There’s plenty of bang for your buck in this episode, plus Amy and Susan are both bangin’. Hear all about Susan’s trip to Burning Man, so you can live vicariously through her without actually  having to go. And Amy has a mild freakout over Evil Elmo, which was not a Burning Man hallucination. Plus there’s an important announcement at the end of the show, so be sure to listen in!

While we say goodbye to summer vacation, here is a special mini-episode featuring Susan and her husband John performing at the storytelling show The Best Friends Show, live on stage June 18, 2016 at the NerdMelt Theater at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. Hope you enjoy, and we’ll see you soon with a new full-length episode!

Do you like flicking balls? The Because Show ladies sure do. Find out exactly what they’re talking about along with fun facts about Amy‘s boobs, singing trainers, and why Susan is going to Burning Man, with or without a gun to her head. Check out this week’s show for the whole scoop! Follow us on Instagram (hover over our names)!

This week The Because Show has a very special guest — The Awesome Jessica! Susan and Amy thought they’d go easy on her, but Jessica dives right in with talk of a fart massage, the dangers of making new friends, and the pre-vacation pile-up. Listen to this week’s show and learn all about it!

After a short break The Because Show is back! Just in time to catch up on Amy’s admin nightmare of a day and to learn all about Susan’s first marriage. Yes, you read that right. If you smell a rat here it might be the one that chased Amy out of a tunnel on a Saturday night or you just might be on to something. Listen to this week’s Because Show to find out!

What are you best at? Amy and Susan tackle this question and many other pressing issues. Like tantrums, how to handle them, and why the TBS ladies wish they could have them too. Amy might want to stomp her feet and whine due to her lack of Memorial Day plans, but Susan makes her feel better…not. And what’s the best way to handle Weird Hitler Guy?  To find out what the heck is going on here and so much more, listen to the latest Because Show!

It’s been a quiet week for Amy and Susan, so they introduce a new TBS game: Lightning Round! They talk for five minutes about totally random topics created by a panel of experts  (i.e. whoever is around at the time). In other words, what do platypus-beak jewelry, hottie garbage truck drivers, Dave & Busters, fifth-grade heartache, and big big favors all have in common? They’re all on this week’s Because Show!

Mean friend! Karaoke! Snorkeling! Art! Ukelele! Magic wristband! Sassy nun! Axl Rose! Juan Aguilar! Denny’s! Disobedient eyeballs! Scary rednecks! The Because Show! Right now!

Amy and Susan get all talky about their feeeeelings and it makes everyone uncomfortable. But you’ll feel much better after! They also talk about chemistry, or lack of it (which doesn’t seem to stop Susan), there’s a visit to Amy’s Book Nook and you asked for it, you got it, an update about Susan’s personal nook too. The Because Show ladies aim to please!

Hey, it’s the first anniversary of The Because Show, Amy and Susan version! It went by in a flash of fun, poop, and craziness, just like most of the shows do! This week’s is no exception, as Amy and Susan discuss the relationship legalities of buying clothes for your partner, give a listener advice about an overly poopy girlfriend, and take some advice themselves from Shepard Fairey. We’re not sure if The Because Show will get the ladies arrested for their art, but we’re crossing our fingers!

The Because Show ladies are yours in sickness and in health… and especially in sickness, as Amy talks about this week. Let’s just say poop tests are no fun, even if they are pretty funny. Luckily Susanmakes us all think about something else with her tales of report card rewards thwarted and the  most uncomfortable way to spend $250. This episode is guaranteed to make you all feel a little healthier and a little richer than you did before. You’re welcome! P.S. — Seriously, do not open the freezer.

This week, Amy’s mom, Evie, returns as everybody’s favorite guest star! Amy and Evie discuss their trip to Las Vegas, Evie shares her much-anticipated list of the best and worst movies of the year, Amy has an embarrassing confession, and Susan talks about naked old ladies. Hot!

This week Amy’s spazzing out and it shows. The ladies get real as they discuss anxiety attacks, explore the depths of Susan’s psyche, and give a listener some serious tough love. Of course they still discuss things like lube and Geraldo Rivera. You’re welcome for that mental picture. Be sure to give a listen! And follow on Facebook & Instagram!

Admit it, you’ve been wondering about Susan’s cooch issues. Well have we got a whole handful of information for you! Plus, learn more about moon cups, squatty potties, homeless sex, and very hairy men. Don’t miss this one — it’s epic!

This week your intrepid hosts keep it real as they talk about all aspects of life and death. From David Bowie to Amy’s dad to whether it’s cool to kill bugs in your house (spoiler: if they’re big, YES!).  Amy tells the spooky tale of PossumSloth while Susan follows it with her spooky tale of taking ballet for the first time. They even have time to throw in some corporate lingo! Grab a loved one and settle in — you’re gonna need support for this one!

Happy new year everyone! Amy and Susan start the new year off with all kinds of helpful recommendations. Learn how to make better resolutions, what to do when you don’t have any cash to tip the AAA guy, and how to be in total denial about your bacterial vaginosis. You’re welcome. You (probably) don’t want to miss this one — check it out and tell us what you think! And follow us on Facebook, too!

This week, Amy and Susan get their holiday spirit on by talking about all the usual holiday topics. Like tattoos, poetry, punctuation, dubious Facebook followers, racism, feminism, and, of course, bitching about money. Happy holidays TBS listeners! We love you guys!

No, those aren’t Amy and Susan‘s new nicknames; they’re subjects of the show this week! Your fearless TBS leaders also cover bad breakups, shopping malaise, and an extremely gymnastic showerhead encounter. Don’t miss this one! And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Tune in this week to hear about Susan’s party life, Amy’s secret music shame, and how thankful we are for all you guys –our listeners!

Do you have any issues with data disasters, dentists, or Walter Matthau? If so, consider yourself warned.  Amy and Susan go deep into their personal traumas this week, including the worst day ever, mean hygenists, and movies from your childhood that you mistakenly thought would be fun to share with your kids. Grab your Xanax, have your therapist’s number handy, and give a listen! *We apologize for the crappy audio this week. It’ll be better next time!*

This week The Because Show is proud to host a very special guest star: Amy’s mom. But you can call her Evie. Susan, Evie and Amy talk about makeup, loss, makeup, feminism, relationships, communication, and more makeup. Be sure to tune in for this one —  you might learn something about life (or eyeliner)!

This week the TBS ladies get real. Very real. Maybe realer than you want them to? While Susan has sexy fun at a party, Amy gets mad at a bag. Amy reviews Stitch Fix while Susan exposes her crazy cat lady side. They talk about low pay and big headaches. Then they finally get to the cute boys, i.e. Duran Duran! Please like our Facebook page!

This week Amy and Susan tackle all kinds of big questions. Are girls just as big of sexist jerks as guys are? Should Amy find a new gynecologist? What flavor is ‘red,’ anyway? What *is* that 90s song you can’t remember? And why are you having a real fight with your boyfriend about pretend teenage sex? Find out if Amy and Susan find real answers for any of these on this week’s Because Show!

There’s a ton to talk about this week and Susan and Amy cover (almost) all of it! So lace up your skates, make sure you have back up power, and party with The Because Show all night long (or until 10:30, whichever comes first).

This week Susan and Amy discuss a great movie Amy saw: The End of the Tour. They also talk about something sadder — the end of the tour through life for Amy’s dad, who passed away last week. Your intrepid TBS hosts delve into life and death and what really matters. But we all know that Amy and Susan can’t stay serious for *too* long, so they gotta discuss apps, vampire novels, and stripper poles. Life would be pretty boring without ’em!

This week we talk about fun stuff, like sweaty sex and parking lots, but not sweaty sex IN parking lots because ew. Then Amy brings it down and talks about the latest with her dad. But that’s TBS, keepin’ it real even when reality is a bummer. Let’s all get through this one together. Sound like a plan?

It’s officially summer and you’ve got the podcast to prove it! Amy and Susan discuss their vacations and how Susan didn’t have sex in the pay showers (this year) and Amy narrowly avoided being part of a Kent sandwich. Your intrepid hosts also share their most disgusting bug stories and have a heated debate about the existence of vegetables. We’ve got all this and more, so grab your suit, hold your nose, and jump in with The Because Show!

Ever wonder what to do with that extra coconut oil you’ve got sitting around? Amy and Susan will tell you! They’ve got lots of other great tips this week, including why lions should get their eyebrows threaded, how to cure “helium hand,” dating advice for Alice, Jan and Marcia, and ways to manage stray boners. So bare those elbows and ankles and tune in to this week’s show- you don’t want to miss it! Follow us on Instagram!

Our favorite listener-slash-stalker, Pi’ilani joins us for an awesome show this week. We cover it all — from Mad Men to restraining orders to vibrators and everything in between. And maybe all at once. Listen to the show for all this and more (but definitely not less)!

Amy and Susan give you a lot of foreplay this week, talking about sexy parties, all low and slow. Then they get excited and finish too fast — just as you were just starting to get into it. Bring your sexy thong and dig up that half-pack of cigarettes from the kitchen drawer for this episode, you’re gonna need them!

We’ve got all kinds of fun for you this week, including orgasmic meditation, classroom 69, quucking, cadences, and way too much more to mention! Oh, and Susan reaaallly needs to pee. Find/follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

This week the fabulous Louise Grasmehr joins us and we’re all style, all the time. Louise gives us all tips about cleaning out our closets, how to re-style what you already have, how to break the rules and when you should absolutely follow them (*cough* don’t oversparkle *cough *). She also tells us about the best way to add to your wardrobe at thrift stores, super-extra sale racks, and clothing swaps. Then it takes Susan and Amy about 30 seconds to go from conservative white blouses to blowjobs. But that’s what you listen to the show for, right? Right! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

We’ve been happy  to be a part of the Bald Move Network and you can find out all about the other Bald Move shows at baldmove.com. If you want to touch base with us, you can email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com  or find The Because Show page on Facebook.  Love you guys! xoxo

If you want to check in with us, find us on Facebook or send us an email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Don’t forget to help us meet our year-end goal of 300 iTunes reviews -every one counts! If you like our show, we do fully believe that iTunes reviews are the best way to show us some love and help us rise up in the iTunes rankings and scooch into the coveted ‘What’s Hot’ category. Until next week, take care of yourselves and Happy Holidays!

We are so proud to be a part of the Bald Move Network and you can find out all about the other Bald Move shows at baldmove.com. If you want to touch base with us, there are a million ways to do it – namely, writing an email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com or calling the voicemail at 818-643-1565. Do you have a question or feedback for us? Let your voice be heard, loud and clear.  And you can find us on Facebook and Instagram too! Until next week, listeners, be good to yourself and xoxo!

And you know what? We really really like iTunes reviews – it makes our hard work here at The Because Show all worthwhile to get those little blurbs of affirmation and kinship. And helps the podcast stay visible on iTunes so other people can find us and we can grow our audience. Do you have questions or feedback? You can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or send us a message on fb. Have a good T-giving, everyone – see you in December!

And you know what- we really really like iTunes reviews – it makes our hard work here at The Because Show all worthwhile to get those little blurbs of affirmation and kinship. Have you written one? It helps in a major way boost up in the rankings of iTunes and put us on the ‘What’s Hot’ page so more people can find our show!

Listeners! Now is the time to reach out and write that iTunes review, to email us a question or to tweet us a funny retweet. Heck, call that voicemail! It’s 818-643-1565. Sp please, don’t by shy – we love hearing what’s going on in your life just as much as you love hearing what’s going on in ours.

Be a pal and help THE BECAUSE SHOW out by writing an iTunes reviews. Staying visible in the rankings of iTunes is the primary way new listeners find us and we love when new listeners find us. Also you can tweet us at the because, find us on Facebook or email us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Thanks, people!

If you like us, be sure and leave an iTunes review! We love the love. Got a recommendation or a review for us? Let us know!  Also, hit us up on Facebook, on twitter, on Instagram and via email at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Listener feedback is the best. Until our next episode, hang tight!

If you like us, be sure and leave an iTunes review! We love the love. Also, hit us up on Facebook, on twitter, on Instagram and via email at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Listener feedback is the best. Until our next episode, hang tight!

If you like us, be sure and leave an iTunes review! We love the love. Our voicemail number is 818-643-1565. Also, hit us up on Facebook, on twitter, on Instagram and via email at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Listener feedback is the best. Until our next episode, hang tight!

If you like us, be sure and leave an iTunes review! We love the love. Also, hit us up on Facebook, on twitter, on Instagram and via email at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Listener feedback is the best. Until our next episode, hang tight!

And please remember: ‘Whole life, whole person’!  If you want to touch base with any one of us, go ahead and write thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or call us at 818-643-1565. And check in on Instagram at jerilynsb, sniffumynnub and amy4st. Or on twitter @thebecause, even. And don’t forget about finding us in Facebook! Is that enough ways to get in touch with us? It is. See you all next week, take care of yourselves xxoo!

Shout-outs to all the listeners! Especially the ones who like to leave voicemails like Emma and Pi’ilani! Also, hats off to Kermit for his special guest spot! If you want to touch base with us, write thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or call us at 818-643-1565. And check in on Instagram at jerilynsb, sniffumynub and amy4st. See you all next week, take care of yourselves xxoo!

Shout-outs to all the listeners! Especially the ones who like to text like Boris and Shauna and Juan and all those good people! Also, hats off to awesome listeners Trent! And Ally! And Pi’ilani! And Amber Marlow of Brooklyn! We love you all.

If you want to touch base with us, write thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or call us at 818-643-1565. Let’s get a WHOLE BUNCH of voicemails for next show! And check in Instagram at jerilynsb, sniffumynub and amy4st. See you all next week take care of yourselves xxoo!

Do you like our podcast? Then please go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Through the entire month of November, therewas only ONE iTunes review written (thank you, one person!) so we are hoping Decembverwill be a month where we can AT LEAST double that number. Right? Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from listeners. In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. or And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause @jesebla, @hotpad87 or @amyforstadt on twitter. See you next week!

Sorry this episode is a few days late – but better late than never, right? If you want to say something to us, do it at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Or better yet call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. You can follow Jerilyn on twitter @JeSeBla @thebecause or Susan @hotpad87 or Amy @amyforstadt. You know we love hearing from our listeners, so don’t be shy! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. Love you, See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

AND THANK YOU MARY K. for sending us that nice box of goodies, that was so thoughtful of you and we will definitely pay it forward.

Oh! And one more thing?Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Happy Anniversary to us! This month marks FOUR YEARS of recording the podcast!  Do you like our show? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Oh! And one more thing? Do you like our podcast? Then throw some feedback our way. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Rilly.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Do you like The Because Show? Get in on our action and throw some feedback our way. Reach out and write us an email. Be impulsive and eat a cake pop. Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. That’s a real thing, you know.  Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com  if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

Do you like our podcast? Then please go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Really! Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. It’s fun!  In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you want to get in touch with us. . And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter to check in with us between episodes. See you next week! xxoo

• Franco News – that James Franco is at it again.
• Amy’s library update!
• Pureology shampoo and conditioner will change your life. Maybe.
• Miscellaneous beauty and product reviews (at the end, after the music!)

Do you like our podcast? Then please go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Really! Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from listeners. In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter. AND For our 1000 liker on facebook we will call you for a chat if you want! xxoo See you next week!

Do you like our podcast? Then please go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Through the entire month of August, therewas only ONE iTunes review written (thank you, one person!) so we are hoping September will be a month where we can AT LEAST double that number. Right? Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from listeners. In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter. See you next week!

• VC Andrews ‘Flowers In The Attic’ (only 5.99 for the Kindle edition!),
• Lois Duncan ‘Stranger With My Face’
• Jeffrey Eugenides ‘The Marriage Plot’ Named Best Book Of 2012 by New York Times!
• Elizabeth Wurtzel ‘Now More Again: A Memoir Of Addiction’
• Laura Hillenbrand ‘Seabiscuit’ Good to read before bed!

Amy’s reading ‘The Book Thief’ by Marcus Zusak. A movie is being made of it! What books have you been reading lately?  We are always open to recommendations, you know.  Do you like our podcast? Then please go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Just that little effort will help us stay in the rankings of iTunes ‘What’s Hot‘ which is a big thing in the podcast-o-sphere. Really! Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from listeners. In addition, you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. And, of course, ‘like’ us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter. See you next week!

Do you like our show? Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review for The Because Show! Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from our listeners. Or you can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. And like us on fb or tweet @thebecause on twitter. See you next week! xxoo

For realsies. These two give us a little glimpse of the BDSM world.  They get all 50 Shades of Gray and stuff!

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If you like our show, you can show your support by leaving an iTunes review! We love that. And don’t forget, we have 7o episodes on our old archive feed, a different RSS feed that you can find here. See you on the next episode!

On this show episode 80, Amy and Jerilyn cover the spectrum of very personal to not-so-personal topics with some introspection, beauty product reviews, WCAGA, interview, listener update and more. Once again, we ponder the meaning of love, the source of happiness and the balance of life. Plus we talk mascara and hair stuff too! Do you have an idea for a topic? Let us know! Do you like our show? Go ahead and leave us an iTunes review! Do you want to tell us something? Go ahead and call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love to hear from our listeners.

We are part of the Bald Move Network and encourage to listen to all their content here at baldmove.com If you want to support the show, the best way is to leave us an iTunes review! It’s easy and we love it. If you want to get in touch with us, call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. Or email us thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. See you on the next episode! xxoo

Find Leslie’s podcast The Fame Fatale here.  Or pop over to her dangerously seductive blog here.

Listeners! if you want to support our show, go ahead and write us an iTunes review. It’s a GREAT way to show us some love and help us climb up the rankings in iTunes.  If you want to reach out to us, you can email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com or call us at 818-643-1565.  Or hit us up on facebook or twitter @thebecause. We love hearing from our audience! And, be sure to check out the other great shows on the Bald Move network, lotsa good stuff for your ears!

If you like our show, please leave us an iTunes review! To leave us a voicemail message you can call 818-643-1565 or email us at thebecauseshow@gmail.com. I’m looking for listeners who want to Skype chat for a segment and add their own two cents to our show. Thanks and see you on the next episode! xxoo

If you like our show, please leave us an iTunes review! To leave us a voicemail message you can call 818-643-1565 or email us at thebecauseshow@gmail.com. We are part of the Bald Move network and exhort you to take a listen to the other wonderful podcast you can find here. Thanks and see you on the next episode! xxoo

1. Lynn Chen’s new podcast The Actor’s Diet. We love Lynn and she has been a guest on our show twice!
2. Paul Gilmartin’s podcast The Mental Illness Happy Hour. He puts it all out there.
3. What Comes Around Goes Around! Reproduction vintage Vera scarves are selling at Target.
4. High Intensity Training, 4 minutes 3 times a week is the way to go.

Thanks for all the great feedback and comments we’ve had lately – keep it comin’! You can email us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or write us a message on fb. On twitter we are @thebecause or amy is @amyforstadt, susan is @hotpad87, jerilyn is @jerilynd. We are still looking for phonecalls from people who have had affairs. Thank you to Ms. Anonymous who called in with her real talk about an affair in real life. Interesting stuff.  Do you have something to share? We’re looking forward to hearing from you xxoo

Other things we talk about too. But listen to the episode and get back to us. You can tweet us @thebecause or jerilyn @jerilynd or amy @amyforstadt or susan @hotpad87  Do you have feedback, comments and/or opinions? We know you do. You can email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Call our voicemail at 818.643.1565 and chat us up. We really really appreciate the listeners who say they look forward to our show every week and are sad when it is over. That is SO sweet! If you would like to do us a solid and support our show, you can feel free to write us an iTunes review! It is the primary number-one way we are able to grow our show and have new listeners find us. Help them find us.

And don’t forget, if you’re in Southern California and want to hang out- we totally want to see you at Golden Road Brewing at 5pm, Sunday June 23rd. Much fun will be had!

• Abigail Trafford’s seminal book ‘Crazy Time’ . Surviving divorce and rebuilding your life, of course.
  
• Lauren Beukes’s new thriller ‘The Shining Girls’. Is it this year’s ‘Gone Girl’?
• Jason and Karen are superstars of the podcast ‘The Walking Dead ‘Cast’ .
• Female empowerment, yo. Read Laura Linney’s speech on gender inequality in the film industry.

Check out Susan in her The Because Show Highly Festive First Annual Get Together ad. So cute. I see a second career as a Youtube star in her future!

Do you have something to say to us? Let your voice be heard. Or just listen along as a lurker in the background, that’s cool. Don’t forget the many ways you can touch base with us: email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com  or tweet amy @amyforstadt or jerilyn @jerilynd or susan @hotpad87 or everyone at @thebecause. Of course our voicemail number is 818-643-1565 to leave us a message. One more thing? Please keep the iTunes reviews coming, it takes just a moment and it really is one of the best ways to support the show. Thanks! Intro music: Phoenix ‘Trying To Be Cool‘ and Outro music: The Neighborhood ‘Sweater Weather‘

If you would like to support our show, go ahead and forward our show to a podcast-loving pal, tell a friend, spread the word. And, of course, iTunes reviews are the #1 way to show some love – by writing a quickie here. Don’t forget that we have our 1st Highly Festive Get-together at Golden Road Brewing at 5pm on June 23rd. See you there xxoo

Do you have feedback, comments or opinions for us? Go ahead and call our voicemail at 818-643-1565 and leave a message. Or write an email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. And don’t forget, if you want to support the show, please write an iTunes review for us. Thanks and see you on the next episode! p.s. Don’t forget about our casual little get-together scheduled for the 23rd in Los Angeles at the Golden Road Brewery! Amy and Susan have all the details.

• A History Of The World Through 100 Objects here.
• How Bill Gates is ending polio.
• Susan likes the band Phoenix.
• You know you can tweet us @thebecause, right?
• Our pal Amber leaves us a voicemail.
• Are you on OKCupid? Amy is!

If you like what we are doing, go ahead and leave us a 5-STAR iTunes review. It doesn’t even have to make a whole lot of sense. Just write it. If you have an idea for a topic, let us know! You can contact us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or pop in and say ‘hi’ on fb. And, don’t forget that you can show your support by using the iTunes widget or Amazon affiliate link here on the website. See you on the next episode!

If you like our show and like what we do, you can send us feedback to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Or leave us a message on our voicemail at 818-643-1565.  And to support all the things happening at bald move, you can use the iTunes widget here on the site or click thru the Amazon affiliate when you are buying stuff on Amazon. It’s a win/win!

Or is it?

Joins us next week as our show continues and we cover old ground and tread on new ground. If you like our show, go ahead and leave a nice review on iTunes! Or reach out to us thru twitter, fb or email – we love to hear from our complex and diverse audience, See you on the next episode xxoo

• Have you seen Vincent Kartheiser in the movie Another Day In Paradise? So good.
• How much do we love our recent iTunes reviews? You wrote one, right?
• Could you eat Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad by yourself here? It’s abattoir chic.
• Do you know the photos and films of Larry Clark? He’s definitely not for everyone.
• Are you going to meet us at The Golden Road Brewery in June? Please do.

Leave us a voicemail at 818-643-1565 if you want. Or email us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. Or pop in to facebook and say ‘Hi’ to all of us. We love to hear from our listeners. Questions, comments and feedback can be sent to us and we will certainly respond. Or on twitter! You can tweet @thebecause if you like.

Jerilyn’s SUMMER BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth. If you like that, go ahead and read Portnoy’s Complaint!

New books on the horizon including Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings and the latest release in the Gone series: Light.  Did you want to read the article in The Atlantic Monthly by Sandra Tsing Loh about her divorce? It’s here.

If you like what we do, go on and leave a iTunes review for us. We love it! Want to write us an arbitrary email? thebecauseshow@baldmove.com. How about a capricious voicemail? 818-643-1565. On twitter? @thebecause. Oh and we are facebook and instagram too. There are plenty of ways to find us!

• we advise a lovely listener on how to zip up  her OK Cupid dating profile
• we discuss the new store in LA that will embroider a man’s slippers to match his tattoo
• we rejoice in the new documentary that is ROOM 237, an analysis of Kubrick’s The Shining
• we reveal the best way to get over your ex (and it doesn’t involve smoking, crying or stalking)

If you like our show, let us know by calling in and leaving a voicemail at 818-643-1565 or writing us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com . We’ve loved hearing from you! And if you want to pop over to Goodreads and join our lively group, there are books recommendations and reviews waiting for you! xxoo

Are you part of our Goodreads group where book recommendation and listener interaction is percolating? Find us! Also you can call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. We love giving advice, but don’t get mad at us if it backfires! Thanks guys, see you on the next episode xxoo

Amy’s runs down her new segment ‘Cleanse Your Money Shame’. Do you seek absolution? Call us at 818-643-1565. Need more personal finance tips? Read something by Michelle Singletary.  All her books are chocked full of sage advice! Speaking of sage advice, we offer a few opinions to our listeners and help out on a dating quandary.  What else? Of Course, “Things That Are Gone (but we wish would come back)”. Mail chutes, pneumatic tubes and pink powdered soap. Yes, we’re oldies.

If you like our show, let us know by calling in and leaving a voicemail at 818-643-1565 or writing us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com . We’ve loved hearing from you! Don’t forget to get in on the Kindle Fire contest happening now until March 19th – you gotta be in it, to win it! And if you want to pop over to Goodreads and join our lively group, there are books recommendations and reviews waiting for you! If you would like to support our show, write a quickie review on iTunes. OR you can pass it along to a friend who might enjoy it, and then that friend may do the same.  Thanks! xxoo

Show support of our show by participating in the contest, spreading the word and using the Amazon affiliate link! Do you have feedback for us? Call 818-643-1565. Or email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com – See ya on the next episode!

If you like our show, let us know by calling in and leaving a voicemail at 818-643-1565 or writing us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com . We’ve loved hearing from you! Don’t forget to get in on the Kindle Fire contest happening now until March 19th – you gotta be in it, to win it! And if you want to pop over to Goodreads and join our lively group, there are books recommendations and reviews waiting for you!

What else is up? You can stay connected with us by:

• joining the group on Goodreads, much book talk will be happening,
• following us on twitter @thebecause
• chiming in on facebook
• emailing us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com

Have a topic or idea or us? Don’t be shy, let us know! ALSO – get IN on the KINDLE FIRE GIVEAWAY that is happening this month. You can support the show by spreading the word and helping our audience grow. And maybe you will the Kindle Fire which would be great.

Married listeners call in to share not only the details of their sex life but also of their joint checking accounts! Thanks for your honesty, ladies! And we introduce our new service ‘SNAPBACK‘: write to clever  Amy at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com if you need a snappy comeback for your befuddled conversations and confounding interactions. Your first snapbacks are free but once you’ve become addicted, she’s charging.

Thanks for the iTunes reviews! If you want to leave a voicemail, you can call 818-643-1565. Our follow us on twitter @thebecause or @amyforstadt or @jerilynd or @hotpad87. Don’t be shy! And if you have a topic or question for us you can email or us chime in on our facebook page. Until next week, stay subscribed, keep listening and dance like no one is watching! xxoo

Melted cheese, big fireplace, polkadot pajamas, heartfelt haiku…what’s not to love?  Thank you so much  to The Table Set podcast for inviting us over to their cozy Raclette Party!

 Andy, Nathan and Greg outdid themselves, again. You can hear all about it on the episode we guested on in iTunes. Serious haikus happened.

Thank you to our Bald Move Personal Arrogants pals for calling in and leaving a voicemail. So cute! And thanks so much to dear Courtney of the blog iamamess for arranging to send us the Sybian.

Again, we appreciate the feedback about our recent money-talk. We’ve got more real talk for you, tucked inside this episode. Some nuggets of truth and some snippets of fact. Enjoy!

Be sure to check her for updates for the rules on how to enter on our Kindle Fire Giveaway – very exciting! And don’t be shy to reach out to us – you can hit us up on our voicemail at 818-643-1565 or thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or follow on twitter @ thebecause. As always, we like it when you, gentle listener, take the time to craft an iTunes review – it helps us not only stay in the rankings but also makes it easier for people to find us!

xxoo, see you on the next episode.

Show Me (the meaning of the word) Inspired  by a classic Pretenders song, we give a name to our new segment on words. This week’s word is Claque (from the French claquer-to clap one’s hands): a group of fawning admirers’. If you are a word-lover, check out the Lexicon Valley podcast, a sweet listener tweeted us to tell us about this good show from Slate magazine.

FRANCO UPDATE: What has James Franco been all about lately? Mostly about his new movie  ‘Interior.Leather Bar.’ which was shot in less than 48 hours.

And we demystify the world of aspirational makeup counters, Creme De La Mer and much more….

And gentle listeners, old and new, are asked to write a quickie iTunes review! It takes but a mere moment and means so very much to us. Have you conjured up some feedback or opinions to share? Don’t delay in reaching out by email to thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or via telephone voicemail to 818.643.1565. We look forward to hearing from you! Or perhaps you feel compelled to tweet us @thebecause or @jerilynd or @amyforstadt or @hotpad87. Really, there are a variety of ways to contact us. Until the next episode, we wish you all well.

Smarterbucks, the reward program to pay off your student loan

The Myths Of Happiness a new book by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Oxygen as the new trend in skincare, like Philosophy’s Oxygen Peel

Love 2.0, another new book! `How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do Or Become’ by Barbara Fredrickson

We know iTunes matter. It helps boost our shows in the iTunes rankings. This accounts for the majority of traffic, allowing our audience to grow and flourish. You can do your part to support Bald Move by leaving an iTunes review for the shows and helping us get the word out. You can do that, right? Perhaps you have already written an iTunes review. Thank you! But then what can you do to support our shows? You can help telling a friend or two. Or three or four! Personal recommendations are the best! See you on the next episode xxoo

• Dave Ramsey’s radio show
• Marketplace Money radio show
• Mint.com puts all your financial accounts in one place.
• Bankrate.com compare mortgage, interest and bank rates.
• Morningstar, mutual fund and stock information.
• Investing 101 by Kathy Kristof

Probably more info than you need, right? We’ll keep you posted on Amy’s progress throughout the year and please let us know if you want to jump on the bandwagon in streamlining your finances.  Oh, and we mention some books including Dodie Smith’s ‘I Capture The Castle’ and Don Delillo’s ‘Cosmopolis’. Good stuff!

AND thanks so much for the latest iTunes reviews! Speaking of reviews, we have had an increase in the amount iTunes reviews! Listeners, old and new, can support the show by taking a half-minute and leaving an iTunes review. Or even just clicking on some darn stars would help? Of course, more reviews equals more movement to push our podcast back into the hot ‘n bothered ‘What’s Hot’ category that we love. And the best way you can support us is by spreading the word and telling a friend about our show – we love that!

Oh! Last year when Amy and Susan’s birthdays rolled around, we asked  listeners call in to our voicemail to leave a sweet BIRTHDAY GREETING for best wishes and overall birthday happiness. It was great! Now you can call in and leave a message for Jerilyn and it will delight her around mid-February. Lots of advance notice here, so put it on your ‘to do’ list pronto.

Feedback, opinions or comments? There are plenty of ways to connect with us – the facebook page, the twitter @thebecause or @jerilynd or @hotpad87 or @amyforstadt. Or call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. Or write us thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or thebecauseshow@gmail.com. See you on the next episode!

Oh! Last year when Amy and Susan’s birthdays rolled around, we asked  listeners call in to our voicemail to leave a sweet BIRTHDAY GREETING for best wishes and overall birthday happiness. It was great! Now you can call in and leave a message for Jerilyn and it will delight her around mid-February. Lots of advance notice here, so put it on your ‘to do’ list pronto.

Feedback, opinions or comments? There are plenty of ways to connect with us – the facebook page, the twitter @thebecause or @jerilynd or @hotpad87 or @amyforstadt. Or call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. Or write us thebecauseshow@baldmove.com or thebecauseshow@gmail.com. See you on the next episode!

Books! Some new interesting books have crossed our nightstands as of late, including:

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn “Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her.”

Ready Player One by Ernest Kline “…a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.”

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (recommended by a listener) “Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long.”

Do you have a book you want us to read? Tell us! Or if you read a book we’ve recommended, please let us know!

Feedback, opinions or comments? There are plenty of ways to connect with us – the facebook, the twitter @thebecause or @jerilynd or @hotpad87 or @amyforstadt. Or call our voicemail at 818-643-1565. Or write us thebecauseshow@baldmove.com See you on the next episode!

Thanks for listening and thank you for all the support and feedback you’ve given us this year! We love hearing from the listeners!

Let us hear your sweet voice by calling 818-643-1565 or just go ahead and send your thoughts to us at thebecauseshow@baldmove.com.

Maybe you’d like to follow us on twitter  @thebecause or jerilyn @jerilynd or susan @hotpad87 or amy @amyforstadt. 

Or you can find us on facebook and see the sporadic photos and videos we post, as well as The Book List. Perhaps you have a moment to write a 5-star iTunes review for us? We love that!

Is that too much? Somehow, too much is never enough. Oh! You can find The Nerd Out podcast with Lisa and Ritzy P. on iTunes and subscribe or seek them out at thenerdout.com and get in on all the good nerdy listening fun. Don’t forget to check out the other wonderful content here at Bald Move including the delightful Personal Arrogants podcast and the whole catalog of shows of Mad Men Happy Hour, the Watching Dead and Breaking Good. Lots of good stuff for your ears!

• Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith, Amy reviews.
• Sister by Rosamund Lupton, a book recommendation from a listener!
• The Last Seduction neo-noir movie from the mid-90’s. Sooooo gooood.
• Lost, Downton Abbey, Friday Night Lights tv appreciation.

And we save the product reviews for the very end! This week we review Peter Thomas Roth’s DeSpot Brightening Corrector and Anastasia Advanced Brow Serum. As always, we love to hear your feedback. You can call us at 818-643-1565 or email us at thebecauseshow@gmail.com or like us on facebook. One more thing? If you have a minute, we would love it if you could leave a review on iTunes for us. Thanks! xxoo

Come along on a sleepover at Amy’s place as we talk about the simple pleasures in life. Like:

Kate Somerville DermalQuench Liquid Lift. It has it’s own nozzle! 

…and the remake of the movie Footloose! We said we were going to watch it and we watched it.

And also Curtis Sittenfeld’s book American Wife. A good read! Have you read her other book Prep? Amy recommends it.

…and those are just a few of the things we’ve talked about on this episode. To chime in with your thoughts and opinions, lead us a comment or email us at thebecauseshow@gmail.com. Or say ‘Hello’  on our facebook page. Or call 818-643-1565 and leave a message on our voicemail. Clearly, there are plenty of ways to get in touch with us. If you like what you’re hearing on The Because Show, do us a favor and tell a podcast-lovin’ friend about our show. They can subscribe on iTunes or on Stitcher for automatic downloads. See you on the next episode!

In our celebratory intro, I pulled some audio clips from a few of the other podcasts that have shown us some love since we started over two years ago. If you are looking for more podcasts for your ears, you may want to get into:

Lipgloss and Laptops (although sadly no longer in production), Naptime Radio, Hey Girl Hey, Breaking Good (done by the Bald Move guys, they produce a bunch of ‘casts), Grits to Glitz, The Table Set, The Nerd Out, Raising Playful Tots and Two Fit Chicks and a Microphone (on a long term recording hiatus now).

There are actually MORE shows that have given us friendly high fives and shout-outs over the years, I just couldn’t pinpoint the audio clips within their vast sound universes. Shows like Books On The Nightstand, Podcast Answer Man, Musing Mommies, The Joy The Baker podcast as well as Cooking With The Moms, Hellmouth Podcast, For Whatever Reason and Are We There Yet? What podcasts are your go-to listening faves? Did you find our show from a shout-out on one of these? Is there a great podcast you love that no one has discovered?

Also, thank you to listeners Lori and Tricia for the acrostic poem:

T hose crazy girlfriends, whom we’ve never met,

H ave a knack for providing the podcast therapy

E very woman, mom or even teenager needs for a weekly escape.

B ased on the random things in your lives,

E specially with stories about great thrift store finds and the infamous Hot Pad episode.

C an you hear us laughing, because we are!

A my’s got a knack for telling good stories.

U sually Jerilyn shares the latest trends in beauty and books

S usan, oh to be a fly on the wall of your past.

E ach episode has something for everyone,

S ome even remind us to check our gas gauge.

H ere’s to your next 100 episodes!

O h and don’t forget,

W e love you ladies!!

So, we did a little bit of self-congratulatory celebrating and a whole lot of conversing on this episode. Want to say hi?  Call the voicemail at 818-643-1565. Thanks for listening! And as I said in the episode – whether you have been subscribing since Day One or just found us last week, we appreciate you. Yes, YOU!  Also let’s give a loud round of applause for Joyand Michael here on HomeFries for letting The Because Show reach a whole new batch of awesome fun peeps. Thank you!

Show Notes Episode 28

Amy and I chew the fat and dish the dirt on this Episode. Much time was spent talking about new fragrances. Nine West has a perfume? Yup. ‘Love Fury’. Gwyneth’s GOOP site has good tips? Yes, flower arranging. Striped sailor shirts for summer? Sure, why not?

And let’s think about eating this cheesecake  called The Chocolate Dilemma Cheesecake. That’s a good kind of dilemma.

Show Notes Episode 29!

A tad bit different sound quality here as we tried out a new recording set up. I think we will return to our normal three microphone deal. So on this episode, we talked:

Clarisonic Opal!

Michael Kors Leg Shine?

The Name That Tune Game! (I’ll make it harder next time, for sure.) Some one tweeted us that we mixed up ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’ with the song ‘Rio’. Did we? Next time, I will pay closer attention as well as making it harder for everyone.

Susan’s take on Starbucks Chocolate Cookie Crumble Frappucino: Meh.

Thanks for listening and thanks for popping over to our Show Notes! Leave us a commentor call us at our voicemail at 818-643-1565. See you next week!

Good ol’ Soundgarden released a new song  ‘Live To Rise’ from The Avengers movie, released. Welcome back, Chris Cornell!

Yup. 1997 epic romantic disaster film Titanic remastered in 3-D re-release.

Oh! Black Sabbath has reunited, originally formed in 1970, last album recorded in 1995, set to play this August at Lollapalooza.

AND…SWV (Sisters With Voices), first seen on the scene in 1992 with triple platinum ‘Right Here’, reunites to release ‘I Missed Us’.

p.s. Total Recall is being remade and coming out this summer!  ”When a simple recall session goes awry, Colin Farrel’s character must find a way to recover his memory while running away from the government trying to eliminate him.” Whoah.

Yup, bounce houses and birthday parties are just some of the things we’ve been up to in the past few weeks. The Because Show was delayed a bit from our usual weekly recording schedule, but now we’re back with Episode 26! In this show, one of us admits to having read 50 Shades Of Grey, the controversial best-selling book that has swept the nation. It’s kinda like a Lifetime Movie…but with a X-rating!

This is SIMON TRICKSTER: if you hear the sound of this game within an episode henceforth, it is signaling that we have no idea what we are talking about.  Why didn’t we think of this sooner? Note: Special thanks to Matt, who wrote in to tell us of the hot spring trends in the Raleigh, NC area. Neon pops of color are all the rage here in LA too…Do you have a trend we should know about? Call us, write us or just leave a comment – we like to know what’s in the hearts and minds of listeners.

Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes for automatic downloads and you can like us on facebook or follow us on twitter @thebecauseshow. See ya next week!

Susan and I were joined by Ritzy P. and Lisa B., the hosts of ‘The Nerd Out‘ podcast this past Thursday. Steampunk, designer con, bent con, zapocalypse, cosplay…these ladies know it all.

Do you like to nerd out? Everybody likes to nerd out about something, right? If you want to congregate with like minded nerds, you might want to go to one of these:

• Bent con
• Comic con
• Designer Con

Susan has been a longtime lover of Comic Con, she likes the stormtroopers!

Or you may just enjoy flying solo and nerding out to ‘Game Of Thrones’ or ‘Dirty Dancing’, whatever your thing might be. It’s all good! As long as it’s not a remake of ‘Steel Magnolias’. To follow the ladies of ‘The Nerd Out’, you can subscribe in iTunes, follow them on twitter or visit them on facebook.  Ritzy even has another podcast you can listen to called ‘Ya Heard’. Catch y’all on the next episode!

Such a fun time when Nathan Hazard joined us as our guest this past Thursday to record. He even made drinks for us! He poured glasses of IPA (india pale ale) and added a shot of Campari to each one. Absolutely scrumptious, not too sweet, not too bitter!

He had stopped by a local brewery not too far from my house to pick up a ‘growler’. I never even knew this was a thing, but it is. And it was really good.

After drinks were poured, we got down to podcasting and picking Nathan’s brain about new music. And having him explain ‘A&R’ to us. He also made some savvy recommendations for bands that we might like, including:

• Iron and Wine
• Kimbra
• The Shins  
• Jasmine Ash
• Geographer

Anyhoo, we also chatted about the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook, the gluten-free Babycakes cookbook and even my old 1970?s Playboy Host and Bar Book that has about 59,000 obscure drink recipes in it.

Well, maybe it turned out a little more random and senseless than I had expected. It’s okay though, we recorded a nice long Episode 23 for you, despite everything. Some of the things mentioned in this episode:

Andy from The Table Set podcast threw a party last Saturday night and it was super fun.

Around town, it’s evident that ‘The Hunger Games’ marketing mania has begun! Have you read the books? Will you see the movie? But more importantly…

…will you buy the cookbook? Believe it or not, it’s supposed to be good, groosling and all. What else did we talk about on this show? The debate over whether we should continue reading our iTunes reviews at the end of each show surfaced. We’ve got two ‘Yays’ and one ‘Meh’ at this point, so we wonder if the listeners will weigh in on one side or the other.  We always like to hear feedback from our audience: what your favorite topics are and which ones are less appealing to your ears. Oh, and there were a few more things discussed:

Illamasqua. Fancy British cult makeup for your alter ego!

Ooh! Nameless artisan nail polish from strangebeautiful.

De-cluttering? See Tracy’s High Straightenance column for inspiration!

Susan has done gone gluten-free. And finished her book, complete with illustrations:

If you like what you’re hearing on The Because Show, do us a favor and tell a podcast-lovin’ friend about our show. We love when the word is spread. Leave us a comment, question or feedback here or on our facebook page. Clearly, there are plenty of ways to get in touch with us – you can always shoot us an email at thebecauseshow@gmail.com if you like. See you on the next episode!

p.s. I didn’t win the Megamillions lotto. But it is fun being in charge of the lotto pool at work.

xo,

jerilyn

It’s utter Lynnsanity! Lynn Chen is back! Not only is she an actress and a food blogger, she is also a podcast-lover! Lynn has been on our show twice before, on Episodes #28 and #57 at the old iTunes feed. We were delighted to have her join us on this week’s show. She even brought the new flavor of Girl Scout cookies ‘Savannah Smiles’ to review. And we also had a new book sent to us for review called ‘The Power Of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg. Interesting stuff!

Lynn is a busy gal! She’s got three movies out this year, including ‘Nice Girls Crew’…

… and ‘Yes, We’re Open’

…and ‘Daylight Savings’ too!

You can search for her on Netflix to watch her other films. Of course, the conversation wandered into some other directions. Some of the things mentioned in this episode were:

• Not just a mascara, it’s a lash treatment: Chantecaille
• The Strange Case of the Leroy 18, read the whole article here.
• Room 237, the documentary on interpretations of The Shining movie.
• Viral buzz with erotic novel  ”50 Shades of Gray“.

You can find Lynn at her blog The Actor’s Diet and follow her acting work at lynnchen.com. On twitter, you can tweet her @MsLynnChen or of course, find her on fb.

Thanks for listening! See you at the next episode!

Hello! Wow, I can’t believe we are almost at Episode 100! Our first 7o shows that you can find here, and we will be recording #100 later this spring! When I approached Amy in 2010 with the idea of recording a ‘podcast’, I had no idea we would still be doing it today, really. After testing out a few initial episodes, Amy and I knew we needed to bring in a ‘wild card’ which is how Susan joined us. Starting on this project, we didn’t know each other well – now we know the most intimate details of each other’s lives! For the three of us, it’s been really fun to do this thing and even better since we’ve found our spot on HomeFries.

Anyhoo, we talked about a lot of things in this Episode 21 and here are some of the links for what was mentioned:

• The Nest learning thermostat
• The Watching Dead podcast
• More Hip Than Hippie podcast
• BZRK by Michael Grant
• Mark Ronson joins with Coca-Cola to celebrate the Olympics.

To leave us feedback, you can leave a comment here or shoot an email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com. Of course you can also follow us on twitter @thebecauseshow. If you want to call us, call our voicemail line at 818-643-1565 – we look forward  to hearing from you! Have a great week!

At The Because Show podcast, we are devoted to providing not only amusing entertainment for your ears,  but also useful info for your brain! With Wikipedia as our source, we discover that a myriad of Snickers have been unleashed over the last decade. For example:

• 2001: Snickers Cruncher bar (rebranded Snickers Munch in some markets, still sold as “Cruncher” in Germany, Romania, Egypt, Poland, Latvia, Austria, Slovakia, Israel, Sweden, The Netherlands and Bosnia)
• 2002: Snickers Almond bar
• 2002: Cookies & Snickers
• 2004: Snickers Marathon energy bars
• 2006: Snickers Duo
• 2006: Snickers Xtreme (5 grams (0.18 oz) of protein per serving, lack of nougat)
• 2007: Snickers Dark (dark chocolate)
• 2008: Snickers Charged (limited edition, contains caffeine, taurine and B vitamins)
• 2008: Snickers The Lot (Crispy pieces in a thick cream, caramel, sprinkled with a large amount of nuts, covered in chocolate (Australia and New Zealand))
• 2009: Snickers Fudge
• 2010: Snickers Maximus, a limited edition with only caramel & peanut in the centre.
• 2010: More Nuts, a limited edition featuring 10% higher nut content
• 2010: Snickers Almond
• 2011: Snickers Peanut Butter
• 2011: Snickers Squared

If you listened to the entirety of Episode 20, you heard the amazing story of Fast Eddie, the news of the upcoming tour of Van Halen and Peter Frampton and the new single from Brandi/Monica ‘It All Belongs To Me’. It’s been 14 years since Bronica dropped a single, 14 years since Van Halen toured and 35 years since Peter Frampton released ‘Frampton Comes Alive’. Do you remember when that Brandy/Monica song came out? Did you used to listen (or still listen) to Van Halen? Would you rat out your meanie father-in-law if you discovered he was a notorious bank robber? Do you believe that Peter Frampton was reunited with his beloved guitar 32 years after it was lost in a plane crash?

It’s not all news & commentary though -there are personal stories to throw down.  Perhaps you have a funny story or salacious tale you would like to share with us? Shoot us an email at thebecauseshow@gmail.com and we’ll read it on an upcoming episode. Perhaps you just want to give a shout-out to something you’ve noticed that has gone around and come around? Go for it!

Soooooo, we’re pretty much at the end of our Show Notes. This is where we wrap it up and say goodbye until the next episode. And where we say ‘if you have questions, thoughts or feedback, leave us a comment.  Better yet, call us and leave a message at818.643.1565…Maybe you have a topic suggestion or book recommendation for us? Don’t be shy!’

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Yes, we answer some questions, we ponder some ideas and most importantly, we talk about the fairytale-esque proposal situation John planned out for Susan. John and Susan regale us with the “he said/she said” tale of their wedding and honeymoon! Aaaaaand now let’s get into the pictures!

Classic honeymoon spot: Niagara Falls!

Newlywed helicopter ride!

To follow John you can find him at horriblemovienight and on twitter @OrdinarySW. To leave us feedback, you can leave a comment here or shoot an email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com. Of course you can also follow us on twitter @thebecauseshow. Oh! We adore the reviews on iTunes. Write us one when you have a chance, please?  If you want to call us, we are totally down with that. You just go ahead and call our voicemail line at 818-643-1565 – we love to hear from you! Perhaps you have an idea or suggestion for an upcoming show topic. Don’t be shy, tell us! We don’t judge. Obvs. Whatever idea or suggestion it is, we’ll probably do it.

Zero boundaries? No thanks. A few boundaries are a very good thing. Boundaries prevent you from dropping by your friend’s place unannounced. Boundaries stop you from eating your roommate’s food in the fridge. Boundaries keep you from phoning your ex at midnight. However, when you mix zero boundaries with zero emissions, all rules go straight out the window.  In this episode, we talked about a myriad of topics, in fact it was a veritable plethora. Zero limitations, even.  We introduced a new segment called ‘The Secret Lives of Teenagers’ with the help of our teenage correspondent Matt. Thank you, Matt! We answered a voicemail question called in by an Australian listener.  We heard Amy’s karaoke in Koreatown story.  We also mentioned that:

Ryan Reynolds is selling his house.

Outasight sings ‘Tonight’s The Night’.

A tourist in LA may want to visit here.

If you can’t wait for The Hunger Games movie, rent Battle Royale!

On February 10th, the movie Safe House opens at a theater near you.

Nice  iTunes reviews are very much appreciated.

Lotus birth. I won’t link to anything here, because I just saw a picture of it and it is best not to link.

Thanks for popping by to check in on our show notes!  Were you looking for something specific? Tell us and we can point you in the right direction as the show notes only address a sampling of what is mentioned in each episode. Really, we love hearing from the listening audience whether it is here on homefries or on our facebook page.  Or the homefries-facebook page. Or on our voicemail line at 818.643.1565.  Do you perhaps have an idea for an interesting segment or a fun topic we should address? Don’t hesitate to suggest! And lest you forget, Public Sleeping Day is February 28th – don’t miss out on this opportunity to nap in the public eye.

We reminisce about the amazing brunch we had last Sunday, hosted by Greg, Andy and Nathan. Everything was so delish, I’m kicking myself now that I didn’t take any pictures of the food – I only managed to snap these two picts of the table, because we were so busy chatting and drinking blood orange mimosas!

In this episode we mentioned a few other things and here are some links:

• The French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, CA north of San Francisco.
• Starry Kitchen,  a formerly underground kitchen gone legit.
• Silent events, 1500 people quiet-dancing and the flip side of that,Boombox Parties….
• Shots of wheatgrass juice!
• Sour beer is a thing.

Do you have a comment for us? Feel very free to tell us what’s on your mind (we don’t judge). You can definitely call us at 818-643-1565 and leave a voicemail, Or perhaps write us an email at thebecauseshow@gmail.com. Or leave a comment here at Homefries. However you want to do it is just fine by us! Thnx for listening.

xo,

jerilyn

I like it. I also like Amber’s snapshot of a relaxing rum punch.

You can see more of her photos in her flicker stream. Or catch up with Amber on her blogThe Amber Show and on twitter @theambershow. She wants to have local folks meet with her in Prospect Park to fly kites soon, so if you’re in the area, get in touch!

For us here at The Because Show, you can touch base with us here, or write an email to thebecauseshow@gmail.com or follow us (me, really) on twitter @thebecauseshow. Oh! And if you haven’t already, we love the the reviews on iTunes.

Here is lovely Amber with Amy and Susan at the end of this week’s Episode #16:

xxoo,

Jerilyn

Do you have any resolutions this year? I bet you do. Is it as interesting as Amy’s resolution to become more orgasmic during sex?  Or as mundane as my resolution to avoid spending money at Starbucks? Or perhaps somewhere in between? In this episode we talk about different ways to ‘get there’ whether it’s travel or umm…other things.

One really great resolution is: no more running out of gas. See the strandedness of my car as my family traveled out of California into Arizona.

Thank goodness for AAA and portable DVD players, that’s all I can say.

Brunch! We’ve been invited to brunch by Andy of The Table Set  podcast and of course, we are excited! What do you wear to a casual brunch in January in Los Angeles? This sounds like a good question for Andrea of Your Fashion Story.  Maybe I’ll get in touch with Whitney of The Crush to ask her what wine to bring to a brunch. Brunch! It’s one of those combo words that just makes sense.

On a different side of ‘getting there’ – wouldn’t be nice to travel a teensy bit more? To squeeze in at least one family vacation in 2012?  I think so.  One of my resolutions is to make a family vacation happen this year. Maybe to NYC?  Not sure yet, but I found a few websites to help me get there.

Yapta.com Will track price fare fluctuations for you and notify when is best time to buy your tickets. Also will send an email alert if your price fare goes down allowing you to get a refund! Why wouldn’t you use this site?

Kayak.com Will search hundreds of travel sites and aggregate the results to tell you the best travel deals. So you don’t have to go back and forth and check them yourself.

Yipit.com Another aggregator site that will collect all the group on/living social/coupony discounts into one perfect email tailored to your individual preferences. This ain’t solely a travel site, it will search for travel packages but also services, meals and other daily deals. A penny saved is a penny earned, right?

Thanks for all the great iTunes reviews! We like it.

We’re looking forward to bringing you more episodes to stick in your ears throughout 2012!

And I’ll leave you with a picture of Amy shopping it out in honor of her new job.

Going to the library and need some recommendations? Well, we’re here to help! Thesearen’t book that have been recently published, so you can probably find any of these at your local library. Except for Susan’s desk calendar.

Jerilyn’s picks:

• The Leftovers by Tom Perotta
• The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer
• Endless Love by Scott Spencer

Amy’s picks:

• Everything Matters! by Ron Currie Jr.
• I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith
• Joy School by Elizabeth Berg
• Johnathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susana Clarke

Susan’s picks:

• A Vintage Affair by Phoebe Swift
• Mail Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Books by Kirk Demarais
• Sharks And Other Creatures Of The Deep by DK Publishing
• Her desk calendar.

The Because Show Listeners have suggested some great reads to us throughout the year.

Gotta book we should read?  Tell us.

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Or leave a comment here. We love your recommendations!

Thanks for stopping by to check out our Show Notes! We can also be found on facebook, and say hello to us on Twitter to jerilyn or amy or susan @thebecauseshow, @amyforstadt or @stormtroopermom. You can leave us an iTunes review when you have a minute.

Happy New Year! Here’s to a happy wonderful 2012!

Well, we explored the concept of the ‘Rock Cruise’. Have you heard about this? A rock cruise. Does this sound like hell on earth or a slice of paradise? If you have been on one, please call us (818-643-1565) and let us know how it was!

• Rick Springfield Cruise
• Lynyrd Skynrd and .38 Special Cruise
• The Weezer Cruise 
• Monsters of Rock Cruise with Tesla, Y&T and Cinderella
• R.Kelly Love Letter Cruise

And we discussed The American Dialect Society  choices for the woty! Yep, the ‘word of the year’. What do you think it should be? Some of the past words are so awesome, we definitely need to revisit this subject and talk about ‘moofing’, ‘prehabs’ and ‘googlegangers’.

Evidently the frontrunner is ‘Occupy’ with ‘Humblebrag’ coming in a as a close second. ‘Awkward’ is trailing behind, with ‘Winning’ bringing up the rear. We will certainly keep you updated when they announce the word in January. *Personally, my 2011 woty is ‘sworts‘ aka sweater-shorts, like these ones I spotted while I was standing in line at J.Crew:

Thank you to everyone,  whether you are a teenager or a senior, a boy or girl, a dad or mom, thank you to everyone who has written an iTunes review.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Finally, I’m home! Now Susan and Amy arrive with their kids and one spouse in tow. We all have a quick bite to eat.

There’s time for a little non-podcast related chit chat while I throw together my kid’s lunches.

Bob and John get kids set up in front of the tv when we are ready to start recording. What could be better than pizza on the couch while watching ‘A Christmas Story’?

Once we retreat to the bedroom, Amy and Susan have a chance to look over some notes I’ve printed up.

(But really, they don’t need to review notes! They  roll with whatever topic comes up.) Now we’re ready to get started:

On this show we talk about a smattering of subjects both holiday and non-holiday, including:

• The She and Him Xmas album, maybe a nice addition to your holiday music collection?
• El Camino by The Black Keys, one of the Best Albums of 2011.
• Perhaps a gift for yourself? The Clarisonic sonic face brush.
• The Love Life Skin luxurious skincare line.
• Betsey Johnson makes jewelry.
• SUPER NICE iTunes reviews lately, thanks guys!

Whew! That was fun. Now put kids to bed, clean up some dirty dishes and  call it a night. Gotta get to back on my routine in the morning, hustle kids to school, drive myself to work for another day of making cartoons. And hmmmm….time to start thinking about next week’s episode!

Jillian is completely honest, engaging and frank in our conversation. We love that.

Susan and Jillian share some history with their recollections of working as strippers in NYC. Evidently, the shoes one wears up on stage on the first night are not the shoes one will wear on the second night.

Dancing at Billy’s nightclub eventually led to working as an escort which led to partying in the Prince of Brunei’s compound. What’s it like to be the second favorite girlfriend of The Prince? Is that even a good thing? And would you expect to find the same kind of petty girl fights and jealousy  in a harem that you would see in any Junior High? Is heroin withdrawal worse that Boy George says? Jillian answers all these questions for us. Oh, and what’s it like when Barbara Walters gets all judge-y on you? Jillian answers that too.

You can keep up with Jillian on her blog and follow her on twitter @jillylauren. Oh! Jillian also mentions her friend Jerry Stahl, the guy who wrote the definitive addiction memoirPermanent Midnight.  *Jerilyn read it, it’s great and funny and dark and even better than the movie that was made out of it. Stahl has written a ton of other good stuff, make a brain note to find him next time you are at the bookstore or library.

You can leave a voicemail for The Because Show at 818-643-1565. We’ve loved hearing from everyone who has found us recently. Welcome aboard!

Awesome. The colors are gorgeous and the names are hilarious. Who wouldn’t want to wear ‘Excuse Moi’ or ‘Fresh Frog Of Bel Air’ on their nails? Seriously. There’s a super-sparkly glittery one called “Rainbow Connection’.

Nail polish talk was just a smidge of Episode #10?s topics, there were many more things on the podcast agenda. Jerilyn shares a story about a recent celebrity sighting she had.  Can you guess who it was? Here’s a picture of him.

Actually you don’t have to guess. Just listen to this week’s episode if you don’t already know who it is.  And once we got going, we also talked about good books and movies coming out at the end of the year. Have you heard about the new NC-17 movie ‘Shame’? It sounds great. And the new Stephen King book 11/22/63 that we mentioned in the last episode? Oh, it’s just one of the 10 Best Books of 2011 according to The New York Times.

Jerilyn agrees. She just finished reading 11//22/63 and it’s good.  Some other books were mentioned, including the listener recommendation for ‘Flat-Out Love’ by Jessica Park. We love to hear what you’ve been reading, keep those book suggestions coming!

Making some sort of home-made gifts to give during the holidays? It’s imperative to get started early. It’s already December, time to get on it! Susan and Amy seem to like the attempts at chocolate dipped cookies that Jerilyn has made for this year’s holiday gift-giving. Really, these taste much better than they look. Currently  in the ‘Still Experimenting’ phase here.

You know, these show notes are really just a sliver of what was mentioned in an episode. Are you looking for a link to something specific that we mentioned? Leave us a comment here and we can point in you in the right direction, no problem. Thank you to the listeners who took the time to leave us iTunes reviews. We totally appreciate that you took the time to reach out to us and say keep-on-keepin-on.  And don’t forget about our ol’ voicemail line, another great way to reach out to us. That number is 818-643-1565. If you don’t want to call, then drop us a line here. As we mentioned in the show, we really would like to know what topics you like/don’t like to hear about- so don’t be shy!

It seems that unique personalized creative nail polish is still one of the hot trends in 2011.  Susan mentions one of her favorite blogs: The Nailasaurus a spot that elevates a ladies’ nails to sparkly works of art!  How about  nail polish inspired by a movie?  We’re into it. It’s The Hunger Games Collection, being released by China Glaze next March when the Hunger Games movie comes out!

And not only Thanksgiving but also Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day are just around the corner. Will you shop til you drop? Or opt out this year? Either way works for us. Susan thinks it may be the perfect time to buy a new purse. Her old one is busted.

A good purse is hard to find! The right shape, the right size, the right material, the right closures, the right price – it can be tricky.  Amy says your purse is important in the same way your haircut is important: you have to use/see it every day so it might as well be nice. Doesn’t matter where you get your purse, as long as you love it. In fact, Jerilyn found her special favorite bag at Goodwill for 7$. Love!

But for everyday running-around-town use, Jerilyn claims you can’t beat the LLBean XL canvas bag: it can hold everything you need, is fully washable, lasts forever and can be monogrammed!

However. There is a major downside to having a huge purse/bag.  Jerilyn reveals her very unfortunate habit of throwing everything in, even things that really shouldn’t go in there.

Like a baked sweet potato wrapped in plastic wrap.

And you know what? That only covers some of the stuff we talked about this week- listen to the show to hear the whole deal. Do you have feedback for us? Go ahead and call our voicemail line at 818-643-1565. Or leave us an iTunes review, we love to hear what you have to say!