It's Mother's Day! This week, Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel talk about their two main podcast listeners: their moms. How relationships have changed, what they've learned from them and some stories along the way. In this week's Moment of Zest

Unexpected Boobies and Midlife Projects

Apr 30th, 2021 26m 59s

We're all trying to keep ourselves busy during the pandemic to try to not think about... the pandemic. This week, Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel go for a walk that brings unexpected surprises, and they dig into some new projects that help wit

Midlife Patience and Purchases

Apr 24th, 2021 25m 45s

When it comes to your midlife, we always find ourselves buying things with a little more zest. Why should Russ and Ang be any different? Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel dive into recent purchases that really highlight that they are in their 40

A Midlife Look at Emergency Contacts, Beach Chairs and Drive Thrus

Apr 11th, 2021 30m 9s

There are conversations that seem to happen far more in your midlife than at any other time in your life. And we can't say they're important conversations. Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel dive into some recent activities that any midlife rel

A Midlife Spring and Sprung

Mar 26th, 2021 29m 56s

Spring is here, and so is outdoor adventures, shopping and nostalgia. Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel get excited for the new season and all that comes with it - working in the yard, adventures with squirrels, shopping... But with new beginning

A Midlife of Binging TV and Naked Reality

Mar 13th, 2021 28m 18s

What else is there to do right now but watch too much television? Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel share their embrace of TV overload, from binging to reality shows. And the program that's got them the most amazed: Naked Attraction. As Ang woul

A Midlife of Dating

Mar 5th, 2021 33m 47s

In your 20s, you dive into dating. Sometimes with a helmet. In your 30s, you're fixing all the mistakes of your 20s. In your 40s, it's all about boundaries and less f%cks given. Zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel share their dating history, from o

Feng My Shui

Feb 26th, 2021 22m 42s

What is Feng Shui? While Russel still tries to learn how to spell it, Angie shares her love and experience with the ancient Chinese art of using energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. Russel may have found t

Trying to Laugh at a Shitty Week

Feb 19th, 2021 40m 18s

Angie has had one of those weeks. One of those weeks where you should have just stayed in bed for all of it. In this episode, zesty co-hosts Russel and Angie relive a week of car problems, dangerous knives and cans of soup. And try to laugh th

Midlife Grocery Shopping

Feb 4th, 2021 29m 38s

As we get into middle age, it feels like we spend more and more time at the grocery store. In this episode, zesty co-hosts Angie and Russel talk about the challenges of buying for teenagers, the importance of shopping plans and how things have

Zesty Returns with a Pinch More Zest

Jan 25th, 2021 35m 25s

Same name, same hosts with a new focus and a new mission statement. In this episode, your zesty co-hosts share why they've been on hiatus from the podcast and how in that time they've worked out some brain kinks, done some moving, adulting and

Birthday Fun

Nov 6th, 2020 24m 55s

It's Russel's birthday! And to celebrate, he and Ang and are talking birthday fun. In this episode, the zesty co-hosts look back at their own birthday celebrations - what they found meaningful, how they make mark the occasion now and some sugge

More Fun Words to Say

Oct 30th, 2020 10m 48s

The name of this podcast came from Angie stopping to enjoy the sound of saying "zesty" mid-way through a sentence. That's not the only word we find fun to say. In this quick episode, co-host Angie and Russel run down some of their other favour

Spooky IS a Fun Word to Say

Oct 23rd, 2020 31m 58s

It's that time of year when the fog rolls in, the hair stands up on the back of your neck, and scaring the crap out of yourself is fun. In this episode, co-host Angie and Russel dig into All Hallow's Eve, including its history and how you can

The Fun in a Year of Yes

Oct 16th, 2020 28m 42s

Before a milestone birthday, podcast co-host Russel decided to try a Year of Yes. Inspired by the Danny Wallace 2005 memoir Yes Man, Russel lived a year of agreement. In this episode, co-host Angie talks to Russel about the experience, from w

Fun in Forest Bathing

Oct 2nd, 2020 24m 59s

Hiking we know. Forest bathing? It's a whole other thing. Honest. Hosts Russel and Angie try to understand forest bathing and its benefits, before trying it themselves in the Enchanted Forest of Pender Island. They share their experiences and

9 Ways to Feel More Joy

Sep 25th, 2020 28m 17s

Is there more than one way to feel more joy? We try to find out in the latest episode of the podcast. Hosts Russel and Angie discuss a recent TIME magazine article on 9 ways to feel more joy, sharing their own experiences and highlighting ways

Movies for Fun

Sep 18th, 2020 26m 7s

Movies are a great way to stop the world around you and dig into a couple hours of fun. Hosts Russel and Angie share their experience with movies (Russel might be a nerd), what movies that bring fun into their lives, some of the qualities of f

Embracing Your Inner Child

Sep 7th, 2020 33m 17s

You may not have to go that far for some ideas of fun things today. You could start with your childhood. Hosts Russel and Angie discuss the importance of play in our lives, some of its benefits and the things you could do now to inspire your cr

Scheduling Fun

Sep 2nd, 2020 29m 32s

Scheduling fun vs spontaneity. What is the value of making sure your packed calendar has defined times for fun? Doesn't that go against the idea of fun? Hosts Russel and Angie work to answer these questions as they share their own experiences

Finding the Happy in the World Happiness Report

Sep 2nd, 2020 35m 12s

The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be Hosts Russel and Angie dig into the latest report to find out what we as individuals

Introduction to the Podcast

Sep 2nd, 2020 16m 12s

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Zesty IS a Fun Word to Say Podcast, where we try to find the fun in the day to day. Hosts Russel and Angie share why they've launched this podcast, why it's called Zesty, give a little background on th