Welcome Home
This is the Home-Ec class you wish you'd taken in school. Co-hosts Graham Smith and Kirsten Dunlap are two moms on a mission to help others create elegant, livable, welcoming homes. Join them as they interview experts, tackle specific challenges, and share their homemaking fails and successes. Real families, real budgets, real homes. Welcome Home!
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Backyard Chickens: What a Fuster Cluck!: The Ho...
On today’s episode, we’re scratching into the world of backyard chickens! Join hosts Kirsten & Graham as they chat with Debbie Williamson Smith, owner of Fuster Cluck Farms and expert on all things chicken raising! Debbie discusses where to start,
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We Ain’t Spring Chickens But We’ve Got A Spring...
Spring is HERE and we’re celebrating with our first ever Podcast Hop! Join hosts Kirsten & Graham as we chat about what we cook, where we travel, and what we’re doing in our houses to celebrate the arrival of our favorite season.
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The Tarnished Wedding Registry and What It Look...
Here comes the bride! Fifteen years later…with a broken can opener! Today on The Home Hour, we’re taking a look back at the wedding registries we created years ago! Join hosts Kirsten and Graham as we chat about what happened to all that loot we acquir...
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Brutal Career Advice From Someone Unafraid to S...
Buckle up everybody because today’s episode is fast and furious! We’re checking niceties and political correctness at the door and talking with one of the world’s most outspoken career coaches, the one and only Penelope Trunk.
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Perspective! Looking ‘High’ to ‘Low’ and Learn...
What’s going on with you? No really, what’s up? Today on The Home Hour we’re talking about what’s happening RIGHT NOW in our world, our country, our states, our cities and towns, our neighborhoods,…and of course, in our own homes.
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How to Shop for Your Home: The Home Hour, Episo...
On today’s episode, we’re getting back to the heart of our show and focusing on creating beautiful spaces. Join hosts Kirsten and Graham as we chat with One King Lane senior buyer, Rachel Gerli, about online shopping for all things home!
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A Headline Making Trial and a Head of Lettuce: ...
Today we’re talking birth trauma and gardening… we know it sounds crazy, but stick with us, it will all become clear. On this episode, we’re introducing you to a very special friend of the Home Hour, Caroline Malatesta,
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Do you have a Happy Sex Life? {Valentines Serie...
It may be the day after Valentine’s Day but love is still in the air on The Home Hour! We’re wrapping up our Valentines month series with a frank conversation about why one of the least discussed elements of a happy home is also one of the most importa...
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What Men Want in their Houses {Valentines Serie...
It’s February! Love is in the air and we’re continuing our Valentine’s series by asking “What do MEN really want when it comes to their homes?” We’ve enlisted the help of friends all over the country to do some research for the Home Hour by taking our ...
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Aphrodisiac Cooking {Valentines Series Part 1} ...
It’s February and we’re celebrating Valentines Day all month long with a special three-part Valentine’s series all about, love, sex, relationships and trying to understand what men want anyway? On today’s episode we’re taking the bedroom into the kitch...
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What To Do with Other People’s Stuff! The Home ...
We talk a lot on the Home Hour about organizing and decluttering and we agree that purging our homes is HARD! What if we need it someday? What if we regret getting rid of it? It cost so much to purchase! What if? What if? What if?
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New Year New You Part 3: How To Be A BEAUTIFUL ...
“Hey Beautiful!” Yeah, we’re talking to you! We spend a lot of time discussing how to take care of our homes and make them look their best, but today we’re putting all that aside and focusing on the lady who actually lives there!
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New Year New You Part 2: Time Management, Calen...
Do you ever look back at your week and wonder how it shaped up the way it did? Does your calendar schedule send you into a tailspin? This week on the Home Hour, we’re continuing our quest to make 2018 our best year yet and we’re sharing our tips and t...
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New Year New You Part 1, Household Budgeting wi...
It’s a new year at the Life Listened Network and we’re trying to make 2018 the best year ever! Join hosts Kirsten and Graham as we devote the entire month to improving our lives, our homes, and ourselves… one week at a time.
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Merry Chrismukkah! The Home Hour, Episode 101
[contact-form] Merry Chrismukkuh! Christmas is days away. Hanukkah just ended. But whatever you’re celebrating this time of year, if you like delicious food then this is the episode for you! Join hosts Kirsten & Graham as they chat with chef, author,
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What Was Hot and What’s Coming Next! The New Ye...
Woohoo! It’s the 100th Episode of The Home Hour!!! Well, 100-ish…. On this episode of The Home Hour we’re celebrating a real “team effort” on reaching the triple digits! We’re also thinking this is the perfect milestone moment to take a look back at t...
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Cheers! A Beginner’s Guide to Cocktails, Holida...
We’re really getting into the spirits of the season…it’s the Holiday Cocktail Episode of the Home Hour! This episode is a beginner’s guide to mixing drinks and a look into how festive seasonal cocktails can help make your holiday merry and bright!
39 min
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Do others enjoy your company? How to be graciou...
What does “Graciousness” mean anyway? Would someone describe you as gracious? Maybe you already show graciousness when things are going well, but what does it look like to have “Grace under Fire”? Join us today as we take adulting to a whole new level ...
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Our Favorite Christmas Traditions: The Home Hou...
This episode of the Home Hour is airing on Thanksgiving Day and we’re suddenly feeling all excited for Christmas! Join hosts Kirsten & Graham as they share some of their favorite Christmas traditions. And of course, given the date,
47 min
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Holiday Cookies! The Home Hour, Episode 96
Nothing says the holidays are here quite like the smells and sights of fresh-baked cookies! On today’s episode we’re diving into baking cookies and chatting with chef, food stylist, author, and mom Elisabet der Nederlanden about her new book Holiday Co...
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Houseguests, Fish, and Other Things That Stink ...
Lay out the welcome mats! This week’s episode is all about how we tackle one of the trickiest areas of hospitality and gracious living: Houseguests! Joins hosts Kirsten and Graham as we explore the do’s and don’ts of hosting houseguests and we share so...
49 min
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Dinner AGAIN? Mom Meals with Katie Workman: The...
Can you believe your family wants to eat dinner… again? Does this really have to happen every night? On today’s episode we’re talking about the reality of cooking for a family and offering simple ways to make that sometimes overwhelming process into an...
45 min
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Spooky Scary! A Halloween Primer: The Home Hour...
Trick or Treat! Today on the Home Hour, we’re talking about all things Halloween! Join hosts Kirsten & Graham as we take a look at one of our favorite holidays. We’ll talk about how much Halloween has changed since we were kids,
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The Rules for Marriage: The Home Hour, Episode 92
Dating and marriage. Divorce and remarriage. Online matchmaking and keeping your marriage exciting. This episode is all about relationships! Today on the Home Hour Kirsten and Graham are joined by Sherrie Schneider,
48 min
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Children’s Birthday Parties & How NOT to Hate T...
We’re talking about one area of hospitality we just can’t get away from… no matter how hard we may try! You guessed it, today on The Home Hour it’s all about children’s birthday parties. Whether it’s parties at home, parties at venues,
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