Doing Scary Things with Dr. Janine Krippner

Dr. Janine Krippner has been called a "smiter of ludicrous volcanological rumors" by Forbes. She has studied explosive volcanic eruptions and their deposits using data collected in the field in Russia and on Mt. St. Helens and also using satellite data from space! She's now using social media in exciting and innovative ways to educate a new generation about the truth and best safety practices of volcanos.

Anna + Katie talk with her about why creativity is required for all scientific professions. She discusses process of becoming qualified to do what she does, and how she wasn't sure she was good enough to do it. She describes the process of not knowing what her next job will be or even if she'll be allowed to stay in this country. 

She gives practical and encouraging advice that you should pursue your passion, even if it's not easy (It probably won't be!), that doubt is natural for everyone, and she describes why she often felt like she was behind in life, even though she chose her profession when she was very young.

She explains the difference in figuring things out vs. feeling things out and the importance in remembering why you're doing something, as well as evaluating worst case scenarios. 

Janine + Anna bond over their shared love of cats, and Katie describes why she's probably a lot like a cat. You don't want to miss this episode!

Find Janine online!
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner

Doing Scary Things with WILKES

Anna + Katie interview their friend (and producer of their first song), Jason WILKES. WILKES was a contestant on Season 14 of The Voice and is an introverted musician with pop/rock sounds + country content.

He discusses in detail why he decided to go by his last name professionally, why he doesn't measure progress based on money, and gives lots of insight into his 18 years of experience in the music industry. From his early days touring with High Flight Society, to later joining Disciple on the road, to then changing his mind about "singing shows" all together when he became a contestant on The Voice, he describes his journey in fascinating detail. He discusses what he was really thinking during that unintentional mic drop moment on The Voice and explains why his musical experience has been like going to medial school.

He shares encouragement for people trying to figure out what they should do in life and what it was like recording Jasper + Jade's first song. Oh, and he also talks about some of his biggest fears. Don't miss this episode!

Connect with WILKES!

General: info@WILKESmusic.com
Tour and Press: WILKEStour@gmail.com
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Collide

Anna + Katie discuss the inspiration and true life story behind their first Jasper + Jade single, Collide.

They discuss the insecurities and challenges that come from putting yourself out there as an artist for the first time, and the experience of recording with their friend WILKES, who was a contestant on Season 14 of The Voice and a very accomplished artist in his own right.

Katie talks about how she had to take the words she had written to encourage others seriously for herself and the courage it took to decide that she had every right to pursue this passion.

Hear the single here first and then go stream it wherever you listen to music!

Doing Scary Things with Anna Packer and Katie Snyder

Anna talks to Katie about the book she’s been writing that inspired them to start this podcast. Katie argues that the belief that everyone is creative will change the way people think about their life and what they’re capable of pursuing and achieving. She talks about some of the struggles that have come from writing her first book and where she’s at in the process. She also talks about how this story is closer to her own than she could have ever imagined.

She debunks the myth of being born with talents or gifts versus working hard for what you’d like to achieve. She also suggests that creativity is one of the most misunderstood concepts in our world and clarifies the actual definition of it. Katie talks about how not letting yourself begin in pursuing your passions doesn’t hurt or affect anyone but yourself and how everyone has the right to begin.

Later, Anna and Katie make a really special announcement regarding new music they are releasing under the band name Jasper and Jade, and where that name came from. They share that by doing their scary thing, they are hoping to inspire others to do theirs.

All About Katie (Part K)

Learn all about Katie in today’s episode, including how she grew up in a small town in northeast Tennessee and later chose her profession on a whim in college.

How she grew what she thought would be her hobby of photography into a fifteen-year successful career, and how she chose to take a step back from that career to pursue the thing she had always (secretly) wanted to try.

How coming from a musical family and later marrying a professional musician didn’t give her the permission she needed to pursue music for herself - only she could do that. Anna and Katie discuss the many reasons we talk ourselves down, and the realization that, “The safe and sensible thing is not satisfying.”

How Katie finally found the strength within to begin, when she decided, “I can do it for myself, or I can do it for nobody,” and how she desires to leverage her own experiences to encourage others to do the things that they’re most passionate about and announces that she’s writing a book on this subject.

“We are at least one example that you can start. You only have one life - it’s really up to you how you choose to spend it."

All About Anna (Part A)

Learn all about Anna in today’s episode, including how she grew up in an Illinois cornfield, was in the brass section in her high school band, and borrowed a whole bunch of money for a degree in a field that was actually her second career choice.

She talks about the fairytale story of how she met her musician husband while he was touring with his band, being a cat mom on Instagram, listening to 90s country music growing up, and then touring with a successful country artist as an adult.

After that abruptly ended, she talks about how she eventually returned to her first love of music and the story behind how she began writing songs with Katie.

Together, they discuss how they’ve treated every step of this process as an experiment and how they began giving themselves permission to try the thing they had always wanted to do the most, as well as what they think leads to becoming a more full human being.

They debunk the myth that everyone should follow the same path, discuss ways to think outside of the box when it comes to pursuing your life passions, and elaborate on why they think you shouldn’t listen to or follow the status quo.

"The only real question is, are you going to do it or not?"