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.
Vickie and Josh talk about St. Patrick's day, the end of winter, a concert weekend and crocheting hats for tiny dogs!
0:33Hats for a dog
3:17On and off decaf
9:29St. Patrick's Day
17:01Dollywood and Nateland
24:31Theme parks
34:08Are You Mad At Me?
41:38It's almost spring...
48:46Skiing and high school
59:01Show weekend
1:19:37Nateland Podcast
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How to Live
Without a Car: A First-Time Instacart & Uber
Experience +
Mental Health Benefits of DIY Projects
In this episode
of Are You Mad At Me?, we dive into the car-less lifestyle and explore
two amazing services that make it possible: Instacart and Uber.
First Time
Using Instacart – A Game Changer!
Vickie and Josh
tried Instacart for the first time might never go back to grocery shopping in
person!
Uber: Safe,
Fast and Affordable
The Morgans
tried Uber for the first time and it checked all the boxes for safety and
convenience. With features like knowing who’s picking you up, sharing your
location with a swipe, in-car cameras, and fixed pricing, it’s a reliable
alternative to taxis.
Plus, Uber is
cheaper (except during peak times).
Is Uber
available in more remote areas of Newfoundland?
Zanies in
Nashville
The comedy duo
have been catching up on the Nateland podcast episodes in—and loving it!
Vickie feels a
step closer to the dream of performing at Zanies in Tennessee after finding out
they have cousins there who are Nate fans as well.
Podcast tips
– Just Start!
Vickie and Josh
talk about the process of learning podcasting. The tech stuff can be
intimidating, but it doesn’t have to hold you back. Are You Mad At Me? started
out using free hosts like Spotify for Podcasters, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music,
Apple iTunes and YouTube Podcasts.
DIY
Projects: Save Money and Boost Creativity
Creative DIY
projects have saved the hosts hundreds (sometimes thousands!) of dollars. From building
a recording booth to learning how to format and publish a book that to YouTube
tutorials and Google searches.
There are
countless mental health benefits to creative projects whether it’s writing,
baking, sewing, crocheting, knitting or learning something new like how to
start a business or market a self published book or start a podcast with gear
you probably already have.
What are you working on? We want to hear from you!
Listen to Are You Mad At Me? by clicking any of the links below
In this episode of Are You Mad At Me? Vickie and Josh talk about moving back to Canada and having tv
contracts to create How to Fail at Documentary Filmmaking (which was ultimately
rejected by the broadcaster) and How to Fail at Accessibility (based on real
life stories of people in the community living with disabilities and facing
extreme challenges to everyday life in St .John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador)
and being unable to purchase a car having no credit history in the country.
The married couple once again they find themselves without a car and are certainly getting their steps in walking everywhere which helps the relationship tremendously and keeps them in peak physical condition. Just kidding.
Vickie
and Josh are joined throughout the podcast by their beagles who get the zoomies
in the middle of recording and bark at nothing and every so often decide they
need to cuddle right NOW.
Vickie’s
ophthalmologist at Costco suggested she get bifocals which is scientifically impossible
because she’s so young. Now she struggles to navigate recipes and product
ingredient lists at the grocery store.
Settling
in Canada has financial challenges. Without a credit history in the country banks
are unwilling to take a chance on newcomers which can make life difficult here.
Buying
a car after the pandemic was challenging. One particular used car dealership
turned down a cash offer confident that business would pick up and refusing to
finance a car for the newcomers.
Vickie
talks about getting started in stand up after talking with some comedian
friends about a weird experience she was having and they were laughing at her
while she described it so she wrote a five minute set and got up on stage at
Last Minute Comedy for the very first time.
Josh
talks about producing a comedy show at The Black Sheep where he hosted and Vickie
headlined doing 22 minutes.
Vickie
reminds Josh that he started in stand up a few years ago and she was fully
confident he’d do a great job hosting.
The
event went great, the bar was full and the owner was thrilled with the turn out
and invited them back anytime.
The
couple have been catching up on Nate Bargatze’s podcast Nateland. They are
enjoying the true behind the scenes stories of struggle and bombing and small
crowds and getting paid and having a laugh on a podcast together. Both are
inspired by the comedians on Nateland’s commitment and different back stories.
Working
together is the main goal for Vickie and Josh and figuring out how to get
through lean times is almost as challenging as figuring out how to spend money
when it flows. Trusting that there will be more gigs and that they actually have
talent is always the hardest part.
Josh
and Vickie talk about taking an RV out across the country with their kids and
beagles because they have people that they want to visit in all the corners
like Seattle, California, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. And in
Canada there are friends in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. They’d like to do the podcast on the road and
host songwriters circles and open book nights along the way to meet other
artists, writers, musicians and their families and teach the kids about both of
their home countries by actually showing it to them.
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You Mad At Me? comes out every Wednesday morning and we feature listener feedback
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Thank
you so much for listening. Keep creating!
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