At My Kitchen Table
Welcome to At My Kitchen Table, a conversational, interview-y podcast where I have a good yap with a guest!
When I was growing up, the kitchen table was the conversation center in a lot of homes. At my grandparents' house, friends and family alike were welcomed with connection as much as with drinks and food. In my parents' house, that tradition continued as my siblings and I would post up and chat with my mom as she cooked or baked or tried to read a book (with much exasperation as we refused to shut up). I found cozy similarity at my friends' homes with their parents, too.
Keeping with tradition, I create a space for everyone who visits my table, where we get to share a little bit of our journeys together - roses, thorns, and stems.
Episodes
17 episodes
Guest: Adam Wright
It’s almost Christmas, and having Adam Wright join me at my kitchen table this week is a gift! I connected with Adam through our mutual friend (and friend of the pod), Jenn. He’s the kind of person you feel like you’ve known forever...
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Episode 16
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1:32:59
Guest: Jason Hill
We love a good passion project at the pod because we love it when someone says "fuck it" and tries something new on for size. Today, I welcome back friend of the pod, Jason Hill, to my kitchen table to talk about his passion project, whic...
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Episode 15
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1:00:54
Guest: Jenn Rennie
Jenn Rennie pulls up a seat at my kitchen table today, and chatting with her is like having both the tea *and* a sweet treat! Jenn is a damn delight as she shares the story of how her experiences with cancer treatment and her care team br...
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Episode 14
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58:43
Guest: Hayley Reyes
Content warning: contains descriptions or mentions of drug use, OD, and suicidal ideations.Get ready for Hayley Reyes to join me at my kitchen table today! I'm really fortunate that Hayley trusted me enough to speak frankly about how sh...
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Episode 13
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1:39:42
Guests: A Table Full of Shaaks
It's Thanksgiving week, teabags! I decided to do something a little different with the pod this week, so this won’t be a typical episode. Since I’m not gonna have my three kids together for the holiday, I Zoomed with my family and d...
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Episode 12
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47:50
Guest: Kenzie Shaak
It pays to be a nepo baby this week, as I welcome my offspring to my kitchen table (which is obviously her kitchen table as well)! For anyone who follows my blog, you’ll know her as Kid 3; for those who follow my socials, you’ll ...
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Episode 11
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1:20:07
Guest: CJ McDermott
Welcome back to my kitchen table, CJ McDermott! CJ has a ton of wild stories about his childhood and growing up the middle child of parents who were addicted to drugs. We barely scratched the surface, but we talk about the feral 80s...
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Episode 10
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1:16:41
Guest: Victoria Ribeiro
Today's guest at my kitchen table is a friend of the pod and my friend in real life, Victoria Ribeiro. Vic is a community builder. She genuinely likes people and in her own words, just wants her epitaph to read "friend." She l...
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Episode 9
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1:17:59
Guest: Kristin Estrella
My friend and former colleague Kristin Estrella joins me at my kitchen table today to take me on a journey through her autoimmune diagnosis of Antisynthetase Syndrome and the ripples of impact it's had along the way. We chat about how she...
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Episode 8
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1:33:58
Guest: Mike Iorio
This week at my kitchen table, I have a candid conversation with my friend, Mike Iorio. Diagnosed with a stroke at 47 and colon cancer at 53, Mike gets real with me about the challenges of serious medical issues at relatively young ages, ...
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Episode 7
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1:09:28
Guests: Jason Hill & CJ McDermott
Get ready to steep in the fun, teabags! This week at my kitchen table, I chat with my friends and fellow Pittsburgh-based podcasters, Jason Hill and CJ McDermott, creators of the You’ve Got Males podcast. As I mention early in the episode...
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Episode 6
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1:23:22
Guest: Shannon Reichel
Shannon Reichel loses her podcast virginity at my kitchen table this week! Our chat began with her recounting her experiences raising a biracial child. But because we veered off-topic, she comments on ideology versus action, family dynamics, an...
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Episode 5
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49:29
Guest: Tim Gallagher
Tim Gallagher, AKA Dirk Magnum, pulls up a seat at my kitchen table today! Tim is the bass player and vocalist for Tongue 'N Cheek, an 80s band out of Wheeling, WV, that brings the decade of excess in full glory to every show. Tim w...
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Episode 4
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1:03:30
Guest: Connie Iorio
I welcome Connie Iorio at my kitchen table with an adult beverage this week to talk about understanding menopause through the rearview, which is the only view you have when you go through it early but the doctors won't take you seriously!...
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Episode 3
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1:18:38
Guest: EJ Post
Very excited to have EJ Post at my kitchen table this week. I met EJ on threads, which is a plus in the "good" column of being on socials. EJ is a Pittsburgh author, having published her first book Hiding Places in 2024. She i...
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Episode 2
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1:23:47