The Lazy Genius Podcast

Latest Episodes:

#308 - The Friendship Episode, Part One with Laura Tremaine Apr 03, 2023

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Friendship is one of the most highly requested topics, and for good reason. No one can survive without a friend. For the next two weeks, I have my favorite friendship expert Laura Tremaine joining us to talk about how we can see our friendships in a whole new way. Less pressure, more permission, and a lot more connection.

Helpful Companion Links

Get Laura’s new book The Life Council(out April 4)
Find Laura online or on Instagram
Popcast Out of Context on Instagram

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#307 - A More Helpful Way to Look at Spring Cleaning Mar 27, 2023

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Why “more helpful”? Because I think that most spring cleaning information I run across is not helpful, at least not how I need it to be. So today, we’re going to do what we often do: we’re going to tackle both perspective and practicality.

Helpful Companion Links

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis (I say KC Price in the episode, but it’s KC Davis!)
Episode #298: How to Keep Up with Household Habits
Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

BONUS: How to be a Person, Part Two with Aundi Kolber Mar 23, 2023

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Is there a way to compassionately experience stressful situations? There actually is, and author and licensed trauma therapist, Aundi Kolber, is on the show today to talk about how.

Learn about the flow of strength (a mind-blowing concept), the difference between triggers and glimmers, and how honoring your body's pace is just as important as the healing itself. Aundi's first time with us was one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the show, so I can't wait for you to hear from her again.

Helpful Companion Links

Strong Like Water by Aundi Kolber
Find Aundi online and on Instagram
Listen to Aundi’s first time on the show here
No transcript for this episode as its a conversation. Thanks for understanding!

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#306 - What We Need to Have More Fun Mar 20, 2023

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Being a person is tough. We all know this. Part of what I love about this job is offering encouragement and tools, not just to take the edge off, but to enjoy being a person and living your life in a way that’s meaningful and matters to you. So let’s talk about what we need to have more fun.

Helpful Companion Links

The Power of Fun by Catherine Price
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (out April 4)
Episode 256 - How to Make Time for Fun
Episode 196 - How to Lazy Genius Adult Screen Time
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#305 - Dinner Permission with Ali Slagle Mar 13, 2023

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Ali Slagle is a food writer for The New York Times, the author of one of my favorite cookbooks, and an all-around delight. She’s here today to put some words to the never-ending chore of dinner and give us a fresh perspective on how to find and use low-effort, high-reward recipes.

Helpful Companion Links

I Dream of Dinner (so you don’t have to) by Ali Slagle
The New York Times food Instagram where Ali often posts recipes and videos
The gnocchi that’s like a gummy bear you can eat for dinner
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Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!
No transcript for this episode since it’s a conversation. Thanks for understanding.

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#304 - How to Rest When You’re Caring for Everyone Else Mar 06, 2023

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Let’s take a minute to validate the complexity that is caregiving. It’s loving and fulfilling and something we’re probably honored to do. Most often, we’re caring for people we deeply love, who are desperately important to us, and when pressed, we’d likely say it’s an honor and privilege to care for that person or people.

But caregiving is also constant and often draining. It takes so much energy to be on for people pretty much all the time, especially when we’re tending to their needs more than our own.

Helpful Companion Links

Episode #258 - The 7 Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#303 - The 10 Most Helpful Episodes From the Last Two Years Feb 27, 2023

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I get asked often where someone should start with the podcast since there are over 300 episodes now, and I always point them to that episode 200. But we have made some really great episodes in the last 100 episodes, so this is part two of that.

Helpful Companion Links

Episode #200: The Lazy Genius Starter Kit
Episode #238 - How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
Episode #257 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Work Life Balance
Episode #279 - How to Fix Dinner When You’re Never Home
Episode #209 - How to Keep Your Surfaces Clear
Episode #246 - 5 Essential Mindsets for Time Management
Episode #259 - 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything
Episode #235 - When You Disagree on What Matters
Episode #230 - How to Feel Like a Person with Aundi Kolber
Episode #280 - How to Find Your Personal Style
Episode #258 - The 7 Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#302: The Lazy Genius Guide to Basketball Feb 20, 2023

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Editor’s Note: This episode was slated to be a bonus episode, but then Team LG was struck with the stomach bug. Thanks for your understanding of this editorial change.

We are about to enter March Madness, and I know a lot of you want to sort of be involved and understand what actually happens in basketball. I did an episode like this for football a couple of years ago, and it was so fun for me because I love teaching about sports but also really helpful to y’all. So many people who had dads as coaches or who were cheerleaders in high school said that it was the most helpful explanation of football they’d ever heard. I hope the same thing happens here today with basketball.

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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#301 - How to Kindly Navigate a Changing Body Feb 13, 2023

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This episode isn’t about how to kindly change your body. It’s about kindly navigating the fact that your body is changing. Those are two very different things. Our bodies are present with us at all times, and yet we often have such strange, sometimes even contentious, relationships with them. I want to relax that tension today in how we talk about changing bodies because my guess is you’re already hard enough on yourself about it.

Helpful Companion Links

Body episodes: #46 - The Lazy Genius Loses Weight, #217 - Let’s Talk About Your Body Part One, and #218 - Let’s Talk About Your Body Part Two
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Episode #259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius Anything
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Download a transcript of this episode.

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#300 - How to Lazy Genius Meal Prep Feb 06, 2023

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Are you feeling “rut energy” around the table? Maybe you’re already tired of soup. Maybe you had January goals to cook more at home or try new things, and you haven’t experienced that the way you hoped. Maybe you’re having to tighten your budget after the holidays and don’t have as much to spend on groceries, not to mention that the price of them is going up.

I would like us to put a positive spin on this ordinary, “rut energy” season, and I think one of the ways you can do that is through meal prep.