Random Thoughts for Those who Listen

You can take the girl from the North, but you can't take the North out of the girl. Is that true? Episode 16 is a listener-picked episode on moving down South after living up North for the majority of Allison's life. Allison shares what got her down to North Carolina and how she has adapted to living here for more than 5 years now. All in all, NC is home to her, but she still misses some P...

Random Thoughts for Those who Listen is back! After a little hiatus, episode 15 is out on dog parenthood! Mark and Allison share some of the things they've learned in the 6 months since adopting a dog; the highs and lows. The best parts and the more scary parts. Follow on Instagram: @randomthoughts.4.podcast Facebook: Random Thoughts for Those who Listen

In episode 14, this random thought is about why music has played such a big role in Allison's life. Starting at a very early age, continuing in elementary school with choir and keeping with that through high school. Also, do people speed more when they're jamming in their cars to one of their favorite songs? Fun fact: there is a lot of singing in this episode! Follow on Instagram: @randomt...

It's another nostalgia episode on Random Thoughts for Those who Listen! This episode is all about Easter since it is coming out the day after Resurrection Sunday. We talk about some of our favorite memories with this holiday growing up and in more recent years. From going after The Golden Egg to playing croquet to learning you're not a fan of ham. All of this and more in episode 13! Follow...

It's another blast from the past episode! We asked you what episode you wanted us to talk about next and fond childhood memories was the winner! We go all over the map of our childhood talking about family vacations, silly songs we made up for our pets, fear of beards, the TV show Arthur, Ben and Jerry's and more! This was another fun episode to record for y'all, and we hope you can en...

A truly random thought episode, where Allison shares her journey with finding purpose in her career, in her role as a wife, as a friend, etc. We take it all the way back to 8th grade where she started discovering the age-old question of "what do you want to be when you grow up?" How that sparked her persistence to make those dreams a reality, but then soon discovered she lost her main pu...

Hey there! We're bringing another nostalgia episode for y'all! This time winter nostalgia; from a childhood growing up in North Carolina and a childhood growing up in Pennsylvania. As you can imagine, we had two different experiences just from the amounts of snow we saw, the temperature differences, and just overall differences from our interests. This is the last *cold* inspired episode w...

Man's best friend vs. (is there an endearing name?) cat. Well that wraps up the whole episode! But seriously, we're talking about two of the most popular furry friends, some of our stories growing up with them, a traumatizing story that changed one of our feelings on the animal and more! Follow on Instagram: @randomthoughts.4.podcast Facebook: Random Thoughts for Those who Listen

Snow is magical. There's a certain smell to the first snowfall. Alas, this podcast host has not smelled that scent for two years now. In this episode, it's all about the fluffy stuff that falls from the sky, and why Allison has a deep love for it. Episode notes: https://amodays.com/405010-22-lorelai-gilmore-snow-quotes-that.html

This random thought is inspired by your host's love for mountains! You'll learn more about some of the different mountain ranges across the country, some fun things to see or do while there, and hear stories from these mountain adventures. From Mt. Rainier to the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachian Mountains. If you're also a mountain lover, want to explore more mountains, curious ab...

With this random thought, we're taking a trip back in time to the foods we grew up with! We asked our listeners what foods they remember and then put some of the most iconic treats in a face-off. Mark and I share some of our memories with the nostalgic foods, and we have a fun little taste test in here for you! I learned about dunkaroos and spaghettios, and you'll hear my reaction to one o...

This week's episode is about nostalgia- specifically from movies and TV shows from our childhood. You all answered the call for shows and movies that make you giddy and bring back some fond memories! Apparently there is some research on the psychology of this nostalgia phenomenon and it honestly makes a lot of sense to me! So we'll learn why we get that warm, cozy feeling watching certain...

In this episode, we take a practice drivers license test to see if we'd pass, discuss driving pet peeves, why communicating while driving is important and which states have the worst drivers according to a new study. Make sure to follow Random Thoughts for Those who Listen on Instagram, Facebook and leave a review, a rate, subscribe, you name it! Episode notes: https://www.lendingtree.com/insu...

Hello 2024! Welcome to another new year! We look at different traditions from around the world, what people said on social media and even our own traditions. *Fun fact: there's a funny thing found in one of my family's traditions for this year.* Show notes: info taken from a quick google search on NYE traditions.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas is a popular line from the famous Irving Berlin song, but it also seems to be something that many people actually dream of during the holidays. In this episode, we dive deeper into why this may be meteorologically, historically and culturally. We learn more about the history of the song, its ties to WWII and some of the iconic Christmas movies we grew up with...

Welcome to Random Thoughts for Those who Listen! This random thought is our pilot episode! Random thoughts on holiday movie songs. We listed our top 5 favorite songs from holiday movies, as well as honorable mentions, and of course we asked the people! In this episode, you will hear from John Williams, Alan Silvestri, John Debney and more! Follow us on Instagram @randomthoughts.4.podcast Episode n...