
Loose Ends
Two brassy broads trying their best to make sense of life’s nonsense. Call it humorous therapy. Or Irreverent self-help. Learn a little, laugh a little, and leave feeling lighter. We hope.
Episodes
73 episodes
Fear & Loathing ... in Canada Pt 2
We continue our download of all things outrage-able. Because... how can people be so stupid? Or short-sighted, or both? From the Trump tariffs to Putin possibilities, Val lets loose - something new and different - and CC gets a good laugh out o...
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31:06

Fear & Loathing... in Canada Pt 1
We're talking tariffs and their effects up here in the great white north. White House idiocy. Trump has pissed the Canadian people right the fuck off, eh? The conversation gets so loaded we break it into two parts. Lucky you. LOL. "Say goodnigh...
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30:37

Fill-in-the-Blank
CC's out of town and though we attempted to record a long-distance episode, it didn't happen. Oops. So, here's one we recorded a few weeks back, for fun, before the Super Bowl and Kendrick and, of course, the Trump shit-show. A lighthearted epi...
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38:36

More Kendrick and...
We be all over the place today! Starting out with more on Kendrick and the after effects of his Super Bowl Halftime show, we veer into the effects of Trump and his Presidential shit show. We talk corruption in the music industry, CC shares a de...
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Kendrick's Superbowl
Well, we two white women were wowed by the Super Bowl half-time show! And we share our thoughts and responses to this highest viewed performance of all time. Of course, the conversation wanders to tariffs and the Gaza situation, among other thi...
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AI and Its Impact
CC and Val start out talking about Artificial Intelligence, and then end up taking several scenic detours. From the recent U.S. imposed tariffs, to the situation in Gaza, to the California fires, all kinds of tangential conversations happening ...
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Bare Down There
CC and Val travel down memory lane this week and remember the one-woman play they co-wrote over 15 years ago. Never one to take the simple route, their sassy Seussian poem turned into a 70 minute monologue. What were we thinking? Chosen by the ...
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23:06

To YouTube or Not...?
We were going to talk about AI, its impact and the jobs it may replace, but then... we talked about the podcast, our thoughts after 90 episodes, where it (and we) are headed, and the business of it: Is compromising your soul a necessary part of...
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31:15

Laughter... Sort Of...
We were gonna' do a show on the health benefits of laughter, but it's January 20th and Trump was just inaugurated. So, there's that... means we need look a little deeper in order to add laughter to our daily recipe for well-being. A certain lev...
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31:37

Bad Dates or Things Not to do While on One
Today's episode is one from the fall we never posted. (While it's introduced as our first videotaped episode, there's actually no YouTube post.) Because our bathroom is being renovated, which means loud noises, no recording took place last week...
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35:20

Hello 2025
As we launch a new year, CC and Val trade their intentions--not their goals--for 2025. From harvesting joy to "so what?", they manage to veer toward peach trees and Bob Marley...? Then Val brings it home with a feel good story (about a ca...
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32:38

Happy Holidays!
CC and Val trade tales of Christmas traditions - the good, bad, and the ugly. From nostalgic memories that warm the heart to ones that don't , join the gals for some stories from the past. And may all of us have a joyful, peaceful holiday...
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32:16

Men in Blue: Encounters of Another Kind
CC and Val trade their memorable law enforcement encounter stories this week. Val starts off with a recent exchange that'll put tears in your eyes from laughing, and CC shares a story from the past that might bring tears for a different reason....
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The Lies We Tell
CC and Val take a look at the lies we tell, to ourself, and others. We all do it, but why? What are the prices we pay for them--and the pay-offs we get from them? Telling the truth can be uncomfortable short-term, but long-term it's freeing. Va...
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31:33

Powerful Places, Sacred Spaces
CC and Val discuss places that evoke emotion; places like Stonehenge, or cemeteries, where energy can be felt. But, are all "sacred" spaces also "spiritual"? Perhaps connecting to nature, all by itself, without buildings in which to...
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29:25

Our Favourite Quotes
CC and Val share their favourite quotes - the ones that have inspired, informed or comforted them over the years. CC mostly shares dead people's words, while Val sources strength from musicians. There's tears and laughs in this episode. A...
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29:13

Turmoil Ripple Effects
CC and Val continue their reflections on the ripple effects of the recent US election - and then suddenly veer to UFOs and aliens...say wha-a-t?? The fact is that we are surrounded by uncertainty and seek safety and structure during tumultuous ...
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37:52

Post Election Processing
CC and Val share their responses to the results of the U.S. Presidential election. Val gets real, and unexpectedly emotional as she shares her opinion, and CC offers a perspective that might help lift the disappointment: perhaps this is the chr...
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47:36

"To All the Books We've Loved Before..."
CC and Val trade notes on the books that have impacted them the most over the course of their lives. The ones that altered the way they view themselves, the world and how they fit into it. WE limited to 4 books each, though we could have kept g...
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33:18

Halloween Origins... and Entities...?
CC and Val talk about Halloween this week. Well, Val does most of the talking as she is a witch (a good one) and shares some interesting facts about the origins of what we now celebrate with "trick or treat' and all things spooky. And then she ...
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33:09

More on Feelings and Frequencies
CC and Val continue the discussion on human consciousness as measured on a frequency scale developed by Dr. David R. Hawkins. His seminal book, Power vs. Force, lays the groundwork for our new understanding of how people can rise above discomfi...
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40:32

Consciousness = Frequency...?
Wherein CC and Val introduce the scientific research and results of Dr. David R. Hawkins' groundbreaking work in the field of kinesiology and human consciousness. CC provides a broad framework for understanding what it means while Val listens a...
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35:01

Click Bait Nation
CC and Val discuss the public fascination with "clicks" on social media and their own experience with the dopamine "hits" provided by posts that took off last week. This prompted a discussion about the reasons why they decided to start po...
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