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THE LOOP
Michelle

Childish & Nostalgic

This loop was really tough for me, I haven't read anything truly captivating lately, the shows I watch are embarrassing (my husband uses "trashy" to describe them), and I don't listen to podcasts. I'm lame and it's going to get even lamer... For this loop, I want to write about Whinnie the Pooh. I found myself flipping through it at the library recently for fun and I got smacked with childhood memories. My dad was a truck driver and working a lot, so growing up it was pretty much just my mom, sister and I and we all chose Whinnie the Pooh characters that we loved. My sister was Tigger because of how energetic and happy she is, I was Piglet since he was the baby (obviously also because of the anxiety LOL), and my mom was Eyore because she's so empathetic.  
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I feel like once we reach a certain age, our ability to be carefree and enjoy life changes. We're too stressed, we care about what people think, and we're scared to enjoy the little things. Being childish as an adult doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Go to the park, hang off money bars (it's so much harder now than when I was a kid) and go down slides. Don't be afraid to be a goofball and enjoy life. 
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Here are some of my absolute favorite Whinnie the Pooh quotes:
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“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, ‘What about lunch?’”
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“If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day, so that I never have to live a day without you.”
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“If people are upset because you’ve forgotten something, console them by letting them know you didn’t forget—you just weren’t remembering.”
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“I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where I have been.”
Hauson

Stuff You Should Know

Have you ever wondered how Pez, coral reefs, barcodes or even the Ironman Triathlon work? Stuff You Should Know (SYSK), hosted by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryantis, is a podcast that does just that and educates their listeners on a wide variety of topics - from the ones you are interested in to the ones you didn't know you had an interest in. You will definitely learn a thing or two from giving this podcast a listen.

 

Courtney

Radio Rental

It’s so hard to pick just one podcast to tell you about today; I burn through so many! 
Radio Rental is a new one I happened upon, and it’s kind of funky, but it has a little bit of everything in it. Believe it or not, it’s a mix of the following: Payne Lindsey (host of the Up and Vanished + Atlanta Monster podcasts), horror, humor, and Dwight Schrute. Now if that doesn’t intrigue you I don’t know what will. In short, it’s a retelling of spooky true stories, as told in a sometimes light-hearted way by the people who experienced them, alongside Payne Lindsey and Rainn Wilson. 
And that’s all I’ll tell you..It’s kind of hard to explain so you’ll just have to check it out for yourself!

 

And now, I can’t help but share a few other little bonus nuggets I’ve recently discovered, in case your queue needs a little refreshing:

The Mysterious Mr. Epstein: If you’re like me and didn’t know much about him before his recent death, this is a great [unbiased] beginning-to-end story that will catch you up to present day.

Hit Man: About a controversial how-to book written on becoming a hitman, and the debate on the first amendment that followed its publishing. 

Man In The Window: A different perspective of the infamous Golden State Killer, from the people who knew him throughout his life.

And lastly, Inside Trader Joe’s: An inside look at what makes them and their products so amazing! A must-listen if you shop there.