she struggles with the meaning of life (a classic mid-life crisis, perhaps) and cheers herself up with sharing her love of Scientfic American . This mini-sode launches from ennui and existential angst to psychedelic toad venom to critical race theory, the right-to-repair movement, and more. Please listen and enjoy!

Hello, A Walk in the Park podcast listeners. Welcome to our longest episode ever. What can we say? Many things are afoot in this crazy wide world of ours: Tennis (always), Tom Brady (unreal), The NFL (all over the place), Wine (yum!), Ukraine ($%*!@$ Putin!), Gas prices (perspective), the Oscars (episode recorded before The Slap Heard Round the World). You don’t have to listen all in one sitting,...

Babs here for another Mini-sode. She rants about February 2022, laments over the war in Ukraine (partially in song), highlights some Opinion pieces on Russia, and closes out the mini-sode with a story for her family’s story archive (spoiler: it involves an alligator!)

In this episode, Ris and Babs talk about life and travel, reliving the infamous Chiringa Frose before diving into world events from the truly awful - Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - to ongoing bummers - Novak Djokovic’s tennis status. And in MB’s Corner, we catch up on college, spring break plans, tennis, Tom Brady, the Winter Olympics, and other entertainment. Please listen and enjoy!

Hello, A Walk in the Park podcast listeners! In this episode, Ris and Babs are together again in-person regaling you with talk of booze and food and beauty and battles! And in MB’s Corner, Babs and MB talk about their eye doctor appointments, school, Girl Scout Cookies, and local, national, and international sports! . It’s always an eclectic group of topics because that is how they roll. Some rela...

Hello A Walk in the Park podcast listeners! In this episode, Ris and Babs are waist-deep in January, but they are still wishing you a Happy New Year! Join them as they talk about current events, the first Mercury Retrograde of 2022, and, of course, a bit of booze and sports. It’s always an eclectic group of topics because that is how they roll. Some related links to topics discussed: From the Eart...

We have much for which to be thankful and hope you do as well. We’re testing out some different content and format ideas in anticipation of launching Season 5 in January 2022. Please listen and enjoy!

Ris and Babs share with you a short, pre-Halloween weekend Happy Hour. Please listen and enjoy!

Well, dear listeners, we have such busy lives that we seem to have become a monthly podcast for the time being. This episode is more of a double episode, however, so please listen and enjoy!

In this episode, Ris and Babs discuss books, wine, cooking and more! Tune into MB’s corner to hear about college and sports, of course. Please listen and enjoy!

Listeners - if you actually listen to this episode, you will notice something different. Please listen and enjoy!

In this episode, Ris and Bab share a virtual happy hour and talk about life, wine, books, and Wimbledon. Tjis episode does not include MB’s Corner, as he is not old enough to drink. Lol. But don’t worry. He’ll be back in future episodes. This podcast was an on the fly decision - because that’s how we roll. Please listen and enjoy!

Hello AWITP listeners — It’s been while. Let’s call that our May madness hiatus. Here we are - back again. In this episode, we talk about the nightmare that was Babs’ interstate move, wine and cocktails, WTA tennis player, Naomi Osaka, the French Open, and pickleball, among other things. In MB’s Corner, MB tells us about his high school graduation and how he is spending his time this summer. It’s...

Sometimes you have a podcast episode where, when you start editing and producing it, you think: “this is not one of our better ones.” Well, that is this episode. Honestly, there’s a bit of ennui about this episode. In MB’s Corner things pick up a bit with sports and entertainment banter. Let us know how we can do better!

In this episode, Ris and Babs explore how Ris is managing her positive Covid test quarantine and existence, in general (See: The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili). In MB’s Corner, we cover some of the usual MB topics - school and sports (specifically, tennis), and we delve into the world of shipping containers and the ships that transort them - specifically the one that got stuck in th...