heyyou podcast

Folks up north are used to wintry weather in February, but this year, Texas got hit with a nightmare snow and ice storm. Billie hears from Texas residents in Austin, El Paso, and just outside San Antonio and gets their perspective on everything from level of preparedness to what they did when the lights went out.

The holidays are always a special time for family, food, and traditions passed down through the ages. But what traditions do you celebrate? How about plum porridge with a lucky almond? Donald Duck? Christmas cake? Celebrating around the world means different things to different folks. Billie sits down to chat with people from several different places from the North Pole to the South Pole to see how they've spent their holidays and what traditions are a part of their celebrations.

After a long hiatus, we are back!   In this episode, we chat with college students in different situations, some on campus, some off, some private, some public - to get their take on what the COVID semester was like and what going to school in a pandemic might look like.

We took a trip to Toronto for Collision Conf and chatted with our friends.   In this episode, we sit down with Josh Holmes, Developer and Advocate at Microsoft, who recently shared his issues with burn out and depression. Josh gave us his time and thoughts on red flags, how he realized things were spiraling, and some tips on what do once you recognize what's happening.   Trigger Warning: This is a serious episode discussing serious issues around Mental Health, depression, and burn out.

A solo podcast! Billie collects some thoughts about topics ranging from growing up to peeps in your coffee - plenty to unpack on this episode of scattered thoughts.

Billie sits down with home owner and new home builder Wendy Gauvin and her kids to talk about the process of building a new house, what it's like to have kids in on the decision making, and what it means to move a home.

In our latest episode, Billie sits down with friend and local business leader, Christine E. B. Howard of EB Howard Consulting to talk about the working life, the Western New York chapter of NAWBO, and the scoop on being your own boss.

After a dinner out with her daughter and her friends that was quite silly, Billie decided to sit down to get some teen perspectives on parenting, friendship, and what it's like to be a modern teenage girl. Featuring Billie's daughter Katie and her friends Julia and Amanda, it went from silly to sincere.

Billie talks about her recent trip to the Big Apple! She discusses musicals, some unusual ways to get tickets, the general Manhattan experience, and some suggestions on what to do if you visit the city.  

Episode 2 - Billie's youngest kids, Ian (@trueKINGian) and Katie (@KhaosCookie) join her to talk about Valentine's Day - what does it mean to young folks these days? Is it still a big deal? Billie also talks about last episode's poll and some of the insights gained.

Billie sits down with her daughter Paulena to discuss body hair on women - why the stigma, what is the #Januhairy movement, and other tips from legs to brows to lashes.