She’s perfect, and she could have been ours! Join us on an emotional roller-coaster today as we talk about life post-election. How can we use our bodies and words for good? We lived through an election where being less than was accepted as normal and now we have to stand up and fight against it. […]

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XOXOJK 65: Whiny Baby Man

Planning – on it’s own – will begin to change your brain Guess who’s back? Back again? Not Slim Shady — it’s Kate & Jenn! Join us as we discuss whether 90210 holds up to today (spoiler: it doesn’t, but Jenn may have chosen her college thanks to Brenda), We also chat about relationships: being able […]

XOXOJK 64 – Living Our Best 90210 Lives

We’ve been referring to ourselves as ‘tax payers’ and not ‘citizens’…in a non active way. We are thrilled to come at you this week with our guest co-host and librarian extraordinaire, Ashley Krohn. To make life even more exciting, Mo Perry joins us as our special guest. Mo is a local writer and actress who […]

XOXOJK 63: Sparenthood (w/ Mo Perry)

If you want to learn how to be funny, be fat in Junior High. We were ridiculously fortunate to have the amazingly talented and incredibly funny Lauren Anderson join us this week! Get ready to give your face muscles a good workout from all the laughter. We tackled how amazing our bodies are and the […]

XOXOJK 62: You’ve Got to Be Kind (w/ Lauren Anderson)

I officially entered the Adele vortex… We’re baaaaaack! So much to catch up on: high school reunions, awesome concerts (one of which seemed to open up a portal to ex-boyfriend-ville–hello from the other side, indeed), milestone birthdays, fitness mania and more. Settle in with Kate and Jenn and let the good times roll. Good to be […]

XOXOJK 61: Twirling, Twerking, and Swirling

When I was 16 I asked to go to therapy, and luckily my parents listened to me. Hear ye, hear ye, this week we sit down with Ashley Krohn, redhead, fancy skirt person, reader, movie buff, dog mama, and best librarian in the world–and her tiny Still-Kickin-apparel-wearing dog Hawk. We get into a lot of […]

XOXOJK 60: Recklessly Honest (w/ Ashley Krohn)

How did I find myself? I turned 30. This week we sit down with the force of nature that is Athena Pelton–photographer, artist, writer, whiskeyer, motorcycle rider, and badass do-it-aller. When Kate opened her mailbox a year ago to find that Athena had sent her a hand-lettered rendering of her Twitter bio (“Kindness or GTFO”), […]

XOXOJK 59: Save Your Fucks (w/Athena Pelton)

If I was a single issue voter I would be a human rights voter, and I consider education a human right. HEY PARTY PEOPLE! This week we welcome the all-around amazing, fantastic Amanda Costello –  a content strategist, speaker, and tabletop gamer who loves higher-ed. One of our favorite things about Amanda is that she […]

XOXOJK 58: The Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut (w/ Amanda Costello)

“I don’t know what to say” is an okay thing to say. Hey hey, Team XOXOJK. We’re back and both went to see Beyoncé and are without proper words but we manage to round up a few for you. Kate took a much needed mini break to NYC for her birthday. She visited Blue Hill, Upright Citizens Brigade, Barney’s, […]

XOXOJK 57: Be On My Team

Everyone has a Prince story. It’s been a big few weeks for music lovers. Minneapolis had to say goodbye to arguably its biggest cultural icon with Prince’s passing, and the regional grief is still thick and raw. But then there’s Queen Bey in that yellow dress, smashing up car windows, easing our pain and making […]

XOXOJK 56: RIP Prince & Long Live Lemonade

Strong women piss the internet off. So excited to share this week’s episode, featuring the one and only Nora McInerny Purmort (a.k.a. @NoraBorealis), founder of the non-profit Still Kickin, author of the new book It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), mother to precocious pooper Ralph, and all around amazing human. We talk tragedy […]

XOXOJK 55: Good Versions of Terrible Things (w/ Nora McInerny Purmort)

Why do I love this food, but some of it doesn’t love me back? This week we sit down with the luscious Lucia Hawley (a.k.a. @essentialomnivo), nutritional therapist to the stars! (Or at least the stars of this here podcast.) Jenn and Kate have both learned so much from Lucia about how to approach food […]

XOXOJK 54: Gut Check (w/ Lucia Hawley)

How uncomfortable do you want to get today? This week it’s all about what we’re reading, what we’re watching, and how we’re reading and watching it. Jenn is so far down Kindle road, she forgot how real books work (Kate: “You…hold it in your hands”). However you get words in your brain, the XOXOJK Book […]

XOXOJK 53 – Peter Dinklage, If You’re Listening…

Welcome to our very first bonus episode! After we finished recording Episode 52, to absolutely no one’s surprise we just kept talking OJ, specifically about the infamous ‘if it doesn’t fit you must acquit’ glove. Our producer kept recording. And now, here it is for you to enjoy. Thanks for listening, and see you next week […]

XOXOJK 52 BONUS! – A Story About Humans

I’m not black, I’m O.J. This week, it’s all about the O.J. (not the juice, though now we kind of want some.) We’re flashing back to 1994, along with everyone else who can’t get enough of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story on FX. Whether you haven’t gotten around to tuning in or […]

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