CANNABIS with June Johnson: On the State of the Cannabis Union… and Throwing a Great Party
Release Date: 11/03/2022
JUSTICE with Dahlia Lithwick: Supreme frustration, counting yourself in, and doing the work of democracy
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Julie and Casey sit down with journalist, long-time Supreme Court correspondent, podcast host, and author Dahlia Lithwick to talk about the state of justice (and the state of The Justices) in the US. Along the way, we dig into gendered perception of emotion and what it costs to maintain a “poker face”, the difference between who does the work and who gets the credit, and how we fight for hope in the midst of . . . all of this. TOP TAKEAWAYS: Hear how Dahlia navigates the responsibility of journalists to thread the needle between not normalizing the unthinkable and not dialing...
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VITAL with Julie and Casey: the three crucial elements of your vital voice
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Julie and Casey wrap up season 4 by defining and digging into their ingredients of a Vital Voice — creative, embodied, and bold — and giving the audience some mindset shifts and best practices to get your voice out into the world.
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HINTERLAND with Jenn Salvemini: Centering pleasure, new definitions of community, and the oneness of everything
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Julie and Casey chat with Hinterland founder Jenn Salvemini about a whole new way of approaching art, community, pleasure, and life. Along the way, they dig into the definition of charm, fantasy as a tool, and treating life like a present to be unwrapped. TOP TAKEAWAYS: This year, Jenn’s artist coop has been exploring the theme of “contact surface” . . . what happens when things touch. Especially in an AI-consumed world, color us OBSESSED with this concept! What does it mean in practice to create a community that rejects the notion of competition? There’s a lot of “abundance...
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BEFORE with Julie Fogh: On why and how to prepare for the big speech beyond "just going over your lines one more time"
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In this solo episode, Julie talks in detail about she prepares for the "big day", mentally, physically, and energetically, including why and how she uses bio data tech, what to focus on, and what you can LET GO of. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first month's rental + a free item, go to and use VOICEIS in the referral box!
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WORTHY with Sarah Maclean: Taking up space, fuming elegantly, and the power of romance novels
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Julie and Casey chat with romance novelist, columnist, and podcast host about the feminist bonafides of the romance genre, using your platform for good, and more diverse characters “stepping out from the margins.” Along the way, they dive into all kinds of ways to take up space and dare to thrive, and Casey tries and fails not to fan-girl too hard. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first month's rental + a free item, go...
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MICROJOYS with Cyndie Spiegel: On finding joy in the midst of grief, vulnerable keynotes, and what’s on the other side of people pleasing
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Julie and Casey sit down for an encore conversation with Cyndie Spiegel, where they get to talk all things “Microjoys”, what it’s like to balance public and private as a shiny person, and touch upon lots of micro-topics from cats to dealing with pandemic weight gain. TOP TAKEAWAYS: Microjoys are not about the size of the joy, but rather its accessibility. Instead of toxic positivity, microjoys allow us to accept that things are as okay as they can be at any moment, but you can find joy anywhere. There is no past place to get back to. Whether it's our pre-pandemic size, a past...
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100 with Julie and Casey: gratitude and communication lessons from four seasons of VOICE(is)
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Julie and Casey chat about the main lessons they’ve learned from 100 episodes of VOICE(is) and tips for podcast guests and interviewees — and (surprise!) they’re not terribly worried about your “ums and uhs”, or all that interested in your perfectly scripted bullet point answers.
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WILD with Piera Gelardi: the power of play, the ghost of should, and courageous joy
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Julie and Casey have an encore chat with Piera Gelardi (founder of Refinery 29, creative genius, and now the founder of ) about how play became the focus for her “next chapter”. Along the way, they discuss best practices for better brainstorming, what Piera has learned from her four-year-old daughter, and entering our collective hope punk era by choosing hope, joy, and delight in a dark world. From now until April 15th, we're accepting applications for our signature small group course for women, POWER/PLAY. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new...
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PHOENIXING with Julie Fogh: On burning down, burning out, and the cost of transformation
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In this weeks minisode, Julie talks about something we've been seeing a LOT with our friends and clients: BURNOUT. Julie tells her story of burnout — how she made her way back, and what she has lost, but also gained along the way. If you're approaching burn out, are in the middle of it, or are starting to make your way back, this is for you. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first month's rental + a free item, go...
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CONNECTION with Susan McPherson: On building relationships and community, making people feel seen and heard, and enacting corporate change
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Julie and Casey sit down with author, corporate social responsibility expert, and founder of McPherson Strategies Susan McPherson to talk all things connecting. Along the way we touch on the very universal human need to be seen and heard, how relationships can be a vehicle for social impact, and what it means to build community as single women looking to take care of our long term futures. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first...
info_outlineJulie and Casey chat with June Johnson, cofounder of Collective High, about the Cannabis Industry, the racist origins of the war on drugs, and along the way get to hear the magic behind what makes a great party and what modeling and being a CIA agent have in common.
Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% off your first month's rental + a free item, go to http://armoire.style/voiceis and use VOICEIS in the referral box!
TOP TAKEAWAYS:
- Cannabis has been used safely for a very long time, and is not only used to get high- there are a ton of other benefits, no high necessary.
- The origins of the war on drugs, specifically Marijuana, come from a racist and xenophobic decision of one powerful man to start associating cannabis with Mexico by calling it “Marijuana”.
- The ins and outs of how an industry built on what used to be a crime that disproportionately affected Black people morphed into an industry that is disproportionally benefitting white people.
- Lesson: “I don’t want to Lean In, I just want to Lay Down”. The power of laying on the floor, and five minutes in which to do nothing.