In the bizarre in-between of the past year, Hannah has been especially grateful for and inspired by lifelong friendships. Over the next few episodes of Wholehearted, she is excited to share a series on friendship, starting with Hannah and her longest-lasting friend, Kameron...You can access a transcript for this episode here and check out the rest of our episodes at wholeheartedpodcast.com.WHOLEARTED IGWHOLEHEARTED PATREON

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BFFs Pt. 1: Hannah and Kameron

What does it mean to truly be a romantic? Is it yearning for potential human connection? Is it about loving attention? Is it about declaring to the world, hey, someone picked me? In this episode of Wholehearted, we explore what it’s all about...You can access a transcript for this episode here and check out the rest of our episodes at wholeheartedpodcast.com.WHOLEARTED IGWHOLEHEARTED PATREON 

Confessions of a Hopeless Romantic

Happy New Year from Hannah and the Wholehearted team. New episodes coming in the new year, we promise.

New Year's Dispatch

A reshare of a gem from season one of Wholehearted— from the age-old gamer boy/attention-starved girlfriend trope, to relationships heavily rooted in shared nerd culture, and partnerships where nerdiness pays the bills— like in the case of Gibi ASMR and her husband— how important is it that the fantasy realms you wholeheartedly adore are taken seriously by your partner? And how important is it for them to experience those worlds with you?

RERUN: Love is a Two Player Game ft. Gibi ASMR

For better or for worse, The Phantom of the Opera is a foundational text of Hannah’s very existence. In this episode, she investigates the psychological impact of Phantom on fans too young to love it with even an ounce of irony. Follow Wholehearted on Instagram here.Keep up with all the innerworkings of Wholehearted by signing up for the newsletter here!Support Wholehearted on Patreon here!Access a transcript for this episode here!You can catch up on all episodes of Wholehearted on our website. 

The Phantom of My Middle School Mind

Mermaids, with their long, luscious hair, iridescent tails, and fabled siren song, have captured the imaginations of humankind for hundreds of years. And although they’re normally highly elusive and mysterious, today we are talking with a real life mermaid— Mermaid Aziza, also known as Danielle Houston.Make sure to follow Mermaid Aziza here!You can support Danielle's dreams of starting her own swim school by donating here!Follow Wholehearted on Instagram here.Keep up with all the innerworkings of Wholehearted by signing up for the newsletter here!Support Wholehearted on Patreon here!Access a transcript for this episode here!You can catch up on all episodes of Wholehearted on our website. 

Mermaid Aziza

Megan Elk was known throughout Cleveland for her larger-than-life cabaret performances as Miss Alexandra Huntington, a dame who loved singing songs about men who had wronged her.  But now that she's been truly unlucky in love... she had to kill Miss A off. A story about queerness, bisexual erasure, discovering and rediscovering identity through trauma, and good ol' fashioned betrayal. The intrigue! Life is nothing if not a performance. Megan's new project, Plated with Pride, can be found here. Follow Wholehearted on Instagram here.Keep up with all the innerworkings of Wholehearted by signing up for the newsletter here!Support Wholehearted on Patreon here!Access a transcript for this episode here!You can catch up on all episodes of Wholehearted on our website. 

Miss A is Dead

Jada Taylor, the CEO and designer behind the Cleveland-based line Mixd Fashion, is only 24 years old and has already had an incredible career as an on-set clothing tailor for big-budget Hollywood movies. But her latest venture— and the project she believes in most wholeheartedly— is her very own clothing line, and she’s here to tell us all about it.Follow Wholehearted on Instagram here!Keep up with all the innerworkings of Wholehearted by signing up for the newsletter here!Support Wholehearted on Patreon here!Access a transcript for this episode here!You can catch up on all episodes of Wholehearted on our website. 

Jada Taylor of Mixd Fashion

Gates McFadden— best known as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation— and I are essentially strangers. But we have one big thing in common: we both loved her mother, Ronne. This is their story, from Gates herself. Follow Wholehearted on Instagram here!Keep up with all the innerworkings of Wholehearted by signing up for the newsletter here!Support Wholehearted on Patreon here!Access a transcript for this episode here!

Ronne & Gates McFadden

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Wholehearted Season Two: Coming August 15th!

We wholeheartedly believe that Black lives matter. Non-Black people— particularly white people— people, it's time to fully commit to a lifelong unlearning and championing for racial justice. If you're interested in attending a biweekly workshop for white people to educate one another, talk through action steps, and unpack internal biases, the next session is on Friday, June 26th, 2020 at 7pm EST. Here is the link directly to the zoom session!Our story editor, Isabel, has put together a ton of anti-racist media resources in a doc, organized by topic. Here it is."You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”  - Angela Davis

Black Lives Matter

Did you have a defining high school crush? Did you ever tell them how you felt? What do you wish you could say to them now? In this suburban ode to baby queers, 23-year-old Hannah does what her 14-year-old self was always too scared to do: confront her best friend-turned-crush-turned-distant enemy, Nick, about their old secrets. A story about the joys (and the terrors!) of high school  friendships, what it means to be a good friend, and the fatalistic framework of first love. (EPISODE 1 UPDATE with new music by Josh Perelman-Hall! Follow him on social media at @josh_isnt for more!) 

Nick + Hannah (RERELEASE)

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Update

A serial entrepreneur and CEO. An astro-memelord with half a million followers. An operations project manager for a prestigious restaurant group. An indie audio producer. What do all these people have in common? An intimate and idiosyncratic relationship with “The Grind.”

The Grind

In the often-boring world of adulthood, there are few things that bring such primal joy as a good old-fashioned dose of drama. Whether it be reality TV, a confrontational text conversation, or eavesdropping on fighting strangers in public, why is it that gossip, rumors, and bad decisions give us so much life?  Click here to leave a review for Wholehearted, you angel!

We Live for Drama

Stories of full-bodied commitment to the things, places, people, and ideas we believe in, for better or for worse. What do you wholeheartedly believe in? Created by Hannah Rae Leach.

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