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Claire hires a shopper for the first time to help her pick out clothes for a special event. We talk about the benefits of having a "shopper" pick out clothes for you, especially if you don't know that looks good on you anymore for whatever reason -- whether it's because of your age, or Covid made you not care about what you're wearing anymore, or you don't know what's in style, or you'd just like...

^ just one of many memes out there since the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade decision. But, yes, we do want to talk about the elephant in the womb....and, yeah, this episode gets deep. This is probably a good time to remind our listeners that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of our...

Is it our imagination, or have people become more emboldened to confront strangers about their behavior? What happened to "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff"? Also, how do you handle a difficult office worker? Anna D plans to keep the New Driver bumper sticker on her car well-after her kids get their licenses because she believes you get better treatment on the road with it on. Claire gets to go to her...

Laurie, Claire and Anna talk about the loss of the beloved Naomi Judd. May is mental health awareness month. We want you to take care of you. Also, has petty theft become worse in your community? Quick! - Someone in your office building pulls the fire alarm. What do you do? Wrong answers only -- or not. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Seattle Space Needle is 60 years old, but it doesn't look a day over 50. Claire, Laurie Hardie & Anna D go over a little history of the landmark. We also discuss rethinking the mask mandates during this shifting pandemic. Don't you want to relive the first months of the pandemic in 2020? Neither do we, but there are books and shows that do just that...and it freaks us out. Also, there's little...

Another ear worm has been born, and this time it's in the form of Katy Perry and Jimmy Kimmel singing about every toddler's topic of choice -- toots & doo doo. You get to hear it here first if you hadn't already. Claire teaches us a lesson about having the courage to try new things. Laurie challenges us to shout shout let it all out. Anna D needs you to binge watch "Severance" and "WeCrashed'....

Our country is, again, divided. This time over Will Smith and Chris Rock. Listen as Laurie Hardie, Claire and Anna D dissect, pull apart and psychoanalyze the SLAP heard around the world. Keep in mind, this episode was recorded on 3/31, the day before Will announced his resignation from the Oscars academy on 4/1. It's no April Fools. This is real. Our biggest take away is the realization that Ye n...

Laurie Hardie, Anna D and Claire find out the WKND is guest starring in a long running TV show. Not only do we talk about the “Starboy” but we also talk about “StarHug”, a local author’s children’s book that is really taking off! The book is wonderful, and the author’s story – amazing! – as she makes us want be brave in a world of languishing. We talk about how just because you’re good at somethin...

Alexa is a valuable friend -- just ask Claire and Laurie. The Ring Doorbell is more Anna's friend. Claire has a few theories about what went on during the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Laurie shares her latest favorite reads. Claire & Anna find a good excuse to bring back the song "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. Laurie is convinced the workplace, like Cheers, is where EVERYbody knows your name ---...

This week Whoopi Goldberg returns from her 2 week suspension and Claire, Anna and Laurie reflect on what the controversy was about in the first place, why it rose to the level of backlash that it did, lessons to be learned from it, and how a school's attempt to censor "Maus" -- the topic that started it all -- only backfired and increased awareness for Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize winning graph...

Breaking news! The Sex & the City cast is now the same age as the Golden Girls were when they were televised. After you’ve awakened from fainting upon that news, listen as Laurie updates us on her swimming lane drama, and how she & her sister earn Batman & Robin status. Claire is preparing for the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, and part of the prepping involves wine. (There's some sci...

This episode was recorded Friday, January 14th, which happens to be "Quitters Day". Life Coach Laurie, Claire and Anna D will tell you what that means....and doesn't mean. They also discuss New Years Resolutions versus Embracing Renewal. The National Guard truly lives up to its motto, and are "Always Ready, Always There". The world says goodbye to more celebs this week. Old songs making a comeback...

We recorded this episode on January 6th -- what did Claire give her true love on this 12th day of Christmas? You'll find out here. Apparently there are terms and phrases being overused that people want banned. "Hourglass Figure" isn't one of them, but still might be a thing of the past because now some body types are being described as....AirPod-Shaped! The #BettyWhiteChallenge is on January 17th,...

It's our last episode of the year - we better make it a good one! Can you guess the dominant feeling people felt in 2021? Laurie will tell you what it was. Speaking of feelings, we feel for you if your birthday lies on Christmas. Also, there's nothing like small town help in times of tragedy. Claire gives an award-winning review of the popular Van Gogh immersive exhibit. And Anna conducts an award...

This episode was recorded 12/9/21, not long after the world was first introduced to the newly dominant Omicron variant. And how DO you even pronounce Omicron anyway? Anna's in line for a booster shot. Claire finds out she's vitamin D deficient, and Laurie has another funny update on the the George Costanza-esque guy who may or may not push women & children out of the way to get the best swim l...

This episode was recorded 11/19 when the Rittenhouse verdict just came in. Claire, Laurie and Anna discuss the diverse reactions to the verdict. Warm 106.9 is celebrating Switchmas! Also, could it be that we get forgetful, not because of age, but because our brains are full? And like the old saying goes, the customer is ALWAYS right -- or not. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

[[This episode was recorded on 11/5]] Laurie, Claire and Anna wonder if a new vaccine rule is government overreach, or is the government simply doing its job? Also, what's happened that made us as a society so inflexible that we defy common sense? Aaron Rodgers claimed he got immunized only to reveal later he didn't mean the vaccine against covid. He meant - he raided a horse's medicine cabinet......

The teacher shortage is real and growing -- same for school bus drivers, custodians, lunch ladies...and other important school staff. Also - news flash -- teachers have lives after the last bell rings (insert collective gasp here). What really goes on in the Teacher's Lounge? Why? Who wants to know? And did switching Darrins in "Bewitched" go unnoticed? Life Coach Laurie thinks so --- or not. See...

Life Coach Laurie, Claire and Anna D talk about a self-defense training course Elizabeth Smart, a kidnap/rape survivor, had just launched. Also what is it that social media platforms do to lure people to read/watch something? Anna D shares her experience taking her son around her childhood hometown. The Annual Great Shake Out Drill happened, and Laurie was well-prepared for it -- or not. See Priva...

Claire, Coach Laurie and Anna D discuss how they've dealt w/ bullying in the past. Were they "bystanders" or "upstanders" -- or a little bit of both? Also, not everyone wants to go to Homecoming or Prom, and that's ok. And a beluga whale is swimming around Puget Sound - a rare sight in these here parts! We are both excited and concerned --- or not! (Er, all joking aside, we really *are* excited an...

Claire, Laurie and Anna are back w/ their thoughts on the big move from the #FreeBritney Movement, as well as the Brian Laundrie manhunt. They also discuss Nicki Minaj's vaccine claim coming from her best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend who heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw her cousin's friend's fiance at the 7-11 saying she called off her...

Coach Laurie can recite the entire “Jabberwocky” that she learned in her childhood, Anna D is actually applying the Trig and Calculus she learned in high school toward helping her kids, and Claire…well, her dogs eat cat poop. Join us this week to find out how all of that fits together. Plus, Laurie recaps her alone time with the grandkids and her son’s impending wedding and we learn about the Grea...

Do you have weird recurring dreams, like the one where it’s the last day of college and you realize you forgot to go to any of your classes? (No? Just us? Mmmmkay…) This week Coach Laurie, Anna D and Claire are back in true LALON form, running the gamut of topics from the first day of In Person High School to brand new ABBA music to the tragic devastation wrought by Hurricane Ida on the people of...

Travel to a foreign country in the middle of a pandemic? Why not? This week Coach Laurie, Anna D and Claire recap Claire’s trip to Italy, from her favorite version of Pasta Carbonara to the majesty of the Vatican to her plan if she failed her Covid test to get back home. (Spoiler Alert - she’s home). So what is it like to travel at this time? And how are peoples attitudes? And how close did she ge...

Claire is on a jet plane to Italy, and Laurie & Anna have decided to take a little break until her return....but in explaining this, they couldn't stop talking. Shocker. What should have been only a 5-minute schtick turned into a surprise half hour episode. Listen as they talk about the "Great Resignation" happening across the country, another result -- it seems -- of the Covid pandemic. They...