Are You Mad at Me? is a sweet and hilarious comedy relationship podcast featuring Vickie Morgan and Josh Morgan. They talk about the ups and downs of owning a small business, marketing, self publishing, producing radio, tv and film, and homeschooling their boys in Canada.
On this politics and religion free podcast, Vickie and Josh for some reason do a deep dive into religion and even stick their toes into the politics pool. It's a free-speech kind of episode that will leave you praying for their immortal souls.
(00:15) Episode 20!
(1:14) Nateland and Dusty Slay
(2:10) Songwriters circle
(15:19) Are You Mad At Me?
(19:07) Self Publishing
(26:03) Family histories
(32:37) Religious studies
(1:01:19) Hockey is Vickie's religion
(1:04:42) Freedom of speech
(1:20:04) Playing a new guitar
(1:22:13) Regional communication and love
(1:34:04) Social media posts
The mantra for Are You Mad At Me? for 2025 is "Let's try our luck with strangers." One of the biggest mistakes self published authors, entrepreneurs and podcasters make is they share their work with family and friends and take it personally when it isn't met with resounding support.
People have their own stuff going on and they know a certain version of you. If you've changed or upgraded or improved or have reinvented yourself for the thousandth time, surround yourself with love and support. Know your worth. There's a whole universe out there waiting to meet you!
The picture also brought messages of support from other moms who felt more empowered and less alone, challenging societal expectations and toxic beliefs about women's bodies.
The conversation also touches on the negative effects of gossip, toxic family dynamics and the limiting beliefs that often surround body shaming. This episode is a powerful reminder to embrace one’s authentic self and to tune out toxic opinions in order to cultivate a healthier relationship with oneself and others.
Vickie and Josh talk about their weirdest
experiences in video and film.
For Josh it was a request to edit an audition tape
for a child and the mother balked at the price and said there was no way she
could pay because she was headed out on a month long cruise that weekend.
For Vickie it was from a guy who had seen her
public access mental health talk show and wanted her to produce a full length
documentary then completely ghosted her halfway through production. Then five
years later one of the people in the film came back asking if it had been
finished and offered to pay for post production and halfway through HE ghosted
her. Read more about that and how the film finally got made and where you can
see it in How to Fail at Documentary Filmmaking.
Nateland segment. The new special was
fantastic. Vickie and Josh have caught up on the first year of Nateland and are
loving it. Josh gave Vickie a homemade Nateland mug with a hammock between two
trees, the phrase I don't care for that. Down on the bottom it says 70% name
plus 100% face equals 170%. There's a picture of milk with ice. There’s the
word And dot dot dot dot dot. And the word So dot dot dot. And then there's the
phrase “That horse looks like it's dead.”
None of which will make any sense if you haven’t seen Nate Bargatze’s standup but really what are you waiting for?
Your life will drastically improve with more Nate comedy in your life.
Vickie promised on the last podcast that she would post 12 days of jokes and 12 days of music and the ONLY reason she followed through was because it was on the podcast. You can find them HERE and HERE
New Years Resolutions: Vickie is going to
stop looking for work and validation through Facebook. Her New Years Resolution
is “I’m going to try my luck with strangers” and use other social media
platforms to share her creativity with new audiences.
There’s also a whiff of writing a new book but Vickie is committed to starting it in February when all the resolution crowd stops coming to the gym.
There’s a long discussion about writing and self publishing as a business card to let folks know your expansive knowledge base in your chosen field. It can be a way to connect with potential clients and expand opportunities in the arenas you want to be in more often. A lot of information provided around selling books on platforms other that KDP.
Vickie and Josh discuss living artistic
lives that don’t include the day to day hassles of car payments and going to
jobs they hate to pay for things they don’t even have time to use.
Josh talks about follow up appointments with an oncologist after surviving cancer and recommends everyone check their testicles for suspicious or unusual lumps on a regular basis.
The couple discuss their future travel plans which include an RV, a trip to Zanies in Nashville and a bunch of other places probably.
Shout out to Carmel and Patricia in Ontario who are catching up on episodes of Are You Mad At Me? while doing their Christmas baking.
Vickie talks about running into an old
friend at the dollar store who asked what she’s doing for work these days.
Josh talks about his love for David Sedaris who makes a point of asking people questions with a little more depth like when’s the last time you saw a lion?
Vickie is reminded of her days teaching
self defense to women and how the words they say has such a big impact on their
body language and demeanor and the impact of asking a person what brings you
joy instead of what do you do for a living. There’s a distinct glow around
people who talk about what they love and feel free to be themselves in a safe
space.
There are no sorry’s in RAD class.
But there ARE sorry’s in Vickie’s Are You Mad At Me segment where she recalls a job that ended in a cease and desist letter from an organization’s corporate lawyer.
The Morgans discuss the importance of taking on any big task in small manageable pieces. Like starting a podcast or writing a book. It does not need to be perfect and polished at first and it’s okay to learn as you go.
Vickie recalls an Abnormal Psychology class she took at Southern Maine Community College where the key takeaway was that the most mentally healthy people often know how to PLAY. People who do very very well in life are able to switch between play and the work that needs to be done efficiently and effectively.
Josh remembers a guy in the Air Force who watched the same Christmas movie over and over on a deployment in July because it made him feel good despite the 120 degree heat.
