Podcast Episodes

The Weight of the Holidays—and Our Choice in Carrying It

Episode 58

The holidays have a way of revealing what we love—and what we’ve simply been carrying out of habit. In this episode, Tiffany and Fredrick talk about the traditions they grew up with, the family expec…

Published on 2 days, 4 hours ago

Leaving Federal Dependency: Rebuilding Care at the Community Level

Episode 57

In this episode, Tiffany and Fredrick explore a thought experiment: what happens when we move social care from federal dependence to community-driven support? The SNAP shutdown showed how quickly fed…

Published on 1 month ago

Don’t Outsource Your Family’s Safety

We all want to believe help will arrive when danger shows up — trained, skilled, and ready. But after years of training, I learned a hard truth: a uniform doesn’t guarantee competence. When seconds c…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Comments, Critics, and Chaos: Finding Meaning in the Madness

Episode 56

After 18 months of running Love, Growth & Narratives, we’ve seen it all in the comments section — from thoughtful feedback that sparks real conversation to insults that make you question humanity (an…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Proposition 50: Power, Principle, and the Precedent We Set

As California voters prepare to decide on Proposition 50, this speech challenges us to look past partisan advantage and think about the precedent we’re setting for democracy itself. Prop 50 would tem…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Politics of False Promises

In this speech, Fredrick Cook exposes how California lawmakers use “gun control” to score headlines instead of solving real problems. He argues that many of these laws—like AB 1127 and AB 1078—are de…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Then and Now: Parenting Across Generations (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this special family episode, Tiffany and Fredrick invite their parents—Tiffany’s mother and Fredrick’s mom and dad—for a warm, funny, and revealing conversation about what it was like ra…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Then and Now: Parenting Across Generations

Episode 55

In this special family episode, Tiffany and Fredrick invite their parents—Tiffany’s mother and Fredrick’s mom and dad—for a warm, funny, and revealing conversation about what it was like raising them…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Words Become Weapons: Cooling America’s Discourse

Episode 53

In this episode of Love, Growth, and Narratives, Tiffany and Freddy explore how we can bring down the temperature in America’s increasingly hostile discourse. With disagreements between groups often …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Rethinking Aging: Why 50 Feels Better Than 40

Episode 52

We used to look at people in their 50s and think, “Man… they’re old.” But now that we’re here, the story is very different. In this episode, we talk about how getting older doesn’t have to mean decli…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago