In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: The future of the podcast.Hanukkah, 5784/2023.The holiday cocktail party “dress-up blow-up.”Jen’s garlic dinner fiasco.Listening to lots of Christmas music.Why the Christmas story of Jesus may have been the result of contact with extraterrestrial or non-human intelligences.Brad’s top music for the year: Taylor Swift (#1); Roger Waters (#2); Eminem (#3); Peter Gabriel (#4); Wutang Clan (#5); Jenny Lewis (#6); Pink Floyd (#7); John Coltrane (#8); Tool (#9); NIN (#10); (#11) Phoebe Bridgers.  Jen's top music for the year.Following up on Brad's 2023 New Year’s resolutions.2024 resolutions.What we’re watching on T.V. and at the Movies: Godzilla Minus 1.The Creator.Fry Bread Face and Me.Upload Season 3.The Crown Season 6. If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Our ongoing (?) hiatus from podcasting.Death-a-versaries.What we’ve been up to the last 3 months: Our 22nd wedding anniversary.Brad’s Ancestry.com DNA test.Ignoring World War III.Jen falling apart. (Ankle and Neck).Peter Gabriel. i/O tour.Taylor Swift Eras movie.Les Claypool and the Flying Frog Brigade.Jen’s colonoscopy.27/22 Anniversary.Rubblebucket, 11/18, at Academy of Music. Thanksgiving 2023 Real History of Thanksgiving— Dangerous myths.The start of “Traditional” Victorian Thanksgiving.Current traditions.Emerging traditions.What ways do/could/should people celebrate thankfulness during thanksgiving apart from the gluttonous consumption of the harvest?Our plans?Who carves the turkey? Random questions from friends: How do you wipe? Are you a neat folder, or a monster that just crumples it all together and hopes for the best.Are hotdogs a sandwich?Is cereal a soup?Are pop-tarts ravioli? Brad is addicted to social media "reels." If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Radon gas test results.Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ; McLoone's Pier House.Monmouth, NJ Museum and the artist know as Porkchop.Redbank, NJ: Centrada restaurant, and Coney Waffles and Ice Cream.Asbury Park: Collage Workshop with Holly Would.Brad asks the A.I., “How long is too long to wash your asshole using a bidet?”Jen went to Jonas Brothers and was exposed to COVID. If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Summer 2023 is almost over!A trip to York Beach, Maine.Brad’s obsession with radon gas.Jen going to an Ilana Glazer and Alyson Levy show.Our sugary cereal binge.Brad asks the A.I., “What is the most appropriate way to respond if an old lady shits her pants in front of you in the isle of a CVS store?”The play, “The Light,” at Chester Community Theater, in Chester, MA.Big Brother, Party Down, and What We Do In the Shadows. If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Brad and Jen talk about: Jen's terrifying encounter with a wasp and the debilitating after effects!A heartwarming story of a rainy day at Trader Joe's, where a compassionate employee came to Jen's rescue.Brad taking a refreshing nap and waking up to a…hard truth.Attending a Jenny Lewis concert at the Roadrunner music venue in Brighton, MA.The thought-provoking play, "Guards at the Taj," put on by the Chester Theater Company. What jelly pairs best with a PB&J sandwich? Brad and Jen use the power of artificial intelligence to settle the age-old debate!Books they’ve read this year, and T.V. shows they are watching.The Barbie and Oppenheimer movies. If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Brad and Jen are back after a 6-month break. It’s been a while, so we talk about a LOT of stuff! If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Joshua Michael Stewart is the author of the 2022 collection of poems, “Love Something,” which he adds to his other full-length poetry collections including “Break Every String” and “The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums.” Joshua’s work has been published and featured in Massachusetts Review, Brilliant Corners, and Rattle, just to name a few publications. Buy Love Something at: https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/love-something-joshua-michael-stewart/ You can connect with Joshua at: www.joshuamichaelstewart.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.m.stewart.526/Instagram: @joshua_michael_stewartTwitter: @JoshuaMStewart If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about what they did over the winter holidays and their New Year's resolutions for 2023.  If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Greta and Paul Boudreau are community leaders and founding members of the Hamden Tenants Union, the largest union within the Connecticut Tenants Union. Learn more about Greta and Paul’s work and the Connectiut Tenants union at: https://www.cttenantsunion.org/englishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seramontestu@cttenantsunion (Twitter) If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

This episode is all about Hanukkah and Christmas! We had so much fun talking about: Jen’s Hanukkah party!Our Hanukkah & Christmas plans.Myths about Hanukkah & Christmas.Christmas-themed sex positions.Brad’s new spoken-word Christmas story! If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Kelly Surprenant is a fashion artist who started "The Rainbow Rack" with the goal of creating unique fashions with vintage inspiration for the modern age. Her designs are for the fashion-forward conscious consumer; couture pieces as unique as we all are, created ethically in Western Massachusetts. Connect with Kelly at: https://therainbowrack.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRainbowRackInstagram: @therainbowrackboutique If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad talk about: Upcoming changes to the podcast.Jen going to a meet and greet with Corey Feldman and Jameson Newlander, aka the Frog Brothers from the "Lost Boys."Honey Bear Tea.Safe Passage Hot Chocolate Run.Loving and hating the holidays. A super jolly episode, we hope you enjoy! If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

John Sheirer is a Northampton, Massachusetts, author whose works include memoir, fiction, poetry, essays, political satire, and photography. His most recent book is “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” is a collection of linked stories.  For more than 30 years, John has taught writing and communications for at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for “Freshwater Literary Journal.” John also writes a monthly column on current events for the Western Massachusetts newspaper the “Daily Hampshire Gazette.” Connect with John at: http://www.johnsheirer.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.sheirerTwitter: @RealAmericanLibhttps://www.facebook.com/makecommonsensecommon If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad slow it down like cold gravy for the Thanksgiving holiday and talk about: A mysterious gift mailed to Brad.What we're thankful for.Colonialist myths about Thanksgiving.Weird Thanksgiving traditions.Thanksgiving safety tips.Is it Maynard? Thanksgiving edition! A super fun episode, we hope you enjoy! If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: —Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! —Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! —Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 —TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Jen and Brad are joined by their 12-year-old daughter, Space Unicorn, for a fun SAFE FOR WORK conversation about a whole bunch of topics, including: Cell phones for kids;Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (spoiler-free review);Fortune cookies;Preparing for a B'nai Mitzvah;The Walking Dead;Thanksgiving 2022 plans;A whole lot more! If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Alyssa Curran is the Community Coordinator for Belchertown and Ware, Massachusetts, in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEALing Communities Study. A primary goal of the program is to reduce opioid overdose fatality by 40% over 3 years in urban and rural areas across four states, including MA. Alyssa is joined by Anna Martin and Randy Gratton, who are also working with the HEALing Communities Study. Learn more about the: https://HEALtogetherMA.orgHEALing Communities Study: https://healingcommunitiesstudy.org/The Consortium: https://wmtcinfo.org/Instagram: @hcsbelchertownware Facebook: @HCSBelchertownWare If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

In this episode, Jen and Brad talk about: Driving kids everywhere.MortalityHalloween.21st wedding anniversary.Thanksgiving plans.What we're watching and listening to these days. If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Michael Medeiros is the founder and chief potter of Poesia Pottery. Michael makes handmade ceramics for the garden and home, and teaches mindfulness through the practice of pottery. In addition to his work as a potter, Michael is also a poet and photographer. Connect with Michael at:  https://www.poesiapottery.comInstagram: @poesiapotteryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.medeiros.10 If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!

On Monday, October 10, 2022, Brad’s father, Paul R. Turner, passed away at the age of 84 years. In this short episode, after reading the obituary, Brad recites a poem that his father used to read to him as a child, “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” by Robert W. Service.

Pasqualina Azzarello is an artist, community leader, and educator who works with others to cultivate generative spaces, initiatives, and partnerships that are innovative, collaborative, and inclusive of all participants. Her work has been featured and covered in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other publications. Pasqualina also serves as City Arts Coordinator at Easthampton City Arts in Easthampton, MA, and is a graphic recorder and facilitator. Connect with Pasqualina at: http://www.pasqualinaazzarello.comFacebookInstagram: @pasqualinaazzarello If you like our show, there’s a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com!Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes!Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328TELL A FRIEND about our show!