Living the Dream

Season 1, Episode 25 – Fashion, Cocktails, & Chainsaws

Michelle, Emily and guest (& friend), Jacqui Krawczyk Segura, celebrate the end of Season 1. They talk about themed parties (e.g. 12th Night, Gin & Croquet, 1970s Birthday Roast) and costume closets. They talk Fashion. Emily shares her mantras: “If it feels like you, it’s gonna look like you! If you enjoy it, wear it, […]

Season 1, Episode 24 – Beauty Queen with the Big Leg

Emily and Michelle drink a bottle of Saint Emilion Chateau Quintus while talking with their guest, Amy Rivera about her remarkable life. Although born with the inflammatory disease lymphedema, Amy wasn’t officially diagnosed until she was 32. Amy shows the power of resilience in overcoming a crippling disability with no known cure. “I was supposed […]

Season 1, Episode 17 – Queen of Burlesque

Emily and Michelle have a wonderful, intimate conversation with the Queen of Burlesque, Lola Van Ella. They sip on a gorgeous wine while talking about Lola’s beginnings from her childhood fascination with corsets and fishnets to her first burlesque gig. They discuss her importance in growing the burlesque community in St. Louis and how her […]

Season 1, Episode 13 – A Superhero Lives Here

Iggy Pup makes his debut at Shock City Studios while Michelle & Emily share a bottle of Australian Shiraz – The Chook – with their guest, local superhero & expert in empowerment, Nicole Gorovsky. Nicole Gorovsky has spent her entire career fighting criminals, abusers and the institutions that protect them. As a prosecutor and as […]

Podcast Extra – Emily & Michelle talk Thanksgiving and Sweden

I travelled to Sweden over Thanksgiving to visit my best friend, Ann, and her family. Emily and I wanted to try out what it was like to do a ‘remote’ podcast. So after getting back from my first cruise (Ann and I went to Tallin, Estonia) and adjusting for the 7-hour time difference, Emily and […]

Season 1, Episode 7 “If it Plays in Hollywood”

Michelle & Emily welcome Missouri’s favorite export – comedienne & actress, Dana Powell. They talk tattoos, underwear, improv, Missouri roots, accents, making it in Hollywood, and much more!