Two Broad Casters

Conversations between two out of the box thinking broads; discussing their van life, farm life, art life, learning, salty commentary on culture and more. Thought provoking and humorous.

Forgotten People Series: The Alarming Rise of Illiteracy 01/14/2026

Forgotten People Series: The Alarming Rise of Illiteracy In this episode we discuss a known yet glossed over the problem of illiteracy in this country. We went into a backward view of where we were concerning literacy as far back as the early 1800's to where the numbers line up today. We discussed all of the implications this bears on both someone unable to read/write as well as into the many societal ills it may very likely be affecting. We of course could not help getting pretty startled by the stats and how there seems to be nothing but a continual downward spiral; if not more excelerated by our current age of technology. It is a problem and our hearts truly feel for those trapped in such an outlier realm. We touched on what we, as individuals or as groups might consider for aiding in this hubris problem outside the system machine which has passed so many through. Tune in, share and chime in. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39730665

New Year; Same Two Broads 01/07/2026

New Year; Same Two Broads Happy New Year All!! We jumped on our mics coming in at episode #141 and the first of the new year filled with positivity and hope. We chatted about what fresh starts can do and how important taking stock of what one has gone through is important for moving forward and for settling in with what is at hand. Health was brought up since no other accomplishments can be done without feeling well. Discussions were had surrounding letting go, getting out of our own way, spiritual leaning and random other encouraging thoughts. Tune in. 2026 hopes to be a good year for the broads and they will expand to video and more. Let's all get to it shall we? We wish you all upgrades to your life. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39649045

Shining A Light On The Darkness Of Grief 12/25/2025

Shining A Light On The Darkness Of Grief Grief. One of the things that connects us all. Never welcome, rarely seen coming but the depths grief strikes in us rarely passes anyone over. When it strikes it throws your center of gravity completely out of any sense of what was solid ground and while we all have or will experience grief it is deeply personal at the same time. We wanted to talk about grief purposefully around the Holidays when so many feel completely out of step with feeling festive. Our Dear friend, Maria Sloan joins us and shares her loss as well as her experience through being a Grief Share leader. This is a very raw episode with the hopes of touching those who may feel seen by listening. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39532005

More On Data Centers With Lynne Taylor 12/18/2025

More On Data Centers With Lynne Taylor Sarah and I discussed the topic of data centers dodgyness a few weeks ago. Since then, we have been privy to so many areas fighting these beheamoth industrial data dumping grounds which made us want to visit the topic again. Many are behind in learning just how many of these centers there are and the real fun fact is that they are ramping up the building of more at a rapid, we are in a race pace. Lynne Taylor was part of a local fight against one moving into her area in North Carolina and they pushed back enough to halt the project, but as she wisely said, "for now." The amount of farmland being rezoned for these is quite alarming and while the horse is out of the gate, they need to be fought! Tune in and learn more. Watch your local government my friends, the sufficating control is real. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39449905

Are We Streaming Away Too Much of Our Life's Stream? 12/10/2025

Are We Streaming Away Too Much of Our Life's Stream? Friends, Sarah and I got into a passionate discussion based around the word streaming. Streaming; a word one would have never seen coming as a reference to so much and used so often. Upon pondering the word we compared an analogy of our own personal lives being a stream and wondered how much attention that stream is getting vs all the other streaming options. Caution, this conversation had us coming face to face with self-discipline. Tune in and catch the wave. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39355790

Tales From Two Broad Travel 12/03/2025

Tales From Two Broad Travel Both of the broads were abroad this past month; not together but near the same time and near the same part of the world. Sarah was off in various spots in the UK and Lauri was in Ireland with a northern dip to that Uk piece of Ireland. Just know that the stories of their adventures and observations were flowing and this episode is perfect for a mental vacation, some storytelling and some laughs. It's a great combo for this time of year. Come escape with us for awhile friends. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39261675

Winter Is Coming; How's Your Immune System Running? 11/20/2025

Winter Is Coming; How's Your Immune System Running? The days are shorter. There is less sunlight. The hectic season of Holidays is before us. The hustle, the bustle, the stress. Running on little sleep to get it all done. The Broads are calling for a time out to remind us that our bodies need attention, especially this time of year. Time for a self check on the status of what you are doing to armor up your body's defenses. We share some of our favorite immune builders, supplements, herbs and remedies as well as a gut check conversation. Time to love ourselves and the miraculous bodies we have been given. This was a fun episode chalk full of a call to arms for our health. Tune in and start addressing yourself as a Doctor for yourself. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/39116860

Data Centers: The High Price of AI, Spies & Lies 11/03/2025

Data Centers: The High Price of AI, Spies & Lies In this episode we are discussing data center. aka: cloud storage and now AI training centers. While we are no experts on the matter, we present here a primer of some facts and a whole lot of thoughts on the realities of these centers. I think most humans are out living their lives, realizing and talking about the effects of AI and data collection yet these data centers are rather stealthy in their size, scope and how they are buying up the land to house them. This is a good conversation starter about something that is moving into so many communities and begs the question how sustainable are they actually? How will these communities be affected? How many jobs will they actual bring? The price, of as Sam Altman puts it in, "the demand we have for speed" is getting really expensive; in all ways. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38897455

What's Creepier? Halloween Or Any Given Day 10/29/2025

What's Creepier? Halloween Or Any Given Day Welcome to a Halloween chat with the Two Broads and Rae Hobbs, the podcast's third broad behind the scenes. Rae, who loves Halloween, joined us for a hang and we ended up with quite the interesting conversation regarding Halloween. Why so many love it, the history of it, the rise in the partaking in it, and much more. We all had to ponder about how the news and the things going on in the world have perhaps out hit the creepy meter of Halloween out of the park. Join us for this trick or treat episode of the Two Broad Casters. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38819520

MAHA: A Noble Cause or Just Another Shallow Acronym? 10/18/2025

MAHA: A Noble Cause or Just Another Shallow Acronym? MAHA: Making America Healthy Again. Considering the fast paced trajectory towards more and more chronic disease starting younger and younger, a fact filled need for our attention turned towards health could be the single most important thing to turn our attention to. However, is this just another distraction to make it seem like there is actual caring going on or are there some who do care, and if so, who and what can they acturally do? The broads get into the need for a movement like this but also the reality and of course needs and reality, questions and answers, problems and solutions are rarely squared up. Join us as we share our thoughts on the matter and we would love to hear yours as well. I like the acronym MYHA: Make yourself healthy again. It is to be seen if the HA stands for healthy again or HA as in, joke is on you. Again. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38630705

The Cautionary 21st Century Tale of Jordan DeMay 09/25/2025

The Cautionary 21st Century Tale of Jordan DeMay Father and now activist, John DeMay, joined us on this episode sharing the story of the tragic loss of his son, Jordan. A moving and maddening story to be sure but chock full of the hope that more and more parents level up their game in decisions regarding screens. We give the whole world to our young ones when most days its too much for anyone to navigate. Please listen and share this podcast that may save a life. Online exploitation and crimes are so much more rampant than anyone wants to admit and what's worse? Kids younger and younger are engaging with the world wide web through games, tablets and smart phones. This episode is dedicated to all the families who have lost a child and this serves as a call to action. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38348710

The Art of Debate & Charlie Kirk 09/17/2025

The Art of Debate & Charlie Kirk Sarah and I, like so many over the past week were jolted by the murder of Charlie Kirk. We both fell on the same opinion of Charlie Kirk, with no prior discussion regarding him, and that was, we were not aligned with several things Charlie Kirk discussed. We both also acknowledged that he was doing something very important regardless of our opinion about the things we did not agree with and there was plenty he spoke about that we did agree with. Charlie was a disrupter in the best possible way, which was bringing courage to address conversations in atmosphere's he knew were antithecal to his stances. He reignited the spirit of public discourse. He returned to college campus's a big piece of what historically what the college experience was built on and what made going turn out bigger thinkers for being around the atmosphere of the debate of human ideas. In this day in age colleges seem to be completely out of touch with what the college experience of old even was and that was for minds and perspectives of all hats to assemble intentional contentuous conversation for the reason of understanding, learning and personal growth. We bring this topic to the table today in honor of someone we feel deserves respect for his love of debate and his courage for truly showing us what has been censored, restricted, stuffed down and making it seem like todays ways are normal. It is not. RIP Charlile. What have we become? /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38259060

The Newest Billionaires On The Block: GLP-1's 09/05/2025

The Newest Billionaires On The Block: GLP-1's The fast speed train to weight loss is nothing new but in light of the newest fat burniers on the block; GLP-1's, are the stakes getting higher and higher? These shots, like any predecessor of old may work so long as they are used, but what about when you quit? Did the root problem get resolved or are you back to too many pounds with the extra weight of health problems? The broads discuss how we seem to have a very strange attitude towards our bodies. In fact they are organic super machines of incredible design. They are built to repair themselves given the right environment but somehow we have lost sight that we hold the power to adjust things that give them the environment suitable to fight off attacks within, to heal and to cure themselves. We instead view them as meatbags we can abuse without worry until things go wrong, then while we reach for the quick fixes are upset that systems are starting to wear out. We have in fact the absolute opposite mindset about our bodies and we should be in awe and gratitude for them. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/38097400

Human Relationship Building Through Art; With Artist Brenan Sharp 08/18/2025

Human Relationship Building Through Art; With Artist Brenan Sharp A great conversation with artist Brenan Sharp that weaved into many stories of how artists and authentic art and ideas are the counter balance to all of the fake and AI generated trickery. We discussed how art can bring us together. We discussed how the desire for authenticity will only increase and how using art to build community will become more sought after. We discussed how at the end of it all, stories are what matter most and are expressed through all of the humanity mediums. It was a most delightful, fun, inspiring and optimistic hang with a friend. We were one broad short on this podcast as Sarah was not able to make the conversation and she was missed but, hey, life happens as we all know and we pivot. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37870465

"No Contact" aka; Parental Ghosting 08/14/2025

"No Contact" aka; Parental Ghosting All dangerous and very toxic personalities aside, how can something like declaring no contact with parents become a trend? It seems like it is rather becoming a thing in cases devoid of abuse, addictions or mental illness. In a time of severe isolation, lack of community and strained relationships it seems so very dark to make a hard line towards ones parents. Are healthy boundaries pushing over the line for sake of ones mental health or is protection of ones mental health becoming synonymous with one creating a false perfect bubble where if you don't agree with or dislike something about someone the answer becomes to ghost them; even your parents? This to the Two Broads feels most likely yet another chink in the armor of families which of course is how societies are destroyed. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37812550

An Entrepreneur's Journey With Stacy Dam 08/07/2025

An Entrepreneur's Journey With Stacy Dam Tune in as the Two Broads have their friend, Stacy Dam of Set Your Sites back for the third time! We love following the journey of Set Your Sites so we love to invite her back whenever she has new and exciting updates. We use Stacy's journey as a great reminder that a frustration over something can lead to declaring a problem and then deciding to idea a solution into existence. Her story is the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit and it makes it that much more exciting to realize she stands alone in the arena of her chosen problem solving and clearly her idea and the timing lined up. Listen in for tips on finding funding, learning to bring in others on your idea, taking your idea seriously, business incubators, parenting, outdoor life, family life and more. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37714065

Oh Maturity! Where Art Thou? 07/24/2025

Oh Maturity! Where Art Thou? Does it seem that more and more growing up and growing old are at odds? The Two Broads discuss how so many grown adults seem to be acting out like young children in many different ways. From public outbursts, road rage, anxiety over decision making, whining and complaining and seemingly needing to soothe and pacify themselves in so many bad ways. Our culture is in dire need of some good old fashion maturity. Maturity is not a bad word and the lack of it is playing out before our eyes. Tune in. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37529530

Oh Maturity! Where Art Thou? 07/24/2025

Born On The 4th Of July With Tom Arnold 07/03/2025

Born On The 4th Of July With Tom Arnold The Two Broads dear friend, Tom Arnold, joined us for a beautiful conversation about freedom, parenting, grand parenting, curiosity, life skills, generation bridging, individual liberty, ideas, boomers, pursuit of happiness, homesteading, simple life and friendship which shines throughout the entire episode. Tom is a ninth generation Tennessean, a true humanitarian, a life long learner and teacher. Tom was involved in politics since he gave out Barry Goldwater pencils from the seat of his bicycle and was influential in Tennessee as a political go to. Always about people and personal liberty first, Tom is the quintessential southern gentleman who has been a beacon of light for so many in a time of turmoil. If you listen closely all prescriptions for a good life are in this episode. Sarah starts the episode with her newest farm life tale which left her feeling empowered. No tech problems in this cast but there may or may not be animal sounds that make appearances. This cast is like a glass of iced tea on a shady porch from a rocking chair after being dehydrated in a desert. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37268690

Further Discussion On Public Education With Lynne Taylor 06/26/2025

Further Discussion On Public Education With Lynne Taylor We invited the Common Core Diva, Lynne Taylor, back on for another episode as we could never exhaust all of the information she has on public education. Lynne is a wonderful researcher of original source documents. What she brings is from what those who release this stuff upon the rest of us from their blueprints of diabolical abuses that they write as both experiments and laws. Don't worry though, it is all in the name of progress, safety, inclusion, health and fairness of course. Lynne reads long word salad documents and shares what she finds; a task very few do. Of course there is no way to enter into a discussion on the mind control that public education is without venturing into so many other topic trails. After all, public education is our privileged right of passage into molding the future. The problem is, who's future? I should probably put a warning on this episode but I won't. We are all adults here, right? FInd more of Lynne's work at: There is a donate button on her website where those who realize the effort and time of what she does can contribute. She is on no payroll. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37167975

A Rant On Journalism; Journalism? 06/19/2025

A Rant On Journalism; Journalism? It is not new that news media/journalism has been in the great race to the bottom for quite some time now but Sarah recently maxed out on the levels it is at and needed to vent. I mean, don't we all know at this point that big news affiliates are corporate owned and create within their brood controlled opposition so that between the fans of news red pill and news blue pill they get all the advertising dollars and get to control narratives. Cool. Some journalists have left that propaganda pump fest for smaller owned media outlets but it seems they start to veer for the shallow end of the pool and much of journalism now seems cult of personality; like most everything else. Well, we vent some feelings about this topic and more AND have laughs doing it. Warning though; Sarah names names. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/37065020

AI, Artists & Humanity With Jill Turpin 06/05/2025

AI, Artists & Humanity With Jill Turpin Jill Turpin joined the Two Broads for a great discussion on AI. Jill is a multifaceted artist as well as the brain child and director of an arts council and community center. We discussed the new frontier of art in the rapidly advancing AI era. How do artists respond? Will real art without AI be appreciated? Do people value art anymore since images are thrown at us daily like sand on a beach. More important, do we value what it is to be human anymore? Are we ripe for AI taking over all aspects of our lives? Are people ready? How does one ready? Are some in denial about it? All this and more in a deep conversation leading to some legit questions we should all be asking ourselves in these times we find ourselves in. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/36856875

Portugal, People & Pigs 05/28/2025

Portugal, People & Pigs After a few weeks away from the mics, the broads found themselves needing to catch up on what all their absence had brought them. At the end, we present a podcast episode seemingly brought to you by the letter P. Join us for this wacky ride where we defy you to find an episode of any cast where one can weave together travel, homestead life, imposter syndrome, power outages, the Pope and more P's then you can shake a stick at in just over an hour. The wacky mics are back on. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/36744985

Understanding The Department of Education With Lynne Taylor 05/09/2025

Understanding The Department of Education With Lynne Taylor Lynne Taylor, aka; Common Core Diva, joined the Two Broads for an in depth look into the Dept. of Education. Lynne is an education researcher with countless hours spent reviewing and analyzing legislation pertaining to education. She is a writer and has been on many podcasts as well as in person speaking engagements on the matters of education. The three of us discuss the topic of the likelihood of the elimination of the department, the exposure of all of it tentacles and other things that loop to the system of education. It's a real banger, a real triple crown of tin foil tiaras and it shouldn't be missed. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/36507550

Nothing But Good VIbes With Lamont Coleman 04/15/2025

Nothing But Good VIbes With Lamont Coleman A great conversation with the multi talented award winning songwriter, producer, movie and stage actor and artist developer, Lamont Coleman. We talk about how we met, how sparks can fly with another persons energy in an instant, how vibrations matter and the beauty of artistic expression plus a whole lot of side trails. It's as high energy as the high energy we speak about. A fun yet poignant episode. Raising the vibrations. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/36149780

A Conversation About Families With New Father, Jordan Slaughter 04/02/2025

A Conversation About Families With New Father, Jordan Slaughter When you have a great friend who has stepped into a step father role and is now a father of a brand new baby girl, you think, let's talk to a new father. Let's find out what is on his heart and mind about the adventure of parenting. Guest Jordan Slaughter brings an authentic discussion about new fatherhood and we discuss his observations in his work as a coach and also someone who works with men who are re-entering society post prison time. He has the unique view each day of watching men working to reconnect with their children. There is so much to be learned from that vantage point. A frank discussion. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/35970445

Two Broads View: The Insane Political Thunderdome 03/20/2025

Two Broads View: The Insane Political Thunderdome Not a normal topic for these Two Broads and clearly for entertainment purposes only, they dove into some pretty salty takes on the political arena. Kind of a wellness check America if you will. This cast is probably sure to have reactions that are unsavory for many but the good news is, the subject matter will probably not appear again for a very long time. The Broads in their unaffiliated political belongings tend to not favor anyone which right now seems could be a voice that breaks a matrix or at least breaks in scripts. You've been warned. It's not any cast that speaks of an unconstitutional era, a potential end of Congress as we know it and the end of the world period so there's that. Entertaining and salty but not for everyone, lol. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/35792745

Water Is Life: How Healthy Is Our Water Though? 03/02/2025

Water Is Life: How Healthy Is Our Water Though? Sarah really brings a great conversation regarding our water and specifically a presentation on a book that raised the flags on fluoride in our water a long time ago. It's widely accepted usage is actually quite a marvel given that there are no studies that still support the cavity reason behind slipping it into our water supplies. Of course the Broads found other tributaries to wade through regarding our water supply system, the power of expert blind trust and how the industrial revolution has brought us into being the age of the guinea pigs. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/35504205

Broad Spotlight On Music Industry Veteran Vicky Hamilton 02/14/2025

Broad Spotlight On Music Industry Veteran Vicky Hamilton Vicky Hamilton has been in the music industry spanning more than four decades. VIcky has developed, managed, or discovered many artists through the years including artists Motley Crue, Guns & Roses, Stryper, June Carter Cash, Poison & more. Currently Vicky owns her own label called Dark Spark Music that has a roster of great and diverse talents. Author of a new book of poetry called, Veiled Allusions she also authored Appetite For Dysfunction which is tales from her early days of working with Guns & Roses (they lived in her one bedroom apartment with her roommate Jennifer Perry for six months.) Appetite For Dysfunction has been picked up for a new upcoming television series. Join us in this authentic, raw three broad conversation where we discuss the music industry then and now, creativity, addictions, AI, new artists, sobriety, poetry and more. Rather a homecoming as two of these broads have nearly known each other for a very long time. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/35279680

Hey Pride, Have You Met Your Fall Yet? 02/01/2025

Hey Pride, Have You Met Your Fall Yet? A poignant discourse between the Two Broads on the topic of pride. A meaty and salty discussion worthy of chewing on. We recognize pride in others but perhaps we miss it in ourselves sometimes. We sure see all manner of pride in grand display all around us and along with it all of the bad side dishes it creates to go along with it. /episode/index/show/12ebefa7-c67e-47b9-b207-2522eb3eddea/id/35111140

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