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  • Should You Plan Your Kid’s Career at Age 7?
    2025/08/20
    This week, Emily takes the lead to talk about something every parent wrestles with (whether we admit it or not): guiding our kids toward a career path, even when they’re still years away from driver’s licenses and first jobs. Should we be steering them early, or letting them wander? 00:00 Emily doesn’t feel well 01:46 Terrain Theory 04:38 Jason’s Starbucks Mug 05:41 Emily’s Beautiful Drinking Jar 09:46 Who sells these things? 11:37 The dangers of Dawn Dish Soap. 12:58 Emily’s leading the podcast today. 16:53 It’s natural to interrupt people. 18:08 How parents influence their children. 20:09 Students can’t have water bottles. 23:40 Teachers can’t pay for classroom supplies. 25:37 Back to back to school signs… 27:09 Influencing your kids’ careers. 28:22 Emily chokes on her own words… 29:07 Knowing what you want… 32:31 Hidden secret of grocery store displays 34:57 Ministry jobs are hard. 36:59 Father-son occupations. 42:28 Emily wanted to be a soldier. 45:23 Emily hands over the reins. 46:34 When the world changed… 47:49 Homeschool field trips are different. 50:54 Kids have no idea. 54:54 Emily’s epiphany. 55:18 Gen Z. 01:02:53 The way parents should go… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 9 分
  • From Celebrities to Crushes: They All Rejected Us
    2025/08/15
    Rejection happens to everyone, but that doesn’t make it any less awkward, humbling, or downright hilarious in hindsight. In this episode of The Really Very Crunchy Podcast, Emily and Jason share their funniest and most cringe-worthy rejection stories, from celebrity “no’s” that left our inbox feeling lonely, to job applications that went absolutely nowhere, to those relationship rejections we swore we’d never talk about (until now). (00:00) Intro (01:40) Rejected by Carrie Underwood (02:54) Rejected by John Crist (05:53) Rejected by Relient K (06:49) Rejected by Switchfoot (09:12) Not famous enough… (10:20) Rejected in relationships (16:02) Rejected in job interviews (18:16) Rejecting each other (21:40) What is rejection? (22:48) Not caring (23:36) Rejected by publishers (29:40) Emily’s dark joke (30:50) The End Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 分
  • Thrift Store Gold: Emily’s Best Secondhand Finds (and the things she will NEVER thrift)
    2025/08/13
    Why buy new when you can thrift? In this episode, Emily dives headfirst into her love of thrifting, digging through racks, the joy of the hunt, and that magical feeling when you score something amazing for just a few dollars. She shares her all-time best thrift store finds, what makes secondhand shopping so special, and why it’s the ultimate sustainable, budget-friendly, and personality-packed way to shop. Emily's best thrift finds: The Couch The Painting The Table (00:00) Emily’s Ailments (02:47 ) Teaching our son about traffic safety (04:03) This keeps Jason up at night… (05:41) What does Emily love about thrifting? (06:20) Our town’s terrible book outlook (08:36) What is twaddle? (10:43) Back to - What does Emily love about thrifting (11:25) The state of thrifting today (14:14) Facebook Marketplace woes (18:50) You can’t get this anywhere else! (20:15) Thrifting clothes (21:41) Price vs. Vibe (23:33) Emily is impossible to shop for (26:16) Our favorite thrift finds (35:25) Rapid fire questions (40:26) Wasting Emily’s time… (43:30) Hacking the system (47:40) The End Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 分
  • Mom, Why Did You Toss My Trophy? A Sentimental Showdown…
    2025/08/06
    That episode about the murder in Emily’s childhood, and how it made her so afraid of death: Anxiety Nearly Broke Me https://pod.link/1743468035/episode/f1a62a79a167c534d48c5ef33b16eab2 Emily’s Book: https://amzn.to/4kMHpDX Episode Description: This week Emily and Jason wade through the attic (and their feelings) to talk childhood keepsakes. They confess their own nostalgia bins are embarrassingly light and unpack the weird regret of not hanging onto more tiny treasures. Along the way they tackle questions every parent eventually faces: * How much memory clutter is healthy clutter? * When does sentimental value turn into straight-up hoarding? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Field Trip or Fantasy? Homeschooling at Disney
    2025/07/30
    In this episode we talk about how Emily threw out her back, weird things happening at the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant, and we contemplate living ten miles upriver from what feels like a future disaster zone. But the heart of this episode? Families are homeschooling their kids… from Disney World. Every day. We have thoughts. Many thoughts. And possibly a few rants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Most‑Asked Question REVEALED: Inside our creative process...
    2025/07/23
    Emily’s Book: https://amzn.to/4kMHpDX Episode Description: In this episode, Jason and Emily pull back the curtain on their creative routine—sharing the hard deadlines that keep ideas moving, the mini workouts that shake loose fresh perspectives, and the small, repeatable habits that turn scribbles into polished projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Would you go into debt for your pet?
    2025/07/21
    In this bonus episode, we're talking: How far would you go financially to save a pet you love like a child? This week we’re talking about the DINK (dual income, no kids) pet economy: $4,000 emergency surgeries, acupuncture for arthritic goldendoodles, raw-food subscriptions that cost more than your own groceries, and the emotional math of “worth it.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 分
  • Living on Purpose (Even When You're Doing Nothing)
    2025/07/16
    Check out the sponsors of this episode! Reencle: visit⁠ reencle.co⁠ and use Discount Code “Crunchy” for an exclusive 10% off in addition to any current promotion. https://tinyurl.com/RVCReencle _____ The Road to Kaeluma: Visit jesusfilm.org/kaeluma-RVC to listen, learn more, or access discussion guides and other bonus content! ——— Episode Description: In this episode, we talk about what it means to live intentionally—not in some perfect, curated way, but in the real, messy, everyday decisions we all make. From the big-picture stuff to the choice to veg out, we explore how purpose can be woven into every moment. We share how we (try to) live with intention in our own lives, why it matters, and why sometimes doing nothing is exactly the right thing to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 分