It Sounded like a Good Idea at the Time

This week we're getting our fix of the Kardashians and Game of Thrones, as usual, but we wanted to get into a topic that's so important to women and has been taking up a lot of our newsfeed lately: abortion. This is a conversation we want to de-stigmatize, because both of us feel that it's a bit taboo. And we both have some thoughts that we wanted to share, so we hope you'll give it a listen. What was that you were saying about the origins of the religious right and their stance on abortion? Check out this Politico piece, and this is another good one from HuffPo. Where can I snag some goodies from SuzeeBee? Check out the site, and don't forget to enter the code "GoodIdea15" for 15% off your purchase. You can check out our website to see previous episodes! What are your thoughts on this week's episode? Let us know over on Instagram @agoodideapod, or you can shoot us an email at agoodideapod@gmail.com. Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Today we're hitting on a couple of heavy topics before we talk about the Met Gala (we're only over a week late), Kim K in Charlotte, and what we've been watching on TV (good AND bad. Looking at you, GoT.) It sounded like a good idea to get your thoughts on things that weigh heavily on women, specifically, and you delivered! We're bringing up some listener input today and we hope you feel seen, heard, and get a few laughs in along the way. Ahh I don't want Game of Thrones spoilers! No worries! Just skip from around 25 minutes until 37 minutes. But come back later and listen in! You can check out our website to see previous episodes! What are your thoughts on this week's episode? Let us know over on Instagram @agoodideapod, or you can shoot us an email at agoodideapod@gmail.com. Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Taylor Swift's new song has been out for over a week, and you KNOW we had to talk about it. Plus more hard-hitting celebrity and entertainment news, before we get into more thoughts on beauty standards and self-image this week. You guys said that Allure magazine had a great timeline of hair removal? Yep! Here's the link, and here's another good read. Check it out! You can check out our website to see previous episodes! What are your thoughts on this week's episode? Let us know over on Instagram @agoodideapod, or you can shoot us an email at agoodideapod@gmail.com. Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're going hard right out of the gate with Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, and other cool things women are doing, before getting into our topic of the day: what are your beauty standards? What will you do to change your body or appearance, and what won't you do? This is part 1 of a conversation about what it looks like to be our best selves (on the outside!) You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We can't *not* talk about black holes and women in STEM, right?? We're kicking off this week with a few stories about women right now, and then we're having a conversation with Christina Marcellino from Carolina Charm about how to prioritize your relationships when the going gets rough! She's amazing, we loved this, and we hope you do too. But before we dive in with Christina, we talked about women having a hard time getting credit for their work in STEM. Read more and dive into this subject! Here and here are a couple of good starting points. You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We wanted to come in fast and fresh with new tv, movie, and podcast content this week, but then Caroline went and distracted us with Yummy Mummies! What was Hannah supposed to do other than binge season 1?? But we're still talking entertainment today before we get into what brought us to the table: conflict. Are you good at it? Do you hate it? We're breaking it down and sharing some of your input as well! You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're coming in fast this week with a topic we love to hate on: guilt and mental load! But before that, we're hitting on some of our favorite pieces of entertainment lately. It may not be what's hot in theaters, but you can access them easily (read: without scheduling a babysitter) and accessibility is what we're all about, people. You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're back with just the two of us this week! And we're getting into Captain Marvel (will we ever not talk about female superhero movies?) plus more on some of our favorite celeb scandal news of late: rich people getting into schools because of their money. But wait, do we have some new information about one of our hosts this week? Is the other one shocked at the hypocrisy?? We're also diving deep into identity this week, and talking about how we feel about being associated with different terms. Are you comfortable with your identity? Weigh in on this conversation on Instagram @agoodideapod because we are dying to hear your thoughts! You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're hitting the studio with Carrie Barker and Sarah Baucom from Girl Tribe! We get into the details about what makes their partnership work, their thoughts on the next Bachelorette, and what self-care tips are non-negotiable. If you don't already, make sure you head over to Instagram and give Girl Tribe a follow @girltribeco. You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We love celebrating women. Was that not clear? This week, we're chatting with Jen Eddins from Peanut Butter Runner about a host of issues, including women's health and what to do when life doesn't turn out like you had planned. We love the insight she brings to the table, and she may hold the record for the best "it sounded like a good idea at the time" segment on our show thus far. You can find Jen on Instagram @jen_pbrunner, or on her website: peanutbutterrunner.com What was that article Caroline was talking about? Something about "busy" being the same thing as "lazy"? You can find the full article here. We like talking about the balance between pursuing your goals and being busy just for the sake of the hustle, so this is always a hot topic for the Good Idea crowd. Make sure to visit our friends over at EssentialiHome to grab some elderberry syrup, and use the code "good idea" (two words) for 15% off your order. You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're carrying on with our women's month theme (or should we say life-long theme?) of digging into the stories of us. Today, we're getting deep into Caroline's life! Hannah thought it would be good to figure out some of where it all started with Caroline's career, and how she feels about her choices. And because we're nothing if not basic, the Bachelor comes up at least once during this episode. Will you be surprised about where we each stand on this show? Probably not. Hannah talks about a great book she just read, and that book is The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan. Do you think Hannah's finally mastered the art of summarizing? We get into some interesting topics, and Caroline brings up this article (Caroline hates the click-bait title, Hannah loves it) which makes a compelling argument for more equality in the home. Make sure to check it out! And if you haven't yet, visit our friend Alison over at Essentiali Home and stock up on elderberry syrup to keep the nasties at bay. Use the code "good idea" (two words) for 15% off your purchase! You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline's website here and Hannah's here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Do women support women? We dive into this today and find out that we agree and we disagree, and we have fun talking about all of it. We're also talking about the Oscar's and how it was a great night for women in entertainment, and touching on a bit of celebrity scandal along the way. Women support women, and Hannah talked briefly about a friend of hers who will be publishing a book soon. If you're interested in following along on that journey, head over to IG and follow @westcotthigh for promos and info about this forthcoming book! Fact check: we make a statement about feminine hygiene products being hard to access in prisons, and Hannah said they aren't sold in prisons. That's a really broad statement to make about all private and public prisons and jails, so we're including a link here to a good article about prisons and feminine hygiene to provide some more facts. But please dig into this yourself as well! Other fact check: Tristan Thompson was never Khloe's husband, and we know that. NO idea why we said "husband" and not "boyfriend" at one point in this episode. You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline's website here and Hannah's here! If you're looking to grab some elderberry syrup and fight cold and flu and all the bugs this season, check out our friend Alison's site at essentialihome.com and use the code "goodidea" for 15% off your purchase. Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We’re getting real honest today about our weight and our looks and how that ties into our happiness, and THEN we really get into the topic of the day! How do you feel about your usage of social media? We discovered that our feelings have changed somewhat since we first recorded an episode about this (if you haven't listened yet, you can find our episode called "You will not earn me" here) and we wanted to check back in after some experiments we did last week. Let us know if you feel like either one of us. Are you all in? Are you off of social media completely? (If you're off, send us an email at agoodideapod@gmail.com and tell us why! We’d love to hear from you! If you ARE all in, DM us on IG @agoodideapod and tell us why about that as well!) We have some love for a lot of people on IG in this ep, and here's a list: @pluffmuds is our good friend slash YMCA contact Megan. She makes great stuff! @_malika_yasmin_ has *many* beautiful posts, but especially check out her photos taken 40 days postpartum. They're so stunning and thought provoking. @butnotallatonce is where Anne talks about No Weigh 19. Are you in? You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from us, check out Caroline's website here and Hannah's here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's still the month of love, and we're talking about some of our (many) lady loves! The women out there in the world doing the good work. Whether they're fighting for social justice, crushing it as matriarchs of a political dynasty, or making us cry every time they speak (looking at you Queen Michelle.) We're also breaking down the Grammy's, and you may hear talk of some little known names like Jennifer Aniston, Dina Lohan, and Kris Jenner. Stay tuned for our Good Ideas du jour where you'll find out why you should never encourage creativity in children, nor should you ever volunteer to catsit for Hannah. Where can we sign up for free books from Dolly Parton? That would be the Dolly Parton Imagination Library! Our kids are beneficiaries of this beautiful thing she's doing for the world and we totally recommend it. As always, thanks for joining us and make sure to rate and review, and let us know what you think on Instagram @agoodideapod!  You can check out our website to find previous episodes. To see some more from us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music and more can be found here: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

Happy almost-Valentine's Day! We're still hitting the love vibes strong and talking about how we figured out our passions, and how we pursue them while trying to be functional adults. As always, we love to start conversation. So we want to hear from you! Hit us up on IG @agoodideapod and let us know if you've found your passion and what it is, or if you're still searching. What did you say we could do with our extra diapers? Great question! We talked a little bit about the National Diaper Bank Network today, so head over to their website to find out what to do with any diapers you have lying around the house! You can check out our website over here to see previous episodes! To see some more from each of us, check out Caroline’s website here and Hannah’s here! Our music is: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/