This Morning with Tiff Potter

This Morning: Summer Jobs You Still Think About

Today’s episode turned into a conversation about the best summer jobs — the kinds of jobs that somehow become entire personality traits later in life. It started after Mark Zuckerberg posted that he’s looking for a “beach water person,” which honestly sounds less like a job title and more like the greatest summer job of all time. From there, we started talking about the jobs people still romanticize years later: lifeguarding, camp counselor energy, ice cream stands, golf courses, marinas, summer radio internships, pool snack bars, beach jobs, and all the strange little summer jobs that somehow teach you about people, freedom, independence, and growing up. Because certain summer jobs don’t just give you a paycheck — they give you stories, personalities, friendships, and entire eras of your life. In this episode: * Mark Zuckerberg’s “beach water person” post * the best summer jobs people never forget * jobs that become core memories later * and why summer jobs feel different from every other kind of work This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are. If you want company, press play. https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-lifeguard-beach-water-person/

This Morning: A Little Memorial Day Companion Audio

Just a quick Memorial Day check-in today. A little companion audio for wherever you’re listening from — heading to a cookout, driving home, sitting outside, traveling, working, resting, or just trying to catch your breath before the week starts again. Whether today feels heavy, light, social, lonely, restful, chaotic, or somewhere in between… I’m glad you’re here. This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are. If you want company, press play.

This Morning: Spending Money While Your Life Is Still Figuring Itself Out

Today’s episode started with a very relatable pre-vacation spiral: panic buying two days before leaving because suddenly it feels like you own nothing, forgot everything, and absolutely need seven new things immediately. Then we talked about Cincinnati landing on another “top cities” list — which led into a reminder to actually get outside and enjoy where you live sometimes instead of just rushing through it. We also touched on the end of an era in late night television and how strange it feels watching certain cultural staples slowly shift or disappear in real time. And by the end of the episode, the conversation became something deeper: spending money during seasons of uncertainty. I talked about how that came up for me after my recent trip — choosing to travel and experience life even during a season where my income situation didn’t feel fully defined yet. Not recklessly, but intentionally. Trusting that life still deserves to be lived while things are unfolding. Which opened up a bigger conversation about fear, timing, scarcity mindset, and how hard it can be to know when to hold tightly… and when to still let yourself live. In this episode: * pre-vacation panic shopping * Cincinnati landing on another top list * getting outside and enjoying your city * the end of an era in late night television * and spending money during uncertain seasons of life This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are. If you want company, press play.

This Morning: Why Running Errands with Friends Feels SO Good

Today’s episode was about parallel play — and why more adults might actually need it. We talked about the idea of simply existing alongside people you love while doing ordinary life things: answering emails together, folding laundry, grocery shopping, working on separate projects in the same room, running errands together without needing a whole planned event around it. Which led us into a conversation about bringing back running errands with friends. Because somewhere along the way, adulthood made friendship feel like it always has to be scheduled, productive, or centered around a big plan. But some of the best connection happens in the small in-between moments — driving around, grabbing coffee, walking through Target, sitting in silence while doing life side by side. The episode turned into a reminder that companionship doesn’t always need entertainment attached to it. In this episode: * what parallel play actually is * why adults secretly crave low-pressure companionship * bringing back errands with friends * and how some of the best connection happens in ordinary moments This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are. If you want company, press play. https://www.realsimple.com/parallel-play-friendships-11974884

This Morning: Hard Topic Tuesday — What’s Your Keystone Moment?

Today was supposed to be a Hard Topic Tuesday about parallel play. And then halfway through recording I accidentally remembered it’s been 7 years since I moved to Cincinnati — which completely changed the conversation. Instead, we ended up reflecting on the keystone moments in our lives: the decisions, opportunities, relationships, moves, or risks that quietly changed the entire direction of who we became. Not just what happened, but: what did that moment actually do for you? How did it shape your personality, your confidence, your friendships, your career, your way of seeing the world? We talked about how strange it feels to suddenly realize your current life exists because of one moment years ago that probably felt small at the time. And how sometimes you don’t fully understand a keystone moment until much later, when you finally have enough distance to see what it built. In this episode: * realizing it’s been 7 years in Cincinnati * reflecting on the keystone moments that shape our lives * the decisions that quietly change everything later * and asking: what did that moment actually do for you? This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are. If you want company, press play.