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Why Tho
Welcome to Why Tho, we’re your hosts, Tiffany Bluhm and Ashley Abercrombie. We land somewhere in between Mother Teresa and Biggie Smalls, and we’re just wondering: Why tho? We all have questions, from our existential crisis curiosities, to our hey girl, why your eyebrows look so good tho, and we wan...
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Final Four: Final Words
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! We've loved your messages, comments, reviews, and all the ways you've made the Why Tho community a place of hope, justice, an...

Final Four: What We're Loving Right Now
A tried and true episode of Why Tho, we share what we're loving right now and why. Big things, small things, book things, people things. Enjoy our las...

Final Four: Favorite Episodes
We've had a good four-year run at Why Tho and today we look back at the episodes that made us laugh, think, and change. From our faith and politics se...

Final Four: Roast or Toast
Big News this week on Why Tho: This is one of our final episodes. Four years of weekly conversations between two dear friends about everything under t...

Behold Hope in the Wild with Danielle Strickland
Cynicism and despair tempt us on the regular. One stroll through social media and the daily news can tank the serotonin levels.
Danielle...

The Lord is My Courage with KJ Ramsey
What is hope without hardship? What is story without suffering? What is community without understanding?
Today’s guest, therapist and aut...

Surviving Summer Recap 2022
This summer at Why Tho, we learned from a friendship expert, therapist, and life planner. We wanted you to get the wisdom you need to build the ordina...

Surviving Summer: Life Starts Now with Chanel Dokun
Today's episode is a TREAT with author, therapist, and certified Life Planner Chanel Dokun.
In her work and in this episode, Chanel digs...

Surviving Summer: Mental Health with Therapist Keisha
Earth is a whole thing y'all so we brought therapist and mental health expert, Keisha Polonio, to give us rhythms and practices to help us in our ordi...

Surviving Summer: Frientimacy
You're in for a treat this week with guest Shasta Nelson, author of Frientimacy. If you're finding your footing in female friendships, asking question...

Surviving Summer: Shows You Need to Watch
If there's one thing we barely agree on, it's television options, but that's why today's episode is perfect. Ashley is being perfectly embarrassing by...

Surviving Summer: Probably Maybe
First, our hearts are with you this week as we are all processing the SCOTUS decision on Roe. Wherever you are on the map, we're thinking of you. We'r...

Surviving Summer: Summer Fashion
Welcome to the surviving summer series. Some of you have no need for survival. You are going to Greece and laying by pools. We bless you with the love...

Shameless Plug Part 2
Week two of SHAMELESS PLUGS does not disappoint. Women matter. Our voices, our bodies, our gifts - what we give to the world is irreplaceable. For fif...

Shameless Plug Part 1
Okay fam, we're allergic to hyping ourselves up and to selling things, but we recognize our stuff is dang good and worth telling you about!

Why Tho State of the Union
Like so many of you, we are crushed over the shootings in Uvalde. Our babies! BABIES! It is difficult to imagine that loss. At the beginning of this e...

The AAPI Women Who've Changed Our Lives
Today’s episode is a special, personal one. We are celebrating AAPI Heritage Month by sharing a few of the Asian women who made a lasting impact on ou...

Hello to Here
How do we learn to stay present? It’s easy to be overwhelmed by work, news cycles, social media, and struggles. Saying 'hello to here' is a practice t...

Why Pro-Birth is Not Enough
In light of the draft of the opinion written about Roe vs. Wade we thought it was important to share a conversation we had during our Faith and Politi...

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request Part 2
Shame hinders us from admitting we have needs and limitations. We are trained from birth to hide or resent our needs, often because the adults in our...

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
Disability is part of life. We don't talk about it enough, so we invited our favorite teacher, Dr. Amy Kenny to join us for a two-part episode. We tal...

What's Saving Your Life Right Now?
A Why Tho favorite episode about the small things that are keeping us going. Per usual, we are extra typical elder millennials. Prepare yourself for “...

Hope Amid America's Divided Regions
America might be 50 states (plus Puerto Rico) but it might as well be several small countries. The regional wars are real. Coastal elites, the Midwest...

Seasons are Changing
It's been a long winter and we are ready for spring. Things are blooming, the weather is warming, and thank God, it feels like we're returning to norm...

Sacred or Secular?
If you were looking for a laugh, you have come to the right place. Today’s episode is not only hilarious, but full of wisdom. Too often we suppress, i...

Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots with Mary Marantz
In addition to Daylight Savings Time legislation passing (HOORAY!) we're delighted to introduce you to our guest on the podcast today, Mary Marantz. G...

Women's History Month: The Long Game of Life
It’s International Women’s History Month and we pulled an oldie but goodie out of the archives. Maybe you need a reminder that difficult days don’t la...

Afraid to Fail Part 2
Since we've learned that failure is a part of life, we wanted to offer some practicals for dealing with failure, the big fails and the small ones. Fac...

Black History is American History
First of all, gospel is the music of heaven. We will not hear another side. Second, it is a joy to celebrate black history. Our black brothers and sis...

Afraid to Fail?
Why are we so afraid to fail? SOME REALLY GOOD REASONS. Maybe you were raised in a home where mistakes were not allowed, or you had a boss who threate...

What We Wish We Could Champion 20 Years Ago
Pretend it's the year 2002, "Hot in Herre" by Nelly is topping the charts, belly button rings are in, and the Star Wars prequels are proving underwhel...

Is my middle name... Pivot?
People say “change is the name of the game.” Maybe that’s a phrase that should die right alongside “unprecedented times”. Because how about NO CHANGE...

Shoot the Shenanigans
We’re laughing to keep from crying this week 'cause what is the world we are living in? It’s good to remember that low expectations of the times we ar...

Intentions on Social Media
Social media is a source of connection in our lives. Love it or hate it (maybe both) it’s here to stay. In today’s episode, we’re processing what it l...

2022 Draft Picks for Our Dream Team
The people around you matter. Who’s on your team? Who’s in your corner? What do you need from them? What do they need from you?
This got...

Anti-Resolution Resolutions
Why make impossible resolutions? If you haven’t worked out for more than an hour in 2021, why do you think you can handle an hour a day in 2022?
...

Holiday Survival Guide: Love Actually or The Holiday
Let’s talk about why Rose from Titanic just trusts that her chat buddy is not a serial killer and swaps houses with Cameron Diaz. Let’s also discuss t...

Holiday Survival Guide: Body Shame at the Holidays
Pull up a chair ladies (and 2 gents), this one’s a good one. No better time to talk about bodies than the shame inducing holiday season where we’re to...

Holiday Survival Guide: God Speaks Through Wombs with Drew Jackson
Get ready for a rich conversation with poet Drew Jackson about the power of poetry, the expectation of waiting, and what it means to listen to voices...

Holiday Survival Guide: Favorite Things
We love a good favorite things list, especially at the holidays. Any survival guide worth its salt will include things that bring delight. Unfortunate...