Episode #18: A German Requiem For A Dream

Episode #19: F*cking Chinese

Another way to tell the same story: through a microphone! Here’s me speaking last week’s post for those of y’all who’d rather clean the house when you “read.” Or walk when you “read”. Or…whatever else you want to do when you “read.” And now, a revelatory moment of red flags in a past relationship and doing what we all like to do when we see them: ignore them. In Laughter, LStL Get full access to LAUGHING MATTERS at lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe [https://lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode #18: A German Requiem For A Dream

Hey All! Attached is the audio version of last week’s post with bonus material: musical snippets! Even though it took me WAY too long to cut this in GarageBand, it kinda made me want to do a whole series with musical moments. I seriously need an AV team. Enjoy!xx,LStL p.s. Also, Happy May Day Everyone! It’s a national holiday here in France where everyone grocery shops the day before like it’s Covid 19 all over again because no one works today, their Labor Day. But hey, I expect nothing less than the French taking it easy on my 50th Birthday! (More on that in a bonus post tomorrow.) Get full access to LAUGHING MATTERS at lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe [https://lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode #17: A Jew And A Southern Baptist Walk Into Bethlehem During A War

Hey All!It’s been a doozy of a week. But at least the sun is shining in Paris and spring is springing. Watching the tulips bloom makes it hurt less that I just had to spend $9,000 on a new boiler for my home in Brooklyn for which I had to liquidate my dwindling assets. Such is “this American life.” And the plumbers I found were the cheapest plumbers for the job. Eye roll. I am rethinking the importance of my kids getting college degrees. They should become plumbers. THAT’S where the money’s at. Dayum. As per readers’ requests, I am going to try to deliver, more regularly (gulp), the podcast versions of my posts. Our lives have become ones of listening-while-doing and I, for one, can appreciate an energizing walk whilst gaining knowledge and/or just escaping from the constant barrage of the French speaking, “Baaaaaaahhhhhh ouais, du coup, eeeeuuhhhhhhh, c’est quoi ça?” Really? I spent years trying to perfect an impossible language to say, “That’s what, that?” So, here is last week’s post in podcast format for all! I send it with love, appreciate all of your support and readership/listenship, and will continue to create from the ether and deliver into the ether with the hopes that I can soften a heart or two, or simply make you smile. In Laughter,LStL p.s. I have an excerpt from my memoir coming for my Paid Subscribers. You know who you are. And I love you for helping me keep this journey going. Y’all have no idea how gratifying it is to be rewarded for words. It is…deeply…gratifying. LAUGHING MATTERS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. If you like this post, please do ❤️ it as it allows for further visibility on Substack, which allows me to continue doing my thang. xx Get full access to LAUGHING MATTERS at lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe [https://lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Substack Live Chat With Writer, Tor Hyams, About A Man Who Has Sex With Chickens

A couple of days ago, Tor and I were talking about the price of eggs and bird flu in the U.S. vs the price of eggs and lack of bird flu in France. Somehow, Tor stumbled upon an article about a British man who was sentenced to 3 years in prison for, as the title suggests, having sex with chickens. His wife was sentenced to six months for being complicit, ie a willing participant. (Women, we need to do better.) It’s a shocking story that I'm certain, will make you feel like you are an actual saint for being such a “normal” person. If we have nothing else in life, it’s that there is always someone out there more effed-up than we are and well, that’s comforting. Link to Newsweek article. [https://www.newsweek.com/man-jailed-after-having-sex-chickens-1540494] Another article [https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f42c2aee-36f7-4158-a4fd-6401efb73e7f] In Laughter, LStL Join me for my next live video in the app Get full access to LAUGHING MATTERS at lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe [https://lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode #16 From "The 5AM Club" To The "Five Second Rule"

Here lies the podcast version of my latest Substack post of the same title. Here, I give my take on the two books The 5AM Club by Robin Sharma and The Five Second Rule by Mel Robbins. Little did I suspect that I would be developing my own “Rule of One”in the process. Ya never know what to expect when the fingers start doing the tapping. In Laughter,LStL Disclaimer: This podcast is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist or other qualified professional. Get full access to LAUGHING MATTERS at lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe [https://lisastlou.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]