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Hello Screen Beans! New episode time! This week we're joined by burlesque performer/producer Raina Sinclair who is one of the producers of Magical Girl Burlesque and a delightful human. We chat about loads of anime, some reality tv, the origins of Raina and MGB as well as converting media into performance and how it effects what we watch. 

Welcome to Too Punk to be a Hippie! 

Connect with Leanor here:

Twitter: @punktohippie

Instagram: toopunktobeahippie

This week I talk to Brandi. We went to grad school together and were pregnant with our first babies together. 

Brandi has very inspiring birth stories and she is an all around amazing mom to look to for ideas and inspiration. 

We talk about parenting tweens and teens, about not liking to wear shoes, the homeschooling hybrid that works so well for her family and the importance of climbing trees. 

I love Brandi and I hope you enjoy her stories :)

Here is her website: langhusprovisioner.com and on IG @langhusprovsioner

and here is the link to join me in Nest: https://mailchi.mp/mamatoto.info/nestpreview

You don't need no education, but you're getting one anyway. This week we're going to be explaining the meaning of some common but unclear board game words, for we are nothing if not your humble servants. Before we define our terms, we talk about The Shipwreck Arcana, Kingdom Death: Monster, and Vinhos Deluxe Edition.

01:29 - The Shipwreck Arcana
09:05 - Kingdom Death: Monster
19:28 - Vinhos Deluxe Edition
28:13 - Board Game Terminology
28:44 - "Crunchy"
34:40 - "Fiddly"
36:38 - Agricola
37:24 - "Degenerate" vs "Broken"
38:41 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
39:05 - Archipelago
40:13 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
40:46 - Dune
41:56 - Glorantha: The Gods War
43:35 - "Eurogame" vs "Ameritrash"
46:15 - El Grande
48:35 - Scythe
54:07 - Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire

For our 200th episode we are joined by special guest Marzi Montazeri. Notorious for his ground breaking work with groove thrash progenitors Exhorder, Montazeri takes us through the trials and tribulations of his musical evolution, tumultuous childhood, time with members of Pantera, and the Randy Rhoads Remembered experience. We also spend some serious time discussing the origins, and music of the recently formed Super Group Heavy As Texas, featuring the talents of Montazeri and vocalist Kyle Thomas (Exhorder). The duo recruited drummer Anup Sastry (Marty Friedman, Jeff Loomis, Skyharbor) and notable engineer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Collier (Korn, Prong, Winds of Plague) on bass for the recording, and later added full-time members Lenwood Sonnier on bass and James Goetz on drums. The bone crunching new self-titled album dropped April 19th via Crunchy Western Records and is available on all the major music platforms. 

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Transitioning to healthier lifestyle can be tough. And doing it as a family can add even more kinks in the road. Luckily, Janelle of Know Mommy broke everything down for us into bite-sized chunks of wisdom.

During our conversation, Janelle shared her story of how she went from anxious and overwhelmed to healthy and thriving (and how YOU can do the same!)

I love how this episode took a lot of info from my past ones and brought everything together into actionable steps.

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"Healthy eating is a small piece of the puzzle to being a healthy person" - Janelle

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During the episode we discussed:

• What IS health, really?

• The best place to start when first transitioning to a healthy lifestyle (Hint: ask yourself what is the end goal then ask what you are willing to do to get there)

• Easy ways to reduce you and your families toxic load.
• Benefits of eating seasonally
• Tips on feeding balanced meals to your family
• Different ways to approach meal planning so you can find a way that works best for your lifestyle (pro-tip: always shop your own kitchen first to see what needs to be used up and save $$$)
• Ways that stress and lack of sleep can affect the body
• The importance of a gratitude practice
• Simple re-alignment techniques for times when you feel the inner fire brewing up

Resources:

• Find Janelle's website at Knowmommy.com
• Connect with Janelle on Instagram @knowmommy
• Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Dirty dozen list
• Skin Deep database to find safety rating of skincare products or shop www.theorganicbunny.com
• Produce on Wheels - AZ only. Shop 70 pounds of produce for $12
• Shop treatyourselfinc.com and use code 'toxinfree' to save 10% storewide
• Use this link to save $10 off your first purchase at Branch Basics

Tamales, tacos, cheese, sweet recipes and Tequila pairings just in time for your Valentine celebrations! Enjoy! Happy VDay!

Listen to Don Pilar's show and learn more about his premium tequilas. 

Aaronica Cole is the mom behind The Crunchy Mommy. Aaronica is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who dreamed of being a mom since a little girl - not her wedding day. She's dedicated to helping others which she does through the Crunchy Mommy, social media marketing and blog coaching. Outside of mothering 3 children and being a wife, she has two degrees and jokes that she uses her BA in Psychology on her children and her MBA in Marketing on her business. She's been published on TheRoot.com, AwesomelyTechie, HuffPo and is a seamstress.

In this episode we talk about the hard times she faced being newly divorced, jobless, homeless, and pregnant, to how she now thrives with three children, homeschool schedule and her own businesses.

She's a firm believer that we can all be whatever it is we want to be and she's just here to help that glow-up happen!

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Make every recipe the best ever by adding your love.  That's why our mamas, tias, tios, food tasted amazing and you can do it too. I also share ideas about taco parties, the best guacamole ever and why I believe that anyone that joins us for a meal becomes familia!