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in Episodes on May 3, 2016 by The Mom Hour

Online Pals Turned Real-Life Friends (plus, #podcastinginbed): Episode 49



If you follow us on social media, you probably saw that Meagan and Sarah got to hang out – and record this very podcast episode – in person over the weekend at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Not only did we get to hang out with one another, we shared a makeshift recording studio (translation: one king-sized hotel bed) with some of our favorite fellow podcasters: Jessica Ashley of Single Mom Nation Radio, Kristen Chase and Liz Gumbinner of Spawned, and Asha Dornfest and Christine Koh of Edit Your Life.

Episode 49 is all about friendships with other moms. You’ll hear each pair of longtime friends – Meagan/Jessica, Kristen/Liz, Asha/Christine, and Meagan/Sarah – talk about how they met online, when their internet-buddy status morphed into real-life friendship, and what kind of creative opportunities and joint ventures developed as a result.

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  • Jessica Ashley is the creator of Single Mom Nation and the Single Mom Nation Radio podcast. She and Meagan also have a brand new show forthcoming called The Content Coaches right here on the Life, Listened network!
  • Asha Dornfest is the author of Parent Hacks and creator of ParentHacks.com. Asha and Christine Koh (of Boston Mamas and the Lifestyle Solutions video series) co-authored Minimalist Parenting and co-host the Edit Your Life show
  • Kristen Chase and Liz Gumbinner are the creators of Cool Mom Picks, Cool Mom Tech, and Cool Mom Eats. Together they host Spawned with Kristen and Liz

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Comments

  1. Kristen says

    May 4, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    I just listened to the podcast and it was awesome as usual. I love listening to you guys, the fun and the real life non judging discussions! As I realize I have moved out of the tiny baby phase and I’m not that “new mom” any longer but more of a mom of older kids it’s so nice to find places to connect vs the forums/new mommy blogs of 6-10 ? years ago!

    Reply
    • Sarah Powers says

      May 6, 2016 at 8:56 am

      Thank you, Kristen! So glad you enjoyed. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kristin says

    May 4, 2016 at 6:20 pm

    I was so excited for the new episode, but the sound quality was so bad I couldn’t listen!! Bummer!!!!

    Reply
    • Sarah Powers says

      May 4, 2016 at 6:55 pm

      Oh, Kristin, bummer! Yeah, this was definitely a special occasion with a makeshift studio so what we gained in interviews and fellow podcasters, we lost a little in sound quality. We’ll be back to our normal recording setup in Episode 50. (On the off chance you want to give it another try, the sound gets way better after the first few minutes.) -Sarah

      Reply
  3. Carol says

    May 5, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    I’m with Kristin – the sound quality was really tough to get past. But, I’m glad I did – I loved the stories of female friendship and how these friendships blossomed in really interesting ways! I think more interviews could be a fun addition to future shows.

    Reply
    • Sarah Powers says

      May 6, 2016 at 8:55 am

      Thank you for sticking with it, Carol. 🙂 Yes, we are going to start recording interview-based shows regularly!

      Reply
  4. Meagan Francis says

    May 6, 2016 at 9:44 am

    Thanks for the feedback on quality Carol and Kristin…Jon made some adjustments so hopefully it made a difference. Next time we podcast in bed we’ll bring two mics! ?

    Reply
  5. Dayna says

    May 6, 2016 at 10:38 am

    “..if you reached out I would totally get together and hang out.” I hope you meant it because sometime I am in your town! I went camping at Warren Dunes two weeks ago. Here’s a question, how do you reach out to people online with out feeling like you might come across as a stalker? Like right now, I feel like this could be stalker-ish, I assure you I’m not. I’m a fan, just a fan!

    Reply
    • Meagan Francis says

      May 7, 2016 at 3:16 pm

      Dayna, yes!!! Please get in touch next time. As for how to reach out…that’s tough. I think you can just make it really casual – “Hey so and so, I’m going to be in your neck of the woods soon and would love to meet you for a cup of coffee (or whatever) if you have some time!” if you’ve never interacted with that person at all maybe tell them you’re a reader/listener/fan whatever. We’re all just people, right? Sometimes I’ve been very pleasantly surprised when I’ve reached out to seriously big name authors and personalities and asked for an in real life meeting and they’ve graciously said yes right away…and other times I’ve been ignored. But no one has ever told me to buzz off or made me feel like a stalker. Oh, as for the “not coming off stalker-ish” thing…I think if you aren’t a stalker you won’t come off as one. I’ve gotten seriously creepy vibes from people once or twice in the past and chose not to respond to them, but most people are just normal people!

      Reply
      • Dayna says

        May 9, 2016 at 2:09 pm

        Thanks for the reply. I will let you know if I visit the area again. Also, if you are in the Plymouth area and want coffee let me know.

        Dayna

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