Cancer and Pop Culture Favorites

Host Leah Jones is the guest this week - talking about all of her favorite podcasts, TV shows, movies and other random stuff that kept her comfortable during primary cancer treatment. She rang the gong after her final radiation treatment on March 18, 2022, so this is a recap of just some of the stuff that she liked since her diagnosis.

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Podcasts

1. Doughboys
2. HDTGM
3. Arm Cherries
4. Everything Nicole Byer - WWYDM, Best Friends, Newcomers
5. High mighty, Dork Forest
6. Blank Check with Griffin and David
7. Friday Night Movie Podcast and the Korman trio
8. The Bagel Report
9. Jackie and Laurie Show
10. Deep Dive - Jessica St Claire
11. My own podcasts - Candy Chat Chicago, Finding Favorites and guesting on podcasts

TV

1. Love is BLind season 2
2. The Circle season 2 (or was it 3?)
3. Chocolate School
4. Ghosts (CBS and BBC)
5. Murdoch Mysteries 
6. Grand Crew
7. Minx - very excited

 

Movies

1. Steroid Saturdays - brunch, movie
2. Action - big budget movies
3. Dune x 2
4. Spiderman Homecoming
5. Jackass x 2
6. The King’s Man
7. Fast 9

Apps

1. Tik Tok
2. Match 3 games with generous infinite lives
3. Caring Bridge

Anticipating trips

1. The return (and rescheduled) live shows
2. Kyle Kinane at Thalia Hall
3. Hadestown and Frozen
4. Lyric Opera
5. HDTGM in LA
6. Doughboys in Boston, Chicago
7. Letter Kenny Live
8. Israel in July
9. Recommending Wallys on 1-55 in Pontiac

 

Random Cancer recommendations

1. Ice socks and ice mittens for neuropathy
2. A medical recliner for recovering from major surgery
3. Rock that Treatment gift boxes
4. Israeli Gift Box
5. A great dress - Fringe and Co
6. Grubhub, Amazon gift cards
7. Single serving food deliveries
8. Aquaphor
9. Cozy clothes - sunday sleeper pants from old navy
10. Being as private or public as you want
11. Making silly swag for my helpers
12. Accepting help (wheelchairs, garbage, meals)