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.
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At My Kitchen Table
Guest: Heather Papiernik
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Today I sit down with Heather Papiernik to talk about some of the things she did to find her people after relocating to the Pittsburgh area. Heather grew up in Youngstown, OH, living in her hometown for about 40 years before she moved away. Turns out, it can be difficult to get close to people who have known each other for most of their lives. As she talks about some of the ways she put herself out there to find people with common interests, she also chats about bourbon, drinking Alabama Slammers & playing Euchre in college, bourbon, working for a big conglomerate for-profit school, bourbon, gateway cocktails to bourbon, and why it's important to learn how to do things alone. Pull up a chair and listen to us yap!
Intro riff by Dale Lytle (concert husband).
All content edited (I use that term very loosely) by Karen Shaak.