Tiny Victories

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This week, we return again to stories of our post-quarantine stumbles. Just one week after Annabelle spoke about missing two flights in two days, Tiny Victories producer Swish almost followed in Annabelle’s footsteps. The upshot is that we’re all emerging from this pandemic haze together, so why not laugh at our missteps and general unease interacting with the world beyond our homes. Things You Sh...

This week, we hear from Liz Brown, the grand niece of William Andrew Clark Jr. Clark was one of the richest men in 1920s Hollywood and the founder of the LA Philharmonic. Uncle Will also had a secret male lover. It’s this man, Harrison Post, who is the the subject of Liz’s book Twilight Man . Liz inspires Laura and Annabelle to talk about the secrets they unearthed about their mothers.   Things Yo...

This week, Annabelle and Laura swap  stories about their turbulent re-entry into the world now that we’ve moved on to a post-lockdown life. But after a year of Zoom, sweatpants and relative isolation…they’ve realized something: Things that used to be routine and second nature for them are now oddly difficult. This week’s episode is brought to you by Lumi Labs Microdose Drops. If you’re interested...

In this week’s episode, Mike from Four Seasons Total Landscaping (yes, that FSTL), made listener Tara’s day, and his Philly accent takes Annabelle back to when she lived in Delaware as a kid. Plus, the benefits of being in a text chain with longtime friends...and famous strangers.     Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Neon Penises   Robot surgeons   Jellyfish in space   Chinese rocke...

  Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?  Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thing you were putting off? Tiny victory! Reconnect with someone you haven’t been in touch with for ages? Victory! We...

And if you join at the $10 level, you can get this enamel pin as a reminder to keep a tiny frame of mind. Mentioned on the show Food Psych Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?  Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did...

  Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week   Radioactive fallout in your honey Why Whole Foods is asking people to register their palm prints  Explosive gender reveal parties     Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?    Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void eve...

Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Pizza Delivery Robocars More naked Zoom dudes   Getting your hands on a pint of Jeni’s ice cream new Dolly Parton flavor–Strawberry Pretzel Pie, which was going for $1000 on Ebay  A 15,000-strong bee invasion of your car   Mentioned in the show Hollaback! Bystander Training Classes The Chinese Exclusion Act on PBS Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?...

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Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Jen Shah  Twinfluencers Wondering whether it’s time to start hoarding toilet paper Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you final...

Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Thieving squirrels The Pope ordering pay cuts to cardinals Trespassing deer None of the private astronauts paying $55 million to travel to space are women   Mentioned in the episode The J Street Haggadah 15 Steps To Freedom   Mishkan HaSeder: A Passover Haggadah  Nones (non-religious people) Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victorie...

We pack a lot into this tiny episode. Annabelle and Laura talk disenfranchised grief this week, inspired by an article journalist Tara Parker-Pope wrote in the New York Times. The term “disenfranchised grief” refers to grief that isn’t usually acknowledged, which can be anything from not being able to attend a graduation ceremony, to having to skip an annual trip. In addition, we’ll hear from a ne...

This week’s episode was inspired by Katie Heaney’s article in The Cut about Shakira’s newfound love of skateboarding in her forties. The Colombian singer & songwriter has stunned fans with how quickly she mastered the sport, as evidenced in the music video for Girl Like Me . Laura and Annabelle celebrate Shakira’s latest hobby, but wonder if the world would be a better place if the media called at...

This week we hear victories about friendship and community from callers Sarah and Wendy. In our first call, Sarah tells us about how worried she was to move to the town of Idyllwild, CA in the during a pandemic. She reached out to her new community on Facebook, and found the resources she needed to fulfill a lifelong dream. We owe our second call to one of Wendy’s amazing friends. In episode 18 ,...

We also hear from a guy named Rich with an incredible story that we’re choosing to believe, even if one particular aspect of his tale sounds like it may have been concocted by an ad exec from a major corporation.  Still, it’s a good story! Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Herpes Monkeys & Robo taxis in San Francisco Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotlin...

We’ll also hear from Frank, who emailed us a birthday-related tiny victory. *Even the cover of her upcoming book “ You’re Leaving When? ” Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Russians hacking into President Biden’s Peloton The creation of Bigfoot Hunting Season in Oklahoma   Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?   Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share the...

Definition of numismatics nu·​mis·​mat·​ics | \ ˌnü-məz-ˈma-tiks The study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) Texan nu·​mis·​mat·​ics: (same as above, but with ammo) When Laura House and her older brother inherit their grandfather’s coin collection, it falls on her to find out if they're millionaires or not because big brother is safeguar...

 Laura, too, has taken up an odd activity, and it’s one that’s frightened many of her friends. Plus, we’ll share a call from Tiffany, with a neighborly tiny victory.   Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?   Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week Blue check homes Well-hung chameleons Billionaires Condos from Hell   Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share thei...

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Things We Shouldn’t Be Worrying About Electric eels cooperating with one another when we can’t Elon Musk’s Starship Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thin...

This week, Joanna from St. Louis calls into the Tiny Victory Hotline to tell us about a tiny victory she found in the immediate aftermath of a harrowing car accident, and another caller found herself in need of help after getting stuck in the snow in Utah. This episode is a good reminder that no matter how shaken your faith in humanity might be, things might not be as dire as you think. Listen to...

This week Annabelle celebrates the art–or lack thereof–of puttering. What is a “putter”, you’re not really asking? For Annabelle, a putter has to meet a set of criteria: You can’t earn money doing it You must suck at the activity The world will never reward you for it There can’t be a measurable goal   Take a listen to find out the other weird activity Annabelle engages in when she wants to achiev...

Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675 We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we’ll assume we’re just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thing you were putting off? Tiny victory! Reconnect with someone you haven’t been in touch with for ages? Victory! We on...

If you read Annabelle’s op-ed in the New York Times about being diagnosed with lung cancer, you might be able to infer this year has been a bit much. So why would a friend recommend Annabelle watch the play We’re Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee , in which the playwright talks about her father dying…of lung cancer? With her band, Future Wife, playwright Young Jean Lee takes the stage at Lincoln Center’...