In this episode, Ris and Babs talk about the Barbie movie, Yosemite bear sightings, the ailments of aging, upcoming travel, and more. Special guest appearances by Vivian and, her friend, Audrey. Please listen and enjoy!
The One With Vivian
Babs’ daughter Vivian did a two-week summer enrichment program out at UCSD (Kinesiology and Physical Therapy) and Babs decided it would make a good “summer filler” podcast episode. There is a great Flag Football story at the end; clip at the end, so be sure not to miss THAT! Lol.
Babs and The Climate Crisis
In this Mini-Sode, Babs talks about how climate change is and will affect air travel, her shameful, dirty (literally) on-going contribution to anthropogenic climate change, which she will have to try to address. The episode does go a bit rambling about halfway through, but we all need to care about the climate crisis and do what we can. Please listen and enjoy (and care)!
Life Is In Progress
In this episode, Ris and Babs discuss the joys of appliance shopping, the woes of office space, the joys of alcohol, the woes of booking air travel, the joys of being emailed to run for public office, and the woes/joys of aging.
Please listen and enjoy!
Work It! A Ris Mini-sode
Hello, listeners - in this “mini-sode” (which is like 25 minutes long, so maybe not so “mini” Lol), Ris talks about work, her job outside the home specifically. Hopefully nothing that gets her fired.
Please listen and enjoy!
An MB Spectacular!
Hello Listeners! In this episode, Babs catches up with MB IN-PERSON on all the exciting happenings in his life over the past month. If you want to be in the know, please listen and enjoy!
Babs on Climate
Another Babs mini-sode, focusing on her current passion: the climate crisis. She holds a large mirror up to herself, so don’t think you alone are being judged. Honestly, this episode shares some of what Babs found to be some relevant and interesting information from The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg (a book of climate-related essays by experts in their fields). This is Part One. There will ultimately be five parts. Please listen, (learn), and enjoy!
Big Things, Baby Birds, Birthdays, and More!
In this episode, Ris and Babs do a fair amount of life sharing on some big things (like taxes) and talk about some big things (intelligence leaks and of course a little climate-related chatter), but the best part of this episode is MBs Corner with baby birds (guest starring MB’s parents), birthday plans and more! Please listen and enjoy!
Babs in the Big Apple
Welcome to another Babs mini-sode. In this episode Babs regales you with her recent NYC trip. Hence, Babs in the Big Apple. There’s shopping and theater and Trump. There might have been a promise of more, but you will just have to drop a comment or send a email if you miss what was missing. Please listen and enjoy!
Disappointments Abound
In this episode, Ris and Babs talk about the disappointments of the Oscars, the Silicon Valley Bank failure, the Seaweed Blob heading to the Gulf of Mexico, the Climate Crisis, and more. MB joins them for MB’s Corner. Please listen and enjoy!
The One Where Babs Made a Boo Boo
Hello A Walk in the Park Podcast listeners! In this episode Babs explains some things that are Currently on Her Mind, that she is Currently Consuming, and a couple of Life Shares (aka the Season Six Segments). And we once again have MB back for MB’s Corner! Please listen and enjoy.
A Minisode by Babs
Thanks to Delta travel delays, this podcast episode is a Babs Mini-sode. If you enjoy hearing Babs talk about the climate crisis and what she is doing about it, want to hear her thoughts on the recent Chinese spy balloon situation or on Michelle Obama’s new book - The Light We Carry, some Super Bowl musings, and other things happening in her life, then please listen and enjoy!
Debt, Decisions, Dystopia
In this episode Ris and Babs discuss the current debt ceiling crisis and the one trillion platinum coin, climate fiction (Goodbye, Florida!), Facebook memories, college decisions, crazy work drama, and yes, sports! Tom Brady retired for the second (and probably last) time and Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open! It’s always an eclectic list of topics because that’s how we roll. Hurrah!
Our 100th Episode
We’ve been doing this podcast for a fair amount of time at this point and have reached our official 100th episode! In honor of this accomplishment, we are trying to change up our format with some newly introduced segments to give our podcast more consistency on what you, the listener, can expect. The segments are: “Currently on Our Minds”; “Currently Consuming”; “Life Shares”; and of course, “Sports.”
In this episode Ris and Babs discuss Climate Change, standards of care in the medical community, TV shows, books, and family travels to Argentina (Babs) and Italy (Ris). We talked for so long that we didn’t even get to that much sports talk!
Article Babs references: The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof
https://www.nytimes.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-faq.html?referringSource=articleShare
Nine-Nine!
We suspect that no one has really missed us BUT as this is our 99th episode (not including “Pre-Season episodes back at the beginning in 2018), we are making a pledge to up our game for the next and official 100th episode! (With the long-term goals of higher quality recordings, more consistency and a regular and engaged audience.)
For now, in this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB cover Hurricane Ian, sports (including Major League Pickleball expansion - Would Gronk be good at pickleball?) , upcoming travel and the holiday season. It’s always an eclectic group of topics because that’s how we roll.
The Summer Got Away From Us
We are busy people in the summer, and it is challenging to sync up our schedules. But Ris and Babs did go on their annual girl’s beach trip. On the roads of Alabummer, they weave their way through the local, national, and international, worrying about the vineyards in France, waxing philosophical about civilization and discomfort, and reminiscing about the beginnings of the Seaside Sisters. [Guest appearance by JoJo]
Soap Boxes, Chief of Disguise
In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB bounce around from summer air travel woes to the Supreme Court and other current events, including of course, Wimbledon — and what IS the beef between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas? Throw in the CIA and Chief of Disguise talk and we have ourselves an episode!
Please listen and enjoy!
Jesus Loved Pickles
This is a very special episode because Ris and Babs were podcasting in person! Ris came to visit Babs and enjoy the pool and the palm trees and partaking in pickle ball, pickle purchasing and more! And now you know - Ris and Babs love pickles and uh, so did Jesus! Please listen and enjoy!
Hot Men Killing People
You will have to do a deep listen to understand the name of this episode. As usual, Ris and Babs discuss the wide world of sports (specifically tennis and the NFL) along with important life updates involving unicorns and seeing one another in person. Sprinkle in a bit of movie talk and the ongoing state of our economy, along with MB’s Corner, and you have a mega episode! You don’t have to listen to it all in one go, but when you do listen, please enjoy!
This Episode is Brought to You by the Letter "T"
In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB cover the “T’s”: Twitter, Tennis, the Tom (Brady, that is) and the usual life stuff: family, school, and the like (e.g., Bottoms booted for her bottoms). Please listen and enjoy!