Friendlier

By: Sarah Kopper & Abby Olena
  • Summary

  • Friendlier is like eavesdropping on a phone call between Sarah and Abby, long time friends—and now parents—who love to talk, read, and eat. Every episode we review books, share recipes, and explore a sometimes random/sometimes serious topic. Join us!

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    2017
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Episodes
  • Our dream lives
    Oct 1 2024

    Life lately

    Sarah has a running injury and is rethinking her fall race plans.

    Abby and fam had an incredible long weekend at the beach.


    Reading lately

    Sarah shared two nonfiction hits: Behind Their Screens by Emily Weinstein and Carrie James and Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey.

    Abby read yet another witch book, The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings.


    Our dream lives

    We talk about what we dream of for our lives in 5, 10, 20 years, as well as what dreams we'd have if money was no object or if we could go back in time and change things.


    Eating lately

    Abby has found the perfect snack for work: individual cottage cheese cups.

    Sarah made a vegan chocolate cake for Neil's birthday.


    If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our show notes, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening!


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    28 mins
  • Transportation update
    Sep 3 2024

    Transportation update

    We share our current transportation situations, how they've changed since our last episode on the topic, the challenges and joys of this stage, and our transportation dreams for the future.

    Life Lately

    Abby is over the summer and ready for fall.

    Sarah's family is adjusting to new school year routines with HP in middle school.

    Reading lately

    Abby loved the witchy vibe of Weyward by Emilia Hart.

    Sarah got a lot out of listening to Die With Zero by Bill Perkins. She originally heard about the book from this podcast interview.

    Eating lately

    Sarah and E are making Thai iced tea with boba (and these straws).

    Abby enjoyed the taste of fall with a new apple cake recipe.

    If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening!


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    30 mins
  • Choices in parenting
    Aug 6 2024

    We chat about the ways in which we support our kids to learn to make choices and how that's changed in the different seasons of parenting.


    Life lately

    Sarah and her people had an amazing week at family camp.

    Abby is over summer and ready for school to start again please and thank you.


    Reading lately

    Sarah read the contemporary romance Better Left Unsent by Lia Lewis

    Abby loved the trio of queer romances in the Love and Other Disasters series by Anita Kelly.


    Eating lately

    Abby made the crunchy roll bowl from Pinch of Yum.

    Sarah and E are testing out a chocolate peanut butter cake recipe.


    If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our show notes, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening!


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    32 mins

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