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This week, Selena sits down with longtime TWM listener, musician, pianist, and copyeditor Shoshana Seid-Green! Shoshana (@shoshanasg on Insta) grew up in a non-candle home but found her way to candles, thankfully. Shoshana and Selena discuss their shared disdain for candles in weird shapes, a short-lived rival candle podcast, the blur of the past 4 years, and Shoshana's candle Google doc. Plus, Shoshana shares her all-time top 4 favorite candles. Subscribe, rate, and review, candleheads! (music: bensound.com) 

This week, Selena has a hot candle conversation with fashion blogger, team lead for tall women, and candlehead, Lucinda Degerlund (@lucindadegerlund on Insta). She shares her love of Bed, Bath & Beyond coupon maximizing, her days of outlet shopping in scenic Maine, and the "candle incident of 2023" that still haunts her. PLUS in a Two Wick Minimum first, there is a GIVEAWAY! Learn more about it on the episode and follow the directions to enter the giveaway via Instagram. Giveaway is open Tue - Thu (2/13/14 to end of 2/15/24) then winner will be announced Friday 2/16/24. Subscribe, rate, review, candleheads! (Music: bensound.com) 

This week, Selena chats with an Instagram candle reviewer extraordinaire, Peter Cool of @Lets_Talk_Candles. On his Insta page, Peter crafts super thorough, informative, and evocative reviews of candles of all sorts—from LeLabo to Diptyque to Roen to Herland to Harlem Candle Co to Tatine to Outdoor Fellow and many, many more. Peter shares his candle journey from bargain shops to more high end, elevated candle brands and higher price points. Tune in to find out what brand inspires Peter to say "those throws aint throwin" and which brands he finds overrated. (Music: bensound.com) 

Season 5 continues apace! This week, Selena chats with Ashley Brooke Roberts (@ashley_brooke_roberts on Insta; @ashleybrookeroberts on TikTok) who is a comedian, writer, and a true believer in the magical powers of Diptyque's Eucalyptus candle.  The ladies talk about their respective teen shoplifting phases, the proper liquid to use when dusting your candless, candle accessories, and more. (Music: bensound.com) 

Two Wick Minimum is back, candleheads! After a summer away from the pod, this episode kicks off season 5 and Selena is thrilled to bring you the hot candle conversations you love. This week, Selena sits down with writer Jackie Willis who shares her candle journey, with pit stops in the land of vanilla, a candle-free era when she “opted for fresh air,” overpowering scents and flavors, Tom Ford, Capri Blue Volcano, and the time she saved a friend’s candle from the horrors of tunnelling. In addition, they both go crazy for pumpkin candle season. (Music: bensound.com)

This week, Selena sits down with photographer, visual storyteller, registered nurse, and candle-maker Donna Guerreros! They discuss the female collective that she founded: The Donas Project.  In addition to live events, community, podcasting, and much more, Donna created a series of candles for The Donas Project that have cheeky names and delightful smells. In developing those candles, she did a TON of research about parabens, phthalates, paraffin wax, soy wax, and risk mitigation. Subscribe, rate, review, candle friends! (Music: bensound.com).

It's our first candle convo of 2023, candleheads! This week, Selena chats with 2 guests—comedians Katie Hannigan and Sarah Tollemache who are the hosts of LADY JOURNEY PODCAST. They discuss the ethical implications of luxury candles, bath bombs, food scented candles, and more. Tune in to hear what candle product Sarah refers to as a "hot coaster on a table." (Music: bensound.com.) 

This week's episode is a hot candle convo between host Selena and her guest, the creator of Avalah Beauty (@avalahbeauty), Alexzandra Denis! Alexzandra is an entrepreneur, chandler (that's industry speak for "candle maker"), and founder. They discuss the business side of candle creation, building a following that's like a family, listening to your customers and community, and much more! Subscribe, rate, review, candleheads! (Music: bensound.com) 

This week, Los Angeles-based teacher and candle addict Paul Case sits down with Selena to share his high end tastes, tips, and tricks. They discuss unexpected places to buy candles, candles as class indicators, and their shared love of being tan and blonde. (music: bensound.com)