the BabeAF podcast

Jess's show, the BabeAF podcast, plays less like a seminar and more like a friend across the table who swears freely, talks with her hands and refuses to apologize for putting joy on the calendar. The register is loose and digressive. Dogs interrupt a backyard recording, a reassurance gets repeated over and over until it lands, and sign-offs can end in a cheerful 'toodles'. That looseness hangs on a sturdy frame, though. Jess likes to build an episode around something she can count through: the traits of main character energy, a run of packing tips, a list of affirmations, a menu of self-care options, or FAQs read aloud from an article. Borrowed material is part of the method, and the show notes credit poems including Anthony D. Brice's piece on being included versus being considered. The subject range is wide but consistent. Episode titles in view cover confidence boosters, growth statements, encouragement, trying something new, romanticizing a month, sitting by yourself, keeping friendships simple, International Women's Day and grief after the death of a family dog. Practical advice sits right beside the pep: roll clothes instead of folding them, keep the essentials in one pouch, and never be the one begging for a phone cord. A protective streak shows up around boundaries, built on the reminder that other people's opinions are not your problem. Friendship carries real weight too, including the family you choose when the family you have is complicated, and a push to get the girls' trip out of the group chat. A gentle faith thread runs through some of it, from a closing request to pray for your people to an episode celebrating sisterhood through a poem about keeping your girlfriends. The second strand is Women to Watch, a conversation segment with women pursuing their own passion projects. Christi Wells, founder of the home assistance company All the Small Things, describes starting the business while pregnant. She also passes along her mother's advice to move through life as a 'grateful tumbleweed'. Melanie Allison, an artist and the founder of Girl Flock Party, talks about collage built from high fashion magazines, a mantra of 'let them', and a split between her pink, colorful side and a darker one fed by Deftones. Neither conversation trims the can-you-see-me warm-up or the tangents, and the exchanges play like one friend hyping another. A newcomer can start with a Women to Watch episode to hear Jess opposite a guest, or with the episode on vacations and packing light to hear her solo at full volume. Either way, the strong language and the encouragement arrive together.