The Really Very Crunchy Podcast

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Jason and Emily wade into the Reddit comment swamp after Emily’s birth announcement goes mildly viral, unpacking why enjoying motherhood somehow earned them the labels “pro-natalist” and “ultra-conservative.” They talk through what was actually said, what people heard, and why the internet seems allergic to women liking their own lives. Along the way, they share a scary moment when one of their kids was almost taken in a Walmart, plus the latest baffling wellness trend sweeping the nation: house burping. Because in 2026, nothing says cultural discourse like kidnapping scares and releasing trapped air from your living room.

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Emily and Jason sit down to discuss their current birth “plan”… which is really more of a loose collection of highly questionable options. There’s the hospital. There’s the shack. There’s the home birth. There’s the possibility of free-birthing on their way to Alaska. 

No matter where it happens, one thing is non-negotiable: the birth must be Middle-earth themed.

00:00 Prepping for the Winter Storm

10:53 Lord of the Rings

20:29 Feeling unprepared for birth

25:37 Free-birthing

29:22 Disclaimer: Emily’s content warning

46:30 Modern medicine
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We made it to 100 episodes, so we’re doing what felt right: answering your questions. No theme, no agenda, just a wide-ranging Q&A covering parenting, marriage, crunchy life choices, content creation, homeschooling, fears, habits, things we’ve changed our minds about, and things we probably never will.

Thanks for listening, watching, sharing, and sticking with us for 100 episodes. We genuinely couldn’t do this without you.

00:00 Our 100th Episode!

05:30 Emily gives someone a talkin’ to

22:33 Are we going on tour again?

23:37 What is our favorite most embarrassing memory together?

26:05 The Two Towers

30:08 Baby number three?

32:32 When will Emily’s next book be published?

33:24 Spirit animals?

35:11 Jigsaw puzzles?

38:16 Favorite homeschool curriculum?

42:00 Where would we live outside of Kentucky?

46:00 Favorite part of RVC?

50:44 Favorite novel/non-fiction?

56:17 What shampoo do we use?

57:21 Is it expensive to shop crunchy?

01:00:34 The least crunchy thing we do?
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What actually makes a fear irrational—and who gets to decide?

This week, Jason and Emily talk about the fears that don’t always make sense… and the ones that absolutely do. From being afraid of the dark to worrying about things that may never happen, they unpack where fear comes from, why some people carry more of it than others, and how much of it is instinct versus imagination.

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