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Enhancing Empty Nest Communication with Raffi Bilek – E116
When the kids are grown and the house is quieter, the way couples talk to each other starts to matter in new ways. Some patterns get easier. Others get harder to ignor...
Empty Nest Nostalgia: The Holiday Foods We Still Crave - E115
Holiday food has a way of anchoring a season. We make certain things every year without even thinking about it… and the kids now expect them just as much as we do. In ...
Empty Nesters Go To A Rave – E114
Sometimes saying yes takes you somewhere you never expected… like an EDM show on a Sunday night, surrounded by people half your age and a bass that makes your clothes ...
Feasts, Phase 10 and Football – Greatest Hits Episode 113
Some Thanksgivings are predictable… this one definitely wasn’t. For this Greatest Hits episode, we’re flashing back to our 2023 Thanksgiving trip to Arizona, a holiday...
Relationship Insights: Boardroom Concepts for the Empty Nest with Dr. Robin Buckley - E112
Using business ideas for a personal relationship. It sounds unusual at first, but Dr. Robin Buckley makes it feel surprisingly natural. She talks about relationships i...
Thanksgiving Apart: When Your College Kid Can’t Come Home - E111
For a lot of families, Thanksgiving week feels like it should be a given… everyone comes home, the same sides hit the table, the Cowboys disappoint us again. But for s...
Did We Reconnect in Mexico? – Empty Nest Couple’s Getaway - E110
This episode is a little different... it’s a two-parter.We recorded the first half before leaving for our empty nest getaway to Mexico, talking through what we hoped f...
Self Love and Relationships with Chaya Garcia - E109 (Empty Nest)
Most of us were never taught how to love ourselves... and yet, it’s the foundation of every healthy relationship we’ll ever have. In this week’s conversation, Rick and...
Smart Not Scary: AI for Empty Nesters - E108
Can AI save you $1,400? It did for Rick.This week, Rick and Clancy talk about how AI is showing up in real life for empty nesters, including stories from The Loud Quie...
The Question That Started It All - E107
Every podcast starts somewhere… and this week, we’re sharing exactly how The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living came to be.It all goes back to one late-night drive, a litt...
How Do We Reinvent Ourselves? - E106
How Do We Reinvent Ourselves?What does it really mean to reinvent yourself once the house goes quiet? In this episode, Rick and Clancy talk about what reinvention has ...
Text Messages To My Sons - E105
Parenting doesn’t come with a guidebook... but sometimes it comes with text messages. In this episode, we sit down with Tammy Cohen, author of Text Messages To My Sons...
College Game Day Road Trip - E104
What started as “just a quick drive” turned into a full-on Baylor game day adventure… complete with tailgates, rivalries, bugs that wouldn’t quit, and a whole lot of l...
Visiting Your Kids On Their Turf - E103
What happens when you visit your kids in their own space? We share the funny, surprising, and eye-opening moments of stepping into their world while on the road betwee...
Signs Of Fall - E102
Some signs of fall are comforting. Some are kind of annoying. And some, like the flashing yellow school zone lights, just make you groan.In this episode, Rick and Clan...
Are You Thinking About Retirement? - E101
Retirement isn’t just about 401(k)s and Social Security. It’s also about your identity, your routines, your relationship, and that strange feeling of waking up with no...
The Return Of The Empty Nest - E100
The house is quiet again... and we’re back in the studio. The return of the empty nest, even for the 3rd time, stirs up a wide range of feelings. In this milestone 100...
Routine...ish – E99 Greatest Hits
You’re a couple again... but it doesn’t feel quite the same.This Greatest Hits episode takes us back to the early weeks of our empty nest life. The routines technicall...
Embrace the Shift – E98 Greatest Hits
Some parenting lessons don’t hit until you’re in a parking lot, crying with your kid, trying to help them through something you can’t fix.This Greatest Hits episode fr...
Blue Bags, Big Tears, Bright Futures – E97 Greatest Hits
The IKEA bags. The ramen in the pantry. The horse figurine in the car. This is the episode we recorded just days after becoming official empty nesters... and let’s jus...