Podcast

HomePartner With Us 38. How to Leave a Critical Review This is the story of our first critic. Once upon a time in a coffee shop in Chicago when Christie was a brand new English Literature professor a stranger asked her a question about reading and writing. He was pointed. He had opinions. He was…

HomePartner With Us 37. You’re Invited to the Black Barn! This is an invitation. But before the invitation? A story, of course. This is the story of grass seeds and weeds.  This is a story about the hard, daily work of preparation and how good that work can be. Lisa-Jo and Christie are inviting a…

HomePartner With Us 36. The One Secret to Better Friendships This is the story of a special night out. Christie and Lisa-Jo share the story of a recent Friday night spent together that was different from anything they’ve shared before.  Here’s a story for anyone longing to have better friendships and to be a better…

HomePartner With Us 35. Why We Cancelled Our First Podcast Party This is the story of a party that never happened. And the reasons why we’re grateful for that. May 4th was supposed to be our first live podcast event at Christie’s Black Barn. But, as so often happens in life, our eyes and dreams…

HomePartner With Us 34. My Worst Mother’s Day This is the story of a new mom crushed by one sentence on her first Mother’s Day. And how a decade later she got to re-write those words.  This one’s for anyone who felt disappointed by Mother’s Day. This one’s for anyone who got her expectations crushed…

HomePartner With Us 33.These Are The Books That Made Us This is a story about a book Christie loved and Lisa-Jo did not. Actually, here are stories about quite a few books! Because these are the childhood favorites that helped make us the women we are. In this week’s conversation, we discover just how much…

HomePartner With Us 32. Still Surprised By Motherhood This is a story from Lisa-Jo’s favorite book baby, Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected About Being a Mom. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Lisa-Jo invites us to celebrate the ordinary wonder of ordinary motherhood. Spoiler alert: there’s really nothing ordinary about it. Or, if there…

HomePartner With Us 31. Our Favorite Neighbor This is a story about a man who moved into our neighborhood and it changed everything. This week Lisa-Jo and Christie remember the cultures and friendships and travel that have defined their understanding of their favorite neighbor.  Lisa-Jo takes us back to her two years in Kyiv, Ukraine…

HomePartner With Us 30. You’re Allowed Everyday Extravagances This is a story about painting a dining room nearly charcoal black. And the hundreds of hours it took. This is a story about how it turned a dining room into an everyday extravagance. This week Lisa-Jo and Christie remember the great farmhouse dining room painting saga…

HomePartner With Us 29. Our Easy Recipe For Hospitality This is a story about an epic Easter egg hunt. This is a story about easy, life-giving hospitality. This week on the Out of the Ordinary podcast, Lisa-Jo and Christie describe in uproarious detail their most favorite, shared annual event. Here are all the practical instructions…