Front Porch AF

Well, Kelli almost didn't make it for this episode—her flight to Nashville was diverted (in the middle of a tornado!) to St. Louis, where she had to rent a car to make it back—just in time to welcome our special guest for this episode: Laurie Green, founder of SAFPAW (Southern Alliance for People and Animal Welfare), a nonprofit that helps the homeless community face the daily challenges of living in poverty with their pets. 

Laur...

In this special edition of the pod, Front Porch videographer/researcher Piper Miegs returns from her travels and joins Kelli and Sue to quaff a cocktail and solve all the problems ... oh wait. We don't solve *anything* on this episode! We just sit around and gab about all sorts of things—especially about growing older.

At 77, Sue is a lot closer to The End than Kelli or Piper, but turns out we all share the changes aging brings to ...

After a week when Sue survived a bloody (the blood was on her!) wrestling match and Kelli returned without serious injury from horse (no drinking while riding) camp, we gathered on our audio front porch to welcome neighbor Robbin Nolen to talk about equine assisted therapy.

Robbin is a certified EAGALA Equine Specialist and runs Di...

What with the price of eggs today, a lot of folks have turned to raising their own chickens. After talk of Kelli’s new mini excavator (named Cecile Richards) and Sue’s visit to a local hardware store for a jazz concert, they welcome local realtor and all-around badass neighbor Abigail Niles to their audio front porch.

Abby introduces us to her flock of backyard chickens, tells how she got them and cares for them, and recounts the j...

After a "is it a coozie or a huggy?" debate and sharing the recipe for a Grandma Linnie Cocktail, Kelli (a scientist) and Sue (not a scientist) welcome biomedical researchers Jeanne Wallace, D.V.M., Dipl. ACLAM, and Ronald Emeson, Ph.D. — who actually work with genetically modified mice — for an illuminating and thought-provoking conversation about transgenic (no, not transgender) mice: how they were developed and how they are vita...

After we -- Kelli and Sue -- get done rehashing our very glittery evening at a swank dinner and other neighborhood goings-on, we welcome our special guest Tonya Hancock, Nashville Metro Council Member for District 9, to talk about getting the attention of lawmakers to press an issue: how to find their contact information; what makes a good email, text, or voicemail; what *not* to do; and why we're drinking coffee and not alcohol fo...

Kelli and Sue welcome multi-talented Americana singer-songwriter Steff Mahan to our audio front porch to talk about songs of protest and protest movements, from the American Revolution to the Women's Suffrage Movement through today's trying times. Steff will knock your socks off when you hear her sing her own protest song, "I Don't Understand" ... hell, Steff, neither do we.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Front Porch AF," where neighbors Kelli and Sue blend hospitality with laugh-out-loud stories and a dash of snark. Broadcasting from their audio front porch in rural Madison, Tennessee, they aim to bring neighbors from near and far together over shared experiences and adult beverages, with the aim of finding ways to make a positive difference in our world.

In this first episode, they recount the ...

Coming Soon! Here's the trailer for our new podcast, FRONT PORCH AF with Kelli and Sue. Neighbors Kelli & Sue--on the Bend in Madison, TN--hang on their audio front porch, drink, laugh, gossip, discuss politics, dogs, local goings on, why Indian motorcycles are a girl's best friend--and how we can all make a positive difference in our world.

Upcoming episodes include "Doth Thou Protest Too Much? Talkin' 'Bout Protest Songs," ...