Real Simple Podcasts

Sam talks to writer Caroline Beaton about why traveling didn't solve all of her problems - and what she learned.   Tweet Me: @samzabell Visit: www.realsimple.com   This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code RealSimple at checkout to get 10% off! Squarespace - Build it Beautiful.

This week, we talk about words to live by when it comes to relationships. We're joined by Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show and author of the memoir On My Own, and Amy Banks, Author Of Four Ways To Click: Rewire Your Brain for Stronger, More Rewarding Relationships.   Email us: tlolpodcast@gmail.com Visit: www.realsimple.com

Sam talks to the co-founders of Cropped, a new essay and photo project that will make you revisit your relationship with social media.   Visit Cropped and submit your own stories at: http://www.wearecropped.com/   Tweet Me: @samzabell Visit: www.realsimple.com

This week, Lori dives into how to keep those relationship resolutions going strong in the new year.   Email us: tlolpodcast@gmail.com Visit: www.realsimple.com

Sam gleans some tips on how to achieve those lofty career goals from her colleague and friend of the show Bucky Keady, the Senior Vice President of Talent Management at Time Inc.   Tweet Me: @samzabell Visit: www.realsimple.com

This week, Lori digs into a study that found having sex once a week -- no more, no less -- is the magic number for happy couples. She talks with Ian Kerner, author of "52 Weeks of Amazing Sex", and Amy Muse, a social psychologist who studies how people maintain happy relationships.   Email us: tlolpodcast@gmail.com Visit: www.realsimple.com

Sam learns some financial tips for the new year from two money.com writers - Senior Writer Donna Rosato and Social Media Editor Alicia Adamczyk.   Tweet Me: @samzabell Visit: www.realsimple.com   Today's show is brought to you by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater.

Lori talks with Lori Gottlieb - author of Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough - and Belinda Luscombe - an editor-at-large at Time Magazine - about how to keep your relationships intact through the holiday season.   Today's show is brought to you by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater.   Email us: tlolpodcast@gmail.com Visit: www.realsimple.com

We go home for the holidays and immediately revert to our angsty teenage selves. How can we halt the regression?   Tweet Me: @samzabell Visit: www.realsimple.com

Lori invites Ian Kerner - sex therapist and author of "Love In The Time Of Colic" - onto the show to talk about rekindling the spark after you've added an addition to the family.   Today's show is brought to you by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater.   Email us: tlolpodcast@gmail.com Visit: www.realsimple.com

Whether you want to cut Seamless out of your life cold-turkey, or just want to figure out how to cut back on your expenses, Anna Newell Jones, author and finance expert, has a few easy ideas.

Lori speaks with Sherry Turkle, author of the New York Times bestselling book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, about how technology has driven us to replace conversation—and what this means for our relationships, marriage, and families.

Sam talks to Adrianna Adarme of A Cozy Kitchen about hosting Thanksgiving in your tiny apartment, and shares a secret-slash-amazing recipe for mashed potatoes. This episode was sponsored by Cards Direct. Add a personalized touch to your greeting cards this holiday season with CardsDirect.com. Design your customized cards on CardsDirect.com/realsimple and save 25% off instantly at checkout. Express shipping options are available.

Sam talks to writer, illustrator, and designer Emily McDowell on careers that bombed, social media pressures, and how to become the CEO of your own company. Add a personalized touch to your greeting cards this holiday season with CardsDirect.com. Design your customized cards on CardsDirect.com/realsimple and save 25% off instantly at checkout. But don’t wait; the holidays are just weeks away. Shop over 5,000 holiday products. Express shipping options are available. Order today. CardsDirect.com/realsimple.  

If you’ve recently received an email about open enrollment season—don’t panic. Sam talks to Jennifer Fitzgerald, CEO of PolicyGenius, to demystify the process.

Exploring the connections between emotional and physical well-being in our relationships.

Sam and Rachel W. Miller, Senior Lifestyle Editor at BuzzFeed, discuss finding BFFs as an adult, and the need for a service like Tinder—but for making new friends.

How to carve out enough time in the day to nurture relationships, work and yourself.

Stephanie Sisco, home editor at Real Simple, shares DIYs, shopping secrets, and style advice for decorating your apartment on a budget.

Nerve wracking, yes. Uncomfortable, for sure. But could annual check ins also be really, really useful? This episode is brought to you by the all new, totally redesigned Hyundai Tucson. Can an SUV be your escape vehicle? You have no idea. The 2016 Tucson, the official pace car of living.