Laugh At The Odds Podcast with Heidi & Dave
“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” Named after this Charles Bukowski quote on the meaning of life, "Laugh at the Odds" is a he said/she said podcast about surviving the loss of a partner or spouse through the lens of a young, interracial widowed couple. Heidi and Dave are two halves of a widowed couple, having lost Arnel in 2014 and Bianca in 2017, respectively. In this podcast, we offer our perspectives as two young widows who individually found joy and strength post-loss, and unexpectedly found love with each other after two years of platonic friendship. We speak with other widows and widowers who are writers, counselors, solo parents, comedians, COVID warriors, dancers, singers, entrepreneurs, and even self-proclaimed “wid-hos.” Dave is Dada to a sardonic and intelligent six-year-old boy, Benji, and Heidi is Momma to two adopted mini schnauzers, Ziggy and Xena. Together they raise and shuttle their family between their two homes in New Jersey.
Episodes
12 episodes
Ep010: Tragedy and Comedy with Rich Kiamco
This episode contains strong language and references to sex and drugs. Listener discretion is advised.In Episode 10 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we speak with New York comedian and COVID-19 widower, Rich Kiamco, on ...
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Episode 10
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Ep009: Pet Loss and Grief with Nancy Saxton-Lopez and Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio
In Episode 9 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we talk about Heidi's very recent loss, Dave’s own losses from years prior, and how these have affected us both as widowed people, as well as Benji. We also speak with Nancy Saxton-...
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Episode 9
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Ep008: Resilience and Re-writing Your Story with Kristin Meekhof
In Episode 8 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we speak with Kristin Meekhof about her work as a therapist, wellness coach, and her writing. We will delve into the research she did for her work and what she learned about resilie...
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Episode 8
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54:37
Ep007: Healing Through Your Passions with Desireé Tulsidai Kinney
In Episode 7 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we speak with Desiree’ Tulsidai Kinney and learn about her passions and how devoting her time and energy to them has impacted her grief and healing. ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
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Episode 7
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Ep006: Grief, Race, Healing, and the Model Minority Myth
In Episode 6 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we start our mini-series on grief and race, and how the latter impacts various ethnic and racial groups differently. This week, we focus on how Asians and Asian Americans grieve, se...
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Episode 6
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1:12:00
Ep005: Moving Forward (Not Moving On) with Kelley Lynn
In Episode 5 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we speak with Kelley Lynn - actor, comedian, TED Talk speaker, author and a recently remarried widow - about her iconic 2017 TED Talk about grief, which garnered 1 and a half millio...
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Episode 5
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51:43
Ep004: Widowed COVID Healthcare Warriors
In Episode 4 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we explore what it’s like for three healthcare warriors to work with COVID patients while grieving and healing from their own losses. Through our show, we give them a platform to sh...
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Episode 4
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43:52
Ep003: Finding Your Purpose Post-Loss with Michele Neff Hernandez
In Episode 3 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we have the honor of speaking with Michele Neff Hernandez, who founded Soaring Spirits International in 2008, three years after losing her husband in a sudden and unexpected cycling...
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Episode 3
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Ep002: Finding Your Tribe with the Secret Island Crew
In Episode 2 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we sit down with a small, tightknit group of widows and one widower who found each other and formed deep bonds and likely lifelong friendships. We explore how they crossed paths and...
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Episode 2
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Ep001: Widowed Not Alone with Kathryn Monaco Douglas
In this maiden episode of "Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave," we sit down with Kathryn Monaco Douglas of Widowed Not Alone, which started out 15 years ago as an in-person bereavement group for widows and widowers on Long Island, NY...
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Episode 1
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33:25
Ep000: Who, What, and Why - Getting To Know Your Hosts
In Episode 000: Who, What, and Why - Getting to Know your Hosts, Dave and I talk about who we are, what our podcast is about, why we decided to create this podcast, and why we are launching on Valentine's Day. Also, we received so many question...
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Episode 0
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44:48
Trailer: Laugh At The Odds Podcast with Heidi & Dave
Trailer for our new podcast.“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”*Named after the above Charles Bukowski quote on the meaning of life, Laugh at the Odds is a he said/sh...
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