InformAly with Aly Mac
Life can be tricky. Let's talk about it.
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April 30, 2021 • 34 min
There's a little of everything in this episode. We're talking thirst traps, the reason you're single might be because you're really really smart, and dermaplaning at home.
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April 23, 2021 • 47 min
A catch-up with my ex-pat friend, Andrea, who now lives in London. We're talking COVID, the Royals, and yep, you guessed it, dating overseas during a global pandemic.
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March 24, 2021 • 45 min
Annually, boys get 1.13 million more sport opportunities than girls. Most recently it was the weight training facilities at the NCAA men's and women's tournaments that demonstrated the glaring disparities between men's and women's sports. Bret Bakita, ESPN 96.1 & WOOD Radio, and Keri Becker, AD at Grand Valley State University, both offer perspectives on what is happening with women's athletics.
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March 17, 2021 • 36 min
It's a question that I seem to be getting more and more as I move through (and near completion of) my 20s: "Why aren't you wifed up yet?" What is a seemingly surface level question implies something deeper. My thoughts on still being single at 29 and beyond.
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February 9, 2021 • 41 min
The InfluenceHer series is a collection of podcasts that feature influential women and their message. April Hernandez-Castillo is a legendary Latina actress, writer, mom and wife. You know her from Freedom Writers, Law and Order, and Dexter among others. Her new book Embracing Me is April's inspirational story of resilience, forgiveness, and overcoming adversity.
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February 2, 2021 • 43 min
Amy Chiu, CEO of skincare brand Dear Brightly, shares her journey from engineering to skincare. We cover a lot of ground in this one: meditation, climate change, fertility, starting a business and beyond! The first of many episodes of a series that covers women doing cool stuff...I'll come up with a better name for the next one.
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January 26, 2021 • 38 min
If we were going with a soup analogy, this one would be weird soup. A hodge podge of different topics including: stimulus checks, closet cleaning, the weirdest thing to happen to me on a dating app so far, and reddit.
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January 19, 2021 • 42 min
Shmitty from STAR 105.7, WOOD 106.9FM, 104.5 SNX is back and we're talking Bridgerton. **SPOILER ALERT! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS** If you have not seen the entirety of season one there are details discussed that will give things away.
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December 21, 2020 • 31 min
Breathing. It's something we've become all too aware of this year. We know it's vital, but it's also beneficial to your mind, body and spirit in ways never imaginable. We're just starting to scratch the surface of breathwork. Sam Kalawart, Breathwork Facilitator, Reiki Master, and host of The Heal Podcast, breaks down what it is, how to do it, and how to know it's working.
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December 8, 2020 • 29 min
Charitable giving can be hours of research and vetting, especially when it comes to finding a cause you care about. In this episode I've compiled some dos and don'ts for charitable giving. I've even found and vetted some local charities that could use some help this year; that includes Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in GR and Holland Rescue Mission in Holland.
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November 30, 2020 • 30 min
In this episode were going where I never thought I'd go, we're talking about the Lions...among other things like, backsplash tile, a holiday gift guide, and Aunt Becky's daughter's Thanksgiving plans.
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November 23, 2020 • 27 min
There may not be a guest this week, but Aly isn't short on content. Topics include: wallpaper, credit card theft, and what's new in the world of online dating.
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November 9, 2020 • 29 min
Relationship therapist Kristin Kuiper answers your questions about love in lockdown. Single? Partnered up? Ep. 4 is all about how to cope and be there for yourself and your significant other.
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November 2, 2020 • 29 min
Let's all take a moment to check in...we're all feeling a little burned out these days, but how did we get here? Were there warning signs? The Burnout Whisperer, Erayna Sargent, joins Aly to play burnout bingo.
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October 26, 2020 • 23 min
Lauren Smith from Star 105.7, 104.5 WSNX, and WOOD 106.9FM joins Aly this week for some serious chick chat! The topics include, but are not limited to: would you buy your own engagement ring? Why don't we celebrate promotions like we do engagements? What's up with "self commitment" rings?
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October 19, 2020 • 24 min
SPOOKY SZN. Aly talks Netflix Halloween movies and Halloween decorating...Candice from Tours Around MI talks West MI's most haunted spots on her Ghost Tour.
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