SOSO

Total Drama is an animated series from Fresh TV that spoofs survival programs by recounting the misadventures at Camp Wawanakwa, an island retreat where 22 teens compete in extreme challenges while vying for the $100,000 grand prize. Dissociative Identity Disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states. When Mike— a character from season four of the show— has t...

Trying to get through your * i s h * ? Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Adult ISH, hosted by Merk Nyguyen and Nyge Turner from YR Media. You can find Adult ISH on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen. For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com

Feeling left in the dust, especially on Valentines' Day? Like everyone else is moving forward and you're just standing still this Singles Awareness Day? Being the controversial conversationalist that I am, I talk with special guest writer Denise Shick on how to keep up with Christianity and sexuality in the modern world when it hits close to home. Help 4 Families: www.help4families.org For adverti...

What's it like being a full-time mental health professional during COVID? Special guest Sue Bowles and I discuss all the details... And I finally figure out that podcast fade out thing. Book your complementary 15 minute consolation coaching call: suebowles.com/contact For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com

"What's going on in your life?" I could ponder this question my English teacher asked me... Or I could have my brother Chip Orban and one of my favorite podcast hosts Merk Nguyen of Adult ISH and OOH! You're In Trouble make guest appearances and talk COVID friendships instead!

Premiers January 15th - Presented by Anchor, SOSO is a show that puts storytelling and truth-finding first. Ohioan teen nerd host Summer Orban dives into topics of faith, disability, neurodiversity, love, sex, and a crapton of thrifting. With special guest experts, advocates, creators, industry leaders, and (obviously) family members, this bi-monthly show will change the status quo of everything y...

The speech I gave at my sister India's wedding. Please fill out this form to let me know what you think the next season of SOSO should look like: https://msha.ke/summerorban/#links

An introduction to the speech I'm giving at my older sister India's wedding tomorrow as I get ready to attend the rehearsal dinner tonight.

In Part 1 of Show Me The Money, I talked to Jensen Johnson about her thrifting boutique, and I asked her for some pointers on how to get my new thrifting business on the ground running. As a result of a flyer I saw on Instagram, I ended up attending a local flea market in Pataskala that I completely underestimated by a long shot... In addition to meeting Jensen in person, I talk to special guests...

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, The Cut, hosted by Avery Trufelman from the New York Magazine. You can find The Cut on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen.

Women in business always have been critisized just for being women in business. However, when COVID started to hit hard, some women decided to get creative in order to thrive. I talk to special guests Mia Busby and Jensen Johnson about their businesses, and how they've managed to stay strong while adapting in this new economy. Cozy Creations By Mia: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyCreationsByMia J T...

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Love Letters, hosted by Meredith Goldstein from the Boston Globe. You can find Love Letters on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen.

Updates about my life and why everything sucks.

Wedding planning can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and stressful all at once, but add a worldwide pandemic on top of all that? I (tearfully try) talk to my older sister India Orban about her fiancé, (Filmmaker and Actor Ian "Q" McCue), engagement, bachelorette party, bridal shower, and attempts to plan her wedding in just less than four months! Check out India's photography services, blog posts, an...

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Correct Opinions With Trey Kennedy from Studio 71. You can find Correct Opinions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Over this Fourth Of July weekend with the upcoming Presidential Election in November, my parents reflect on politics over pizza. Discussing the flag, Jesus, past mistakes, "good" people, and a kid falling into a lake, take a break from the usual shouting matches of news anchors... For a moment.

With two days until the day of the fathers, I sit down and chat with my own father, Steve Orban! We answer some of the burning questions you've always wanted to ask a dad from Instagram, as well as talk about dad jokes, chili, adoption, and sterilization. Also, be sure to listen to the end for a special Father's Day surprise!

While unrelated to current events yet somewhat related to the weather, body positivity's seeming to look like a bigger struggle. With the country starting to open back up and temperatures starting to heat up, the layers we all used to bundle up are starting to shed. I talk with UK fashion blogger Eva Grist on improving your body image and staying body positive in this year's emerging bikini season...

With a lot of people surging to social media (especially for the past few months), many have taken a good hard look at their relationships, specifically, friendships. You can unfriend online, but how do you just unfriend someone in real life? I Interview two people, Maddie and Aisha, who I met a few years ago to get down to the bottom of this perilous predicament.

With two days until the day of the mothers, I sit down and chat with my own mother, Stacie Orban! We answer some of the burning questions you've always wanted to ask a mom from Instagram, as well as emails, painting, baking, and pizza. Also, be sure to listen to the end for a special Mother's Day surprise!

Fear of missing out. But with everyone in quarantine, how can this happen? I'll be sharing some of my thoughts and weird dreams relating to this, as well as doing an in-depth analysis of the most recent Instagram posts of girls I compare myself to that I used to know.

Nationality, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and many more... Marginalization can oftentimes intersect in an individual or group, which is where we get the concept of Intersectionality.  We'll be exploring what it means to be intersectional with specials guest writer, speaker, and artist Christina Holmans (aka Neurodivergent Rebel), as well as R&B/pop/funk songwrite...

In these corona times, one Autistic can only look forward... Specifically, at the approaching Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. Get to hear from neurodiverse Julian and his experiences with neurodiversity, as well as other neurodivergents in the Instagram comment section of a giveaway for the highly anticipated book (at least in our community) Divergent Minds: Thriving In A World That Wasn't Desi...

Many schools have closed down across the country due to the coronavirus, and just yesterday Ohio's Governor Mike DeWine has announced that all Ohio schools will have a three-week spring break until April 3rd when he hopes public health officials will get this COVID-19 matter settled. A few weeks prior to this mandate, my peers and I had to give informative speeches for a public speaking unit in ou...

Sexual violence has always been around, but it's not until these past few decades we've started to see it being exposed, and #MeToo has definetly served as a catalyst for conversation. But every movement isn't without a heavy dose of controversy, so we'll be doing a lot of digging into sexual abuse, rape culture, recovery, and more with special guest author, activist, and meditation teacher Jessic...