Two Wick Minimum with Selena Coppock

Happy Two Wick Tuesday, candleheads! This week my guest is comedian, musician, host of the podcast Between Awesome and Disaster, and all around lovely dude Will Carey (@willcarey23 on Insta). Will grew up swimming in antiques and Yankee Candles and he is a Yankee Candle LIFER. Tune in to hear how the band Staind influenced Will's candle journey! Subscribe, rate, review, candle friends! (music: ben...

Happy Two Wick Tuesday, candleheads! This week Selena is lucky enough to have a candle conversation with writer, producer, and performer Grace Parra Janney (@graceparra360). They discuss candle rituals, lighting a candle as way to send love to a person in need, the power of trays, how to reuse a vessel, and so much more! This episode dedicated to Star Trek: Lower Decks writer's room for encouragin...

After a few weeks off, we are BACK and it's Two Wick Tuesday, candle friends! This week Selena takes things international and speaks with Crissy Martinez, the creator of candle Instagram accont @CrissyAboutCandles. The ladies discuss a bunch of candle companies small and large, The Spice Girls, shopping, and much more. Tune in to learn what candle Crissy calls "love at first sniff." (music: bensou...

This week Selena sits down with Jennifer Gunn, the owner and chandler of Wax Cabin Candle Company (@waxcabin) to learn all about candle creation! They discuss the business side of candling, from scent selection, wax and wick testing, packaging, marketing, and more! Plus Jen shares her candle journey from the malls of New Jersey to Restoration Hardware and beyond. Shop Wax Candle's fantastic select...

This week Selena chats with freelance writer and stylist Sarah Lyon (@sarahlyon9). Sarah is a thrifter who scours vintage sales, bazaars, and Etsy for candles and home décor of all sorts and she shares her secrets with us! We talk about Instagram trends, aesthetics, watching movies JUST for the décor, the power of scent, candles as props in photos, and her access to FREE candles through her work....

This week my guest is Amber Petty (@ambernpetty), a writer, coach, and major candlehead. We talk about many brands including Mythologie Candles, North Ave Candle Co, Paddywax, and more. We talk about the scents of wet Earth, tomato vines, bogs, old books, petrichor and more! Subscribe to Amber's newsletter at AmberPetty.com.

This week is Selena's first Instagram friend as podcast guest, Elizabeth! She wants to be anonymous so she is going by her first name only and dropping HOT candle opinions!  Elizabeth runs candle review Instagram account @peppery.scents where she reviews myriad candles and snaps gorgeous photos of them all. Be sure to follow her on Insta! (Music: bensound.com)

This week Selena talks candles with comedian, host, and self-described "nail nerd" Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy). They talk discount shopping, collecting, Law & Order, proper candle snuffer usage, votive parties, and Abbi reveals her top 5 candles! Subscribe, rate, review, candleheads! (music: bensound.com) 

Happy Two Wick Tuesday, candleheads!  This week Selena chats with writer, storyteller, and candlehead Margot Leitman (@margotleitman). They talk about Margot's time working in THE BIZ, luxury candle brands Tocca, Lollia, Votivo, Thymes, and much more. Featuring noise from Selena's clanging radiator! (music: bensound.com) 

Pardon our week off, candleheads! We are back and this week Selena chats with NYC comedian Jen Mutascio (@jen_mutascio) about so many candle topics: Their shared love of Yankee Candle's Storm Watch, Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver CeeDee Lamb's candle rituals, and how Jen incorporates her candles into her cleaning process. (Music: bensound.com) 

This week, Selena talks with her first candle couple: The Wilburs! Dan (@danwilbur) and Anya (@anyagarrett) share their candle journeys and talk about hygge, candle apparatuses, White Barn, fancy lighters that resemble tasers, and much more! (Music: bensound.com) 

We're back with hot candle convo! In this episode, Selena chats with Jessica Mozes (@JessicaMoz) and they start their conversation discussing the beautiful and powerful candles involved in Shabbat—from Shabbat to Havdalah. Jessica gives Selena "full credit for my candle awakening" and talks about her journey into candlehead life. They touch on top notch brands: Bijou, Paddywax, Yankee. Tune in and...

Happy new year, candleheads! Your favorite candle podcast is back and our first guest of 2022 is comedian and writer Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman).  Selena and Josh talk about the pandemic, candles as coping mechanisms in times of crisis, birthday candles, and dating.  Tune in to hear the candle that Josh calls a "show-er not a glow-er," listen to him call out Diptyque, and discuss the power and...

This week, Selena is joined by scent guru Tom Bloom (@hereliesbloom), the brilliant marketing and design mind for Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (@blackphoenixalchemylab)! We talk about the process of candle-making, Mithras Candles (@mithrascandle), the goodies you can find at Target, weird wick smells, and much more!

It's Two Wick Tuesday! In today's episode, Selena talks with her old friend storyteller Jonathan Bradley Welch (@jonathanbwelch), a lifelong candlehead and fellow Masshole. The pair talk about Trader Joe's, Market Basket, and Jonathan shares the gripping story of his FIRST candle. Plus, he shares his all-time favorite candle from Salem, MA boutique HausWitch Home + Healing (@hauswitch). (music: be...

This week, Selena is joined by comedian Meghan O'Malley (@MegsOMalls) who is a true blue Yankee Candle Stan. Meghan shares candle strategy and trickery, her time spent candle shopping in Paris, her love of votives for their low commitment level, and what candle smells like "dumb man." (music: bensound.com)  

Two Wick Minimum is back and Selena promises that she'll never leave you hanging again, beloved candle crew!  We are kicking off season 3 with the candle opinions of comedian, writer, and woman of great taste, Alison Leiby (@alisonleiby). Alison is a writer on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, was recently seen on Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth NYC (Comedy Central), and you can catch her performin...

We have a new President, a new VP, AND a new episode of America's favorite (and only) podcast about candles! Comedian Sarah York (@thesarahyork) joins Selena via Zoom from Los Angeles as Two Wick Min's first LA Zoom guest! They talk about the importance of sensory experiences as we are stuck at home during the pandemic, the idiocy of reed diffusers, and the power of classic Bath & Body Works scent...

We are here with hot candle conversation for the new year, 2021! In this, the first episode of the new year, Selena chats with comedian Shalewa Sharpe (@silkyjumbo) about incense vs. candles, the difficulty of adjusting to NYC, and supporting beloved shops. Shalewa even shares a story of candle theft! (music:  bensound.com) 

In this episode, Selena and her guest talk about loves lost: discontinued candles.  In her first-ever remote episode, Selena is joined by her old friend Ken Reid (@KennethWReid), a comedian, podcaster, and pop culture expert. Ken is the host of the popular podcast TV Guidance Counselor and he has some HOT TAKES about decisions made by the candle kingmakers at Bath & Body Works. Hear his bold opini...

After an 8 month hiatus, Selena is finally back to entertain her beloved candle friends with hilarious, silly candle conversation and hot takes about wholly uncontroversial topics.  This week she is joined by L.A. resident, comedian, and fellow Hamilton alum Ben Fertig who did not come to play.  Ben mentions some high-end hits (Maison Louis Marie, Creed, PF Candle Company, Le Labo, Blithe and Bonn...

This week, Selena sits down with her friend, the uber-talented Lauren Maul, to discuss an unlit candle as a life unlived, Lauren's brief tenure as a wax experimenter, and the hard truths about beeswax candles. They swoon over SLOW BURN, a glorious candle from country superstar Kacey Musgraves (named after her gorgeous, moody song) and discuss Dylan McKay's wick. (music: bensound.com) 

This week, Selena sits down with her first-ever straight, white, male guest, writer and self-described "candle boy," Jeremy Glass. Jeremy's candle journey started young and he is a lifelong member of Team Vanilla, much to Selena's shock and horror. Ever the writer, Jeremy arrived at Two Wick Minimum headquarters with a list of funny alternate names for the pod. Jeremy is about to become a father t...

At long last, Two Wick Minimum superfan Shawn Hollenbach joins Selena for a hot candle conversation. They discuss candles as a lunchtime ritual, numerous local NYC candle makers including Casa, Harlem Heirloom, and The Drunkin Candle, and Shawn introduces Selena to the best pronunciation of "masculine." Plus, Shawn secures a spot on Two Wick Minimum: All Stars. (Music by Bensound.)

This week, Los Angeles-based teacher and candle addict Paul Case sits down with Selena to share his high end tastes, tips, and tricks. They discuss unexpected places to buy candles, candles as class indicators, and their shared love of being tan and blonde. (music: bensound.com)