Very Real

Very Real

Welcome to Very Real. A podcast where 2 friends chat about life, love, anxiety and bath towels. Join hosts Dr. Jenny Bennett and Regina Very Modesto as they do the one thing that 2 middle aged white women are best at: talk incessantly about shit. From politics to parenthood, they strive to understand how to make sense of, and be a positive force for this crazy fucked up world.

Episodes

June 3, 2025 55 mins

Gina and Jenny discuss the difficulties with public school and where parents and administrators can make the most change. 

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Jenny and Gina walk through the popular weight loss medications and the history and usage of them. 

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May 20, 2025 43 mins

Jenny and Gina go through some quick and easy health hacks for those needing a little bit of a pick me up.

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May 13, 2025 49 mins

Jenny and Gina talk about the books they've been reading lately:

Wheel of Time

Dungeon Crawler Carl

The Deep End

Project Hail Mary

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May 6, 2025 44 mins

Jenny and Gina reflect more on how communication works with ADHD partners

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In this episode Jenny and Gina talk about the segregation of women's sports, and untrue beliefs that have fueled this segregation for decades.

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April 1, 2025 37 mins

Jenny and Gina have yet another talk about the changing political crisis in the US.

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Jenny and Gina discuss the nature of self-gratification and how the best things for you are often the things we hate doing the most.

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February 4, 2025 45 mins

Jenny and Gina talk about their experience with the TikTok blackout and the challenges they foresee coming

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January 28, 2025 45 mins

Gina and Jenny ring in the new year in the middle of January.

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December 17, 2024 48 mins

In this episode, Jenny and Gina go through as list of questions for white women on leaning into the unknown, standing up for what they know is right, and asking the hard questions instead of sweeping it under the rug.

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December 10, 2024 52 mins

In this episode, Gina and Jenny continue to discuss their role as white women and how to have conversations with other white women about difficult things.

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November 26, 2024 53 mins

Jenny and Gina recount the election results and try to reconcile how white women can do better to themselves and others.

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November 19, 2024 38 mins

On election eve, Jenny and Gina count their wins

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November 12, 2024 39 mins

Jenny and Gina talk about their election anxiety 1 week before the election

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November 5, 2024 42 mins

Jenny talks about her journey towards authenticity

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October 29, 2024 47 mins

Jenny and Gina talk about what failure means and why we are so keen on avoiding it.

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October 22, 2024 46 mins

In this episode, Gina and Jenny recount the summer, talk about their intentions moving forward and how to work through confronting failure.

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August 27, 2024 50 mins

Deep in the throws of summer - Gina and Jenny soak the last of the summer sun up.

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August 20, 2024 50 mins

Jenny and Gina talk about what it means to live a BRAT summer in your 40s

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