Very Real
Welcome to Very Real. A podcast where 2 friends chat about life, love, anxiety and bath towels. Join hosts Dr. Jenny Bennett and Regina Very Modesto as they do the one thing that 2 middle aged white women are best at: talk incessantly about shit. From politics to parenthood, they strive to understand how to make sense of, and be a positive force for this crazy fucked up world.
Episodes
83 episodes
Unpacking Public Schools
Gina and Jenny discuss the difficulties with public school and where parents and administrators can make the most change.
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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55:47
Demystifying GLP-1 weight loss medications
Jenny and Gina walk through the popular weight loss medications and the history and usage of them.
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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54:32
Quick and Easy Health Hacks
Jenny and Gina go through some quick and easy health hacks for those needing a little bit of a pick me up.
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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43:03
May Book Review
Jenny and Gina talk about the books they've been reading lately:Wheel of Time...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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49:13
ADHD Time Warps
Jenny and Gina reflect more on how communication works with ADHD partners
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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44:14
The Intentional Segregation of Women's Sports
In this episode Jenny and Gina talk about the segregation of women's sports, and untrue beliefs that have fueled this segregation for decades.
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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43:41
April Fools Bitches
Jenny and Gina have yet another talk about the changing political crisis in the US.
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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37:19
Why Do The Good Things Always Get You Down?
Jenny and Gina discuss the nature of self-gratification and how the best things for you are often the things we hate doing the most.
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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40:12
The Rise and Fall of TikTok
Jenny and Gina talk about their experience with the TikTok blackout and the challenges they foresee coming
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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45:57
Welcome to the 2025 Sh*tshow
Gina and Jenny ring in the new year in the middle of January.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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45:27
Confronting the Uncomfortable
In this episode, Jenny and Gina go through as list of questions for white women on leaning into the unknown, standing up for what they know is right, and asking the hard questions instead of sweeping it under the rug.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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48:02
Bring It On!
In this episode, Gina and Jenny continue to discuss their role as white women and how to have conversations with other white women about difficult things.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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52:52
Calling all White Women!
Jenny and Gina recount the election results and try to reconcile how white women can do better to themselves and others.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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53:47
Election Anxiety
Jenny and Gina talk about their election anxiety 1 week before the election
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:03
Stepping into Authenticity
Jenny talks about her journey towards authenticityOroro Heated Vest: https://www.ororowear.com/products/womens-heated-quilted-vest-black-1?variant=43371600380086
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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42:55
Failing Up
Jenny and Gina talk about what failure means and why we are so keen on avoiding it.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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47:47
Season 3 Premier! Welcome to Fall
In this episode, Gina and Jenny recount the summer, talk about their intentions moving forward and how to work through confronting failure.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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46:01
Summer Musings
Deep in the throws of summer - Gina and Jenny soak the last of the summer sun up.
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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50:02
BRAT summer
Jenny and Gina talk about what it means to live a BRAT summer in your 40s
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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50:02
A Little Alone Time
Jenny and Gina recollect what it was like to have 10 days of alone time in your own house while your family is gone.
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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36:59
Healthy Weight Loss - What Does This Mean?
Jenny and Gina talk about the potential health impacts of losing weight, fat shaming in the medical community and what it means to lose weight for your health and not just for appearance
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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43:13
The Energy Of Giving Too Many Shits
Jenny and Gina talk about the energy of caring, and how that can be exhausting given the context for individual people.
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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55:55