Orange Juice Optional

For reasons made clear in this week’s episode, Michelle is ‘bored out of her mind’ these days, but that doesn’t stop her from joining Suzanne for yet another entertaining conversation. COVID has, indeed, been a Grinch for our hosts over the past little while, and today they fill you in on all the details.   They begin by discussing the COVID diagnoses that both Suzanne and Robb received in Decembe...

While the time taken to resolve some technology issues may have resulted in the champagne going a bit flat, the conversation is anything but, as Michelle and Suzanne welcome Suzanne’s daughter, Katy, to the podcast today. Armed with an innate interest in everything from makeup to all beauty products to procedures such as Botox, Katy makes the ideal guest to contribute research, experiences, and ed...

Welcome to 2021! With the new year finally here, Michelle and Suzanne spend this episode talking about putting Christmas 2020 away and moving on with some of the resolutions they have made. Along the way, they touch upon Suzanne’s calendars, wedding planning and a very sincere compliment they have received about the podcast before diving deeply into a number of backhanded compliments that they hav...

It’s a no orange juice day for Suzanne and a sparkly, festive mixer day for Michelle as they start the countdown to the new year. In this, their year-end episode, they review the best and worst of 2020, offer some things to look forward to in the coming year, and share stories about a number of topics that arise along the way.   Michelle starts off by describing her New Year’s Eve celebration befo...

Welcome to the second Christmas episode of the Orange Juice Optional podcast this year. This time around, Michelle and Suzanne share updates on their shopping, their gift wrapping traditions, some of their Christmas Season experiences so far this year and the effect COVID has had upon them, as well as some Christmas movie recommendations. They also discuss their Christmas cards and calendars, some...

Now that we are within 12 days of Christmas, Michelle and Suzanne bring listeners the first of their two Christmas episodes. As you will discover, this season, all the way from Thanksgiving to New Years, is Michelle’s absolute favorite, and she and Suzanne have a lot of great stories and observations to provide some much needed cheer to everyone here today. Just a heads-up that, since they will be...

Today, Suzanne and Michelle tackle one of the biggest stories of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic. While this event impacted everyone throughout the world, this episode takes a look at precisely how it affected, and continues to affect, our two hosts and their families – decidedly an ‘orange juice not required’ topic.   They begin with the story of their Uber Karaoke video, and then examine the many th...

While 2020 has presented everyone throughout the world with a whole lot of ‘first times’, Michelle and Suzanne recognize that life is full of these firsts and that’s what they’re here to discuss today. Dubbing these experiences as ‘freshman years’, they take a fun and entertaining look at the ‘first times’ they have encountered in their own lives over the years by sharing more of the lighthearted...

With the approaching holidays, Michelle and Suzanne are devoting this second episode of the podcast to all things Thanksgiving. As all rich conversations do, theirs tends to veer off into fascinating asides, but they always find their way back to the main topic of Thanksgiving and all that goes along with it, especially champagne and vodka.   In addition to describing what their Thanksgiving holid...

Michelle and Suzanne would like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone out there as they launch their ‘Orange Juice Optional’ podcast today. As you will hear, these two close friends celebrate both the crazy and serious sides of everyday life, and they are here to share the 100 years of experiences and stories they have between them. Naturally, you are all invited to join them for this adventur...

Orange Juice Optional is a podcast that celebrates both the crazy and serious sides of everyday life. Through the eyes and comfort of a 15-year friendship, and with over 100 years of stories and experiences between them, co-hosts Suzanne and Michelle tackle the ups and downs of their unpredictable empty nest lives. Their stories are relatable, funny and the best part is, they are all absolutely tr...