Chore Beer Chats

Naked spray tans. Clam chowder. Irish exits. String bikinis. Sergio. Influencers in the wild of Mexico. WE DON’T UNDERSTAND TIME ZONES. Ash and I *unpack* our recent trip to Cabo with Knix. All the BTS you didn't know you needed (and more). Plus, I talk a little more in depth about how imposter syndrome almost sent me home on night one, and how I ended up turning things around for the better. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

AKA "the parenting episode", today my ranch hand, Andy, opens up (and gets really heated) about the classic Canadian sport of hockey and how the culture can get a little bit toxic when it comes to kids in the sport. Everybody wants their kid to go to the show (the NHL) but does your kid actually want that? Orrrrrr are you just projecting... A really fresh conversation about young kids entering the world of sports from the perspective of two ex-athletes (and recovering people-pleasers). Parenting styles that clash just a little bit. Work ethic vs "quitting". The ugly comparison game new parents always get sucked into. Plus Andy touches on toxic masculinity (go Andy!) and how he hopes to raise our kids to actually want to talk to us in their teenage years. Full shownotes + links here: https://laurelysebaert.com/chorebeerchats --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Ash is back on CBC and we go on a bit of a tangent in this one: Hate clubs, clickbait, how to find a sugar daddy, and Ash becomes an influencer. The social experiment behind going viral + getting the ick from Taylor (swifties do not come for us, we are your elders). Going out tops, tanning beds, and a shoutout to Hugh Hefner. Going to concerts in your thirties, responding to trolls, A1 sauce + vasectomies. Just a little bit of everything for ya today. *wink* Full shownotes here: https://laurelysebaert.com/chorebeerchats --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

You've heard me talk a little bit about why I decided to shut down the in-person shopping aspect of our farm store, but now Andy gets behind the mic to share his take (and why he thinks it made me a better mom 🥹). Full shownotes + all the important links here: https://laurelysebaert.com/chorebeerchats --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

ASHLEY HILL ENTERS THE CHAT. Sitting down with one of my oldest friends, who only recently shared a secret that she kept from me for 20 YEARS. Alter egos, underage drinking + much music school dances in 2005 (yikes). Schweddy balls and the horrific scene that is the current dating landscape for women in their 30's. That one time she almost got on a reality dating show, and why we are officially starting our own Chore Beer Dating Show instead. Blue collar and beards only. Check out the full shownotes here: https://laurelysebaert.com/chorebeerchats --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

In this really special 2-hour episode, I sat down with Sandi + Jessica Brock, who talk me through what it was like when Jess (who was 20 at the time) received a cancer diagnosis. Jess was very transparent about her journey while it was happening - sharing most of it through her social media channels. But today, we get the full timeline in one go. She starts at the very beginning and gives us her entire story. Like all of it. The bad, the ugly, and the really really ugly. Dealing with chemo, fertility treatments and university finals all at the same time. Exactly how *that hair cut* really felt. How she was able to stay so positive and strong. We also get an insight into what this was like for Sandi, as a mother, and also as a content creator and visual story teller - who had to attempt to mask her pain online, and hide what was really going on behind the scenes in the beginning… because “it wasn’t her story to tell”. Two different perspectives. One episode. A gritty, real and (somehow???) humorous behind-the-scenes recount of some of the Brock family’s difficult recent life events… as told by two of the most incredibly inspirational women I’ve ever met. Full show notes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

What was supposed to be just a quick intro to the third season of Chore Beer Chats, becomes a bit of a chaotic gab session (shocking, I know). Listen in and get caught up on the BTS of some of the biggest changes to the ranch so far in 2024... including why we decided to shut down our in-person farm store shopping (and the incident that ultimately put us over the edge). Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Tijuana. Warm beer + noise complaints. Hidden talents, skinny tea + Kevin. 💅🏻 A cozy pillow-talk special to wrap up season 2, with my podcast daddy and very good friend, Katelyn Duban. Whilst snuggled up in a queen-sized bed at a hotel in Guelph, Katelyn talks about the identity shift from "Farm Wifey" to THE Wildrose Farmer. She touches on sustainable ag. Local food movements. Farm-to-table practices. Educating consumers. THE AUDACITY MINDSET and embracing discomfort for growth. Authenticity vs perfection. Lazy entrepreneurship. 5 year plan? Never heard of her. And finally: nobody gives a flying fuck about you (stitch that on a pillow). Enjoy :) Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Growing crops + growing a following. Childhood chores + an early entrepreneurial spirit. Negotiation + knowing your shit. Where the fuck is purdue? As part two of the *American Tour* leg (again, literally just two stops in Ohio lol), I headed to Kent Farms, to meet up with my friend, Zoe! We talk gender roles + expectations (in an 8th generation family-farming operation). Buying out the farm business at 26 and what that transition looked like. The significance of family support (Mickey + Susan 4EVER). Plus, Zoe tries to explain to me the cultural phenomenon that is American cheer (cheerleading? cheering? omg I don't know) and ALL the details on her surprise engagement! S'go Bucks? Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Sean Paul. Pigtails. Battling Brett in the octagon. Babywearing cats. The *American Tour* leg of season 2 brought me all the way out to Ohio to visit my friend Lacie (aka the Feral Cow Bitch) and her internet-famous cows. We talk about balancing lighthearted content with social advocacy. Fostering inclusivity to create a safe online space. Abortion rights in Ohio. Selective empathy + the hypocrisy of pro-life positions. Just a couple liberal feminist cowgirls discussing the joy of genuine human connection, and the pressures of being an heiress to the Bob Evans restaurant-chain empire (that last part may not be entirely truthful but you'll have to listen to find out). Oh and Lacie beanboozles me. It's bad. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Gisele Bundchen. Tyra Banks + America's Next Top Model. The Victoria's Secret fashion show. Thinspo. Triggered yet? Same. Danielle + I sip crispy DC's at our favourite brew pub in Sarnia, The Tin Fiddler - and talk about how damaging it was to grow up through the body-image toxicity of the 2000's. Did any of us millennials make it out unscathed? Fatphobia + the social conditioning of the 2000's. Body image trends + the evolution of beauty norms. Unlearning + grace, and redefining beauty narratives. Beyond Barbie. Raising empowered daughters + holding hope for positive change. This was one of my most favourite conversations on the pod. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Turds in the tub. Bowl cuts. Boobs, bras + vasectomies. Cracking jokes and cracking beers, I have a casual conversation with Belinda Bowman - recorded amongst the cattle in the Ysebaert Acres pasture. We talk chaos, survival, and all the other beautiful moments of motherhood. Body image, breaking the cycle, and navigating conservatism in agriculture. The tone shifts to more of a serious one when Belinda shares a vulnerable story... Moms + women from all walks of life: this one's for you. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Drug smuggling + a Columbian grandma. Invincibility + airport arrests. Emily O’Brien shares her story of being convicted of drug smuggling cocaine into Canada at age 26, and how she ended up starting her popcorn business, Comeback Snacks, behind bars. We talk about redemption and the power of a comeback, and what she’s doing now to help ensure others get the opportunity for a second chance, too. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

We are FINALLY back for season two of the Chore Beer Chats podcast: The Travel Season. I got a little bit out of my comfort zone for this one (like literally), and instead of inviting guests to my studio, I brought my studio to them. Hamilton, Guelph, outside in my pasture (???), the best restaurant in Sarnia, Ohio… We got around. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

In this season-one finale episode, we take a deeper-dive into the Ysebaert Acres origin story. Put up the for-sale sign, we're broke. Risk-taking + the legacy we hope to leave. Jumping off the cliff together. Fifth gear or dead. The Rip Wheeler mentality. Just a couple of dreamers. Full shownotes here. Andy recaps and critiques Season One of the Chore Beer Chats podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

Kelly AKA Lazy Margaret Swayze AKA my on-call tattoo artist spends her Super Bowl Sunday with me in the Mercantile. Go sports! That one time my dog died so I got a tattoo. The way my direction went from super-meaningful to pew-pew chicken REAL quick. Kelly admits I’m her favourite client. One minute you’re asking for an infinity symbol, the next you’re getting a neck tat. What Kelly did before she started drawing on people for a living. Traditional tattooing and what it means to her. Sailor Jerry? You mean Sailor Jerrissica. Sharing her most horrible tattoo request. The inner labia tattoo story. My sleeve AKA the reason Kelly can afford boujee produce. El chupacabra. Job stoppers. Worm food. Spanish prison.Dick tattoos (CRINGE). Infinity symbols. The oyster innuendo (???). "What does your tattoo mean?" and other questions you should literally never ask somebody with tattoos. ALSO: Results from “THE MOST IMPORTANT POLL YOU’LL EVER TAKE” are in and somebody's getting tattooed on the show. No ragrats. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

A Chore-Beer Chatline-led episode with *THE* Grampa Shane. The ultimate origin story. The honour and ultimate joy of raising the legend of Laurel. The horse that ate hotdogs. The Ontario Steer Assistance Program. Did Timmy ever get out of that well? Howdy Doody, spaghetti westerns + more baby boomer energy. Tim Horton's chicken noodle soup from Listowel, Ontario and other deep-rooted childhood trauma. I'll never be good enough for the WNBA (thanks, dad). The iconic Britney Spears ice-skating performance of 1999 that I have *zero* recollection of. Cowboy shit. The developed resentment from being put in organized sports as a kid and not the rodeo. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

In the second solo episode of the season (and a *v* vulnerable one at that), I'm sharing hard lessons I've learned recently among other things: Sleeping when I’m dead. Decaf coffee + new rituals. Don’t wear sherpa in a hay barn. Time alone does NOT heal all. How I got the confidence to do whatever the fuck I want. Learning to get out of my own way. ~~iF yOu cAn DrEaM iT yOu cAn dO iT~~~* and more bad advice. Reevaluating relationships, cutting out toxicity, and creating a healthier environment for my kids. The dangers of waiting for approval from people who don’t want to see you succeed. Setting boundaries + ruffling feathers. Daggers that changed the trajectory of my career (for the better). Can you count all the terrible metaphors Laurel makes in this episode? Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

"I grew flowers, therefore I am a flower farmer". The reward of starting something from seed, in both the literal and metaphorical sense. Giving great advice but never taking it for ourselves. Showing up on social media as a business - authentically and sustainably. Learning to measure success + growth outside of money + followers. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE ALGORITHM WANTS and anyone who says they do is a liar. Being stupid + crazy, and other telltale benchmarks of success. Dopamine hits. Useless farm animals. The trash-can chick. A penis with feathers. Heart cartwheels. Farm mascots, past and present. #RIPBodacious. Full shownotes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message

The Chore Beer mentality. Adult money. Fondly recalling the last time we saw the sun. Sandi says 4-6 bad words. Donkey stalking. Speaking up, or performatism? EVERYBODY ON THE INTERNET KNOWS BETTER THAN US and other musings about unsolicited cyber-advice. Jessica Brock accidentally becomes my E6 punching bag. Big Aries energy. Feet pics. THOUSANDS OF CHICKENS + the resulting demise of SB the poultry farmer. Risk-taking. Choosing your 'busy'. Bieber knows best: it's lonely at the top. Becoming friends with yourself. Turning a personal diary-entry vlog into almost 1M subscribers on YouTube, and the double-edged sword of having a large social media presence. Screw your before + after, we want the messy middle. The power of story-telling. Stop talking and do the work. Playing the comparison game. Starting a petition to make Sandi clear her inbox notifications. Full shownotes ⁠here⁠. PLUS TWO BONUS VIDEOS: S1E6 BONUS: THE CHORE BEER CHATS STUDIO SESSIONS (9 MIN VERSION) + S1E6 BONUS: THE PRANK CALL If you know Sandi at all, you definitely know she's a swiftie, as am I. And you KNOW we talked about her (but I couldn't fit it in the episode bc we talked about her for too long, AS WE SHOULD). We also prank called Belinda of @bbcattle_co and it was pretty damn funny. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chorebeerchats/message