Text me what you think of today’s episode! A guest rescheduled, so I did the one thing I’ve somehow avoided for years: I interviewed myself. What followed was a real behind-the-scenes story of how Assorted Conversations went from a pandemic idea to a skill-building machine that changed my relationship with my own voice and eventually pushed me into voiceover work and audiobook narration. If you’ve ever wondered what it actually takes to start a podcast, keep it going, and grow into something ...
Text me what you think of today’s episode! A quick burst of inspiration can fade by Monday, so I wanted to do something more useful: connect the dots between the guests who moved me and the practical ways you can support what they’re building. This solo roundup from Assorted Conversations spotlights creators, coaches, and makers whose stories prove that joy is not frivolous, it’s fuel, and that momentum usually starts long before you feel “ready.” We talk about thinking bigger than the room ...
Text me what you think of today’s episode! One great rack of ribs can start a lifelong obsession, and Bill Gillespie proves it. We’re talking with the owner of Smokin Hoggs Barbecue, a highly decorated competitive barbecue pitmaster who’s cooked hundreds of contests across the U.S. and Canada, authored four barbecue cookbooks, and earned one of the sport’s biggest honors: induction into the Kansas City Barbecue Society Hall of Fame. Bill walks us from his early New England backyard experimen...
Text me what you think of today’s episode! Kink has a PR problem, and we’re not helping it when we reduce the whole topic to leather and whips. Helen sits down with Amanda Dames, a certified sex and relationship professional who worked as a dominatrix in a New York City dungeon before building a coaching business for married couples and monogamous partners who want to explore kink safely. What follows is less “shock” and more “oh, that actually makes sense,” because the real subject is trust,...
Text me what you think of today’s episode! She planned a warm winter escape, hitched up a custom travel trailer, and headed south alone, only to discover that the road doesn’t care about your plans. Helen sits down with Elke Scholz to unpack a solo RV road trip from Canada to Arizona that starts with immediate chaos: tight parking lots, misunderstandings, a trailer lockout, and the kind of stress that makes you wonder if you should have stayed home. Then the real test hits. Elke wakes ...