Coffeeside Chats
Coffeeside Chats
Malik Jackson, Janelle Polcyn
Two friends living what feels like a million miles apart inviting you into their virtual coffee shop as they embark on things one chats about over a cup of coffee.
Homelessness not "The Homeless"
Two friends living what feels like a million miles apart talk about stigmas this season. With coffee (or tea) in hand, let's talk about the stigmas around the homelessness in our communities. 
Apr 4, 2021
33 min
Scrooge McHoliday
Two friends living what feels like a million miles apart talk about stigmas this season. With coffee (or tea) in hand, let's talk about the judgments given and received during the holiday season.
Feb 2, 2021
37 min
BONUS: A gift
The James Hoffman obsession continues in this MINI episode. Check out Facebook and Instagram for the video!
Oct 23, 2020
4 min
Bad coffee
The end of the season and we cover everything from bad coffee to dog training, from childhood radio shows to thinking about weddings.
Aug 24, 2020
26 min
Election Lotteries
What would happen if we used a randomized system to elect officials or college admissions? In the penultimate episode of Season 2 of Coffeeside Chats Malik and Janelle take a dive into the concept of election lotteries and how they might change everyday life. 
Aug 11, 2020
45 min
Risky Business
What makes a person willing to take a high level risk? How many times a day do you take low level risks? What's the biggest risk you've taken that's paid off in the end?
Jul 28, 2020
46 min
Closets to Habits
In old fashioned Coffee Side Chat form, Malik and Janelle go through an entire range of topics, none of which go together quite right but they make it work. 
Jul 6, 2020
42 min
Stressing, Decompressing, and Moving
Humans are pack animals. Pack as in wolf pack or pack rat? Malik is moving, Janelle might move soon. Life is stressful. Do you use stress balls or glow-in-the-dark stress putty?
Jun 15, 2020
37 min
Our "Money Stories"
This episode Malik and Janelle discuss their relationship with money and how that has changed over their lives. 
Jun 1, 2020
49 min
Collections: the Good, the Weird, and the Guilty
*This is a rerecord after technical difficulties. Janelle and Malik talk about how they got into their oddball collections.
May 27, 2020
29 min
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