Welcome to StroongeCast, a husband and wife team consisting of Andre and Kirsten Louis who live in London. On this podcast, we explore anything that makes us question the world—from relationships and parenting to school memories and beyond. Join our family chats for lively discussions, fun stories, and plenty of curious moments.
Feel free to follow our main accounts here on the fediverse as well.
Andre: @FreakyFwoof
Kirsten: @MoonCat
#StroongeCast E79: Don't Leave https://youtu.be/dbQPNHHI6kM
This week we discuss what it's like being apart for an extended period of time, ie when one of us is on holiday without the other, separation anxiety and all the strange, unusual noises that happen in the house when there are fewer people in it.
Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/79_-_Don%27t_Leave.mp3
#StroongeCast E78: Can I Touch Your Legs? https://youtu.be/ICDpmROkQ0g
This week we discuss the joys of visiting the UK job centre, which is the place responsible for getting people into work.
We talk about the inaccessible form that Kirsten had to fill out on Andre's behalf because it was on many sheets of paper, and the two not so great experiences they had when attending an in-person meeting to prove that yes, Andre is indeed still blind and that it will never change.
Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/78_-_Can_I_Touch_Your_Legs.mp3
#StroongeCast E77: What Did You Eat? https://youtu.be/Wu3P4TXPN2U
This week we discuss foods of the passed. Things we ate as children (and honestly probably shouldn't have) but we enjoyed them at the time.
From plastic straws with almost raw sugar inside, to sweets in the shape of bugs containing liquid that burst when you bit into them, these are the memories of foods gone by.
Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/77_-_What_Did_You_Eat.mp3
#StroongeCast E76: Are You An Old Wife? https://youtu.be/5TgdjRv0IUw
This week we discuss 'Old wives' tales, sayings of popular wisdom (usually incorrect) passed down from generation to generation. From wearing high heels causing your baby to be cross-eyed, to wet hair being responsible for making you sick and more.
Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/76_-_Are_You_An_Old_Wife.mp3
If you have a spare 15 minutes, I'd encourage you to check out a fantastic interview at the end of this week's podcast I had with my son Jake (16) who's been doing his bit to keep old electronics alive.
He builds and sells PC's with old parts for people that may not need the most high-spec gaming rig on the planet, he recently purchased an iPhone 13 mini with cracked screen and dead battery and successfully replaced it on his own, he's fixed laptops for his school-friend and also me which were running hot because the fans were caked with dust and much more.
Listen to this young, articulate man express himself in ways that many of his age simply don't. You can jump to the last chapter in the video.
I must also give thanks to my daughter Alice for drawing the artwork for the episode as well.
https://youtu.be/dT3WRE0JjOs?t=3124&si=jnoIC5ceS_mE0Dqx Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/75_-_Don%27t_Just_Throw_It_Away.mp3
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#StroongeCast E75: Don't Just Throw It Away https://youtu.be/dT3WRE0JjOs
This week we discuss the idea behind overconsumption and what we can do as a society to combat it, even in small ways.
From donating food and clothing to friends and family or charity, to reselling old electronics or paying someone to fix them if needed, there's at least one thing to try and better this planet we call home.
Stay to the very end for a post-podcast chat about EWaste, electronics, fixing things and saving old products from just being dumped.
Download: https://onj.me/media/stroongecast/75_-_Don%27t_Just_Throw_It_Away.mp3
#StroongeCast E74: Why 13? https://youtu.be/7uW-AbRC8dg
This week we discuss 'Triskaidekaphobia' or the fear of the number 13. As this episode lands on Friday The Thirteenth it felt like a good time to break down some of the superstitions around the number, the day, how it's had a cultural impact on society, and the fact that other places around the world have superstitions about different numbers that are not thirteen at all.
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