Join Stephanie J. Bardy every Friday, as she steps away from her public persona and gets down right real in Lupa's Bits the Podcast.
This week comes with a disclaimer. Lupa gets a little personal, a little professional, and a whole lot confrontational.
This week, on the Canadian roads, Lupa shares her recent experiences, including her travels, a day filled with errors, and her summer of painting, which has led her to her current journey on the 401. Additionally, she delves into the twentieth anniversary of The Word of Myth Magazine, her creative burnout, her slow comeback, and much more!
This week Lupa gets serious and talks about her Dad on the 16th anniversary of his passing. She shares some funny stories and a few tears.
This week, Lupa corrects some misinformation she shared last week, then shifts to a more light-hearted mode, delving into fun facts, humorous stories, and a touch of Florida Man.
This week Stephanie J. Bardy aka Lupa is back and talks about all the weirdness she has encountered over the last two weeks, from drinks to shorts that show it all, it is a rollercoaster of opinions and outright threats.
This week Lupa explains her absence and hopes that everyone understands while she fights with her phone charger.
After a week away, Lupa is now in a new location, and has some tales to tell. She then gets a bit ranty at the end over some terminology that has her very confused and a little upset.
This week, Lupa is on the move, exploring the scenic roads of New Brunswick. Join her as she shares fascinating details about her journey and later reminisces about her captivating trip to Maine.
Again this week, Lupa goes live on TikTok and records her podcast. Things take a hilarious turn when two of her close friends join, but she does get serious and talk about relationships and when it's time to leave.
This week, Lupa finally goes live on TikTok and gets some wonderful support. She discusses her time away from home and some of the things she witnessed.
This week Lupa gets sentimental, then cuts that crap out and shares some of the ups and downs she has had this week.
This week Lupa keeps it short with some housekeeping and a list of the things she has planned for the summer.
This week starts off lovely, with some nice housekeeping and some cute moments with her nieces and nephews, but very quickly turns into a rant on acceptable abuse. Running the risk of getting her show kicked off certain platforms, Lupa lets us all know just how she feels about certain things.
This week, Lupa recounts her trip home and the jarring moment she had while attempting to attend church. Needless to say, she didn't make it. She regals us with stories and some of the things that scared her then lightens the mood with some good old Florida man/woman news... Until she pees just a little.
This week, Lupa is at a loss for words, so she delves into the weird and wonderful world of Google search, which lands her squarely in the lap of a Florida Man.
This week Lupa starts with housekeeping announcing the 6th year of the Open Contract Challenge. She then delves into the world of truth, power, and owning your space within the world.
This week Lupa is all over the place with no clear plan of attack. Sit back, buckle up and just enjoy the ride.
This week Lupa has housekeeping, sort of, gets deep into the Mandela Effect then is rescued by her special guest to talk Elimination. She then turns her attention to our favorite Florida Man.
This week Lupa starts out soft and calm and then gets a bit ranty over garters and bra's that don't fit. She then switches gear and gets ranty over M and M's which prompts her to delve into Florida man, much to her peril.
This week Lupa takes us on her birthday journey, ending on Valentine's Day, welcomes a surprise guest, then regales us with moments from the WTF Corner!
This week Lupa delves into some of the news stories that she came across while preparing for this episode. Especially the ones that gave her the WTF lines on her forehead! She talks about solar eclipses and freezing Quebecers. She gets up on her soapbox once or twice and reminds people that these are her opinions.
This week Lupa starts out housekeeping with updates on Jim Bates's Novella Eye of the Beholder, Adele Eversheds winning Anthology Suffer/Rage, and Jessica Alexandria's upcoming debut novel The Murder Society. She then gets into a topic she was discussing with her friend and fellow podcaster Mike Lutz of The 3Noes. Can you recapture your glory days? Can you capture that lightening in a bottle? And do you really want too?
This week, Lupa gets a little deep and introspective. She recaps her journey so far, and then discusses the merits of popularity and finding a place within the world.
This week, Lupa takes on writer's block again. She goes into a bit more detail with it and gives some great advice and suggestions on how to beat it.
This week Lupa rings in the New Year, albeit a bit late, with some sad news, some housekeeping and then gets down to the business of self discovery. She has set goals for the upcoming year and discusses how she plans on achieving them and what she has realized about herself.
This week Lupa has a whole show planned with housekeeping and an announcement about her boyfriend's new book and it goes completely off the rails. None of what she had planned happens, and instead she shares some funny stories from her past, and talks about being a Gen X and what life was like for her. She wraps it up with some sage advice and says goodbye until next week.
This week, Lupa tells a tale of Karen's puppies, brakes, and soaring the not-so-friendly skies. She fills us in on her latest adventures and then touches on a subject very near and dear to her heart. She discusses editors on a power trip and what kind of editor she tries to be.
Happy Halloween! This week, Lupa starts off with a creepy monologue from her, one of her favorite movies, and then delves into all things creepy, spooky, haunted, and urban legends.
This week marks the beginning of the Halloween episodes. Lupa discusses the thinning of the veil and what that means to her. She offers some helpful advice with the caveat that you don't do something you are unfamiliar with or you seek the aid of someone who knows what they are doing. She gives some pretty good, albeit scattered housekeeping and comments on who they are boycotting this week.
This week Lupa takes a detour from what she was originally going to discuss to take you down the road of The Conjuring Universe. With it being Friday the 13th and October, she takes you on a journey through her spooky season watching list. This year she is delving into one of her favorite series of movies and rewatching all 9 of the Conjuring movies in chronological order. She gives her opinions on all of them and then surprises us with an update from a past Florida man report.
Oh boy! This week Lupa is in a rare smarty pants mood. She is feeling feisty after getting two of her social video's banned for violations. This rebel without a cause or a clue, takes to the airwaves to entertain you with tales from the Banned list, some Canadian history and a very happy gunman in Florida.
This week, Lupa tries to keep her opinions to herself as she recounts the outrageous developments in the political arena in her country. She does some housekeeping and announces the winners of the OCC, then is unable to contain her opinions any longer and discusses the recent lawsuits regarding AI training. She then wraps up the episode with some weird, wonderful tales and interesting dental facts.
Lupa is feeling a bit under the weather this week and decides to treat you to a "best-of" episode. She selects her most popular episode, #81 - Florida Woman, In Person.
This week finds Lupa a little road-weary. She recounts her adventures to and from New Brunswick and what the week has brought her so far. She then gets into some weird and wonderful news before she tackles some viewer-submitted Florida man. Viewer Discretions IS strongly advised. No Hamster nor Rooster is safe.
This week, Lupa gets a little wild. After being sent what could only be looked at as one of the most hilarious TikToks she has ever seen, she gets the idea to do her whole episode around it. Welcome to all the weird and wonderful ways to die.
This week is news week! Lupa regals us with stories from around the world, complete with her opinion on them all! Not all are friendly opinions or even popular ones, but they are hers.
This week Lupa is back and raring to go! She has the results of Cottage Bingo, and then she delves into some weird tales of this, that, and whatever. There are snakes of all sizes, slithering and pictorial, and camels.
This week Lupa talks about her upcoming trip to cottage country. She regals her listeners with tales of ghosts and Kempenfelt Kelly and then gets down to business with some long-awaited Florida man adventures. Don't forget to check the authenticity of your drugs!
This week sees Lupa in a new town, visiting family. She talks about the interesting things she has seen and done in the week she has been there, and then talks about the weirdness that has happened in the world this week. After she gets the silliness of her live studio audience to settle a bit, she gets a little ranty. But she does have a great announcement regarding Nimue's Closet and her new book!
This week Lupa is all over the place. She gets a bit of housekeeping out before her live studio audience goes off script and seems to lose his mind. She shares some interesting facts about space debris and then goes completely off the rails before pulling herself back and sticking the landing with some good old Florida Man.
This week Lupa gives us an update on the OCC with housekeeping and then delves into the drama and trauma that was the publishing of her new book Penance. She talks about a wonderfully weird adventure she took to a local pioneer village and wraps up with a bit of a rant on 'Catching Karen' videos.
This week Lupa has housekeeping, some interesting facts about the fires burning in her Province, and then gets down to the nitty-gritty. Things have gotten a little strange in her apartment, and she recounts her experiences and catches some of the activity on the show.
This week the podcast deviates completely from where Lupa wanted to take it. She starts out by expressing her concern for her friend and the stress they are currently going through. She then takes on a journey of being a firefighters daughter as she shares a particularly poignant moment. She wraps up with some paranormal investigating advice and a little bit of Freaky Friday.
This week Lupa gets a tad ranty. She goes through the "10 things you can't say on this platform" rules that her network was given in order for her to be allowed back on the platform. She then tackles a few hot button topics, voicing her opinions and what she thinks respect is all about. The end of the podcast sees her calling out a very nasty person and revealing the 5 contestants in the OCC.
This week Lupa talks about her vacation to New Brunswick and all the wonderful things she did. She announces some new exciting things happening with the podcast and then discusses the fact that pretty much her whole country is on fire.
This week Lupa has a bucket full of housekeeping and leads into her main topic for the podcast, knowing when it's time to walk away. But first, she takes us down a weird and wonderful path of her revamped section Freaky Friday.
This week Lupa has actual real housekeeping. Which she shares with glee. Then she goes off on a little tangent before actually getting to the point of this weeks podcast. The side trip does relate and adds more info to the main topic, which, is words, and she has lots of them!
This week Lupa honors the nurses and those in the medical field. She pays tribute to those in her life and gives a little historical information on one of the most used tests in the medical field. She recounts some of her experiences with nurses and then takes her listeners into a very dark and dangerous realm. The catch-all basket.
After a month away, Lupa is back with a vengeance. She starts with some housekeeping, jumps into the latest drama happening in the news, and then discusses Star Wars Day.
This week Lupa struggles to fill her air time. She talks about housekeeping and the personal internal struggle she has been going through. She touches on Wondercon and her new Funko Pops and then discusses a really bad movie.
This week Lupa spends the first half of the podcast on Housekeeping, with some interesting and fun new additions to the Open Contract Challenge, then she gets serious and touches on the issues she discussed the prior weeks. She finishes up with some motivational talk and a therapy she created to help see the good in life.
This week Lupa addresses a TikTok she did that went semi-viral on the subject she discussed the week before. She stands firm in her opinions and reminds those listening that they do not reflect those of the podcast network.
This week Lupa has a full head of steam as she tackles some issues she needs to get off her chest. She starts off with stupid school bus drivers and ends with the mystery of the female body, which isn't actually a mystery! She gets very opinionated and maybe just a little ranty.
This week Lupa is in a bit better humor, but she starts off with some sad news and the weekly housekeeping. Then, she touches on her writing adventures and gets down to business with some very weird chips.
This week, in the absence of her live studio audience, Lupa gets real about a few things. She updates the housekeeping and explains the structure of the company, then comes clean on a few things she has been struggling with. It is an honest real confessional of sorts.
This week, Lupa gives the podcast she originally wanted too, for the New Year. After careful consideration and some serious struggling to hear, the original episode was scrapped and she redid it in the theme she had in mind to start with. She discusses goals, milestones and what is coming up for the company, herself and life in general.
Happy New Year! This week sees the end of 2022 as Lupa recalls the past year's episodes. She talks about her favorite ones and her not-so-favorite ones. Her live studio audience is again present and chatty as he puts his two cents worth in on a few topics. She rounds out the episode by recounting her most memorable moments of the year that didn't make it into a podcast and what she has planned for the new year as CEO.
This week sees, Lupa start out solo and then gets invaded by an unscheduled guest. The live studio audience gets a wild hair up his butt and joins the conversation. They laugh, they make some things clear, and they discuss the upcoming year.
This week Lupa starts out strong and happy with an idea, and a theme. Which quickly takes a left turn as she realizes that what she was seeking, what she intended to share, and hoped to do, was lacking. She discusses some of Canada's most influential and inspirational people and touches on the American ones as well, all in the search for today's inspiring people and finds none.
In this episode almost completely about nothing, Lupa pays tribute to Christine McVie, one of the driving forces behind Fleetwood Mac. She then lightens the mood with some of the most disturbing commercial ads from the 50's to the 90's! There is absolutely no housekeeping to be found and she even brings in the live studio audience to play along with the "Name that Commercial" game! She signs off with a No! No! No!
This week sees Lupa on the road, rocking in a trailer and in the air. She starts her journey with a quick drive to Florida from Ontario, Canada, spends a few days getting things settled, then jets off, with a slight layover, to Ontario, California. While it isn't as warm as Florida, it isn't as snowy as it is back in Canada, so that she will take it! She regals us with her experiences on the bridge to nowhere and then brings back an old friend.
This week sees Lupa packing for her Florida/California adventure. She starts off with some housekeeping which contains some very interesting and shocking news. Then she moves into this week's literary topic. The Elevator Pitch. What makes a good pitch? How long should it be? Listen in and hear what she suggests makes a perfect pitch.
This week Lupa celebrates the launch of the new Zombie Works anthology Unwelcomed: Tales of Hauntings and Possessions. She shares some true stories of actual hauntings, delves into Ed and Lorraine Warren's vault of cases, and regales us with those, then moves on to tales or real-life possessions. Then wraps up this week, which is coming to you from New Brunswick, with a special treat from the newly released book.
This week Lupa brings us some sad news, then brightens up housekeeping with some good news. Steph then gets into the first half of the show with some fun facts about October. She gets a bit serious in the second half, discussing how to write a scary story or screenplay. She runs down the list of must-haves for each and offers some solid advice on how to write a compelling story or screenplay.
This week Lupa shares some fun details on her thanksgiving and then dives deep into vampire lore for her second Halloween episode. First, she gets ghoulishly serious with some tragic events that occurred on Halloween, then lightens the mood with some very corny puns.
This week Lupa starts her month of Halloween off with a bang, so to speak. She talks about favorite traditions, asks listeners what theirs are, and discusses her upcoming Thanksgiving plans. She then gets into the bones of the episode with some fun and creepy facts about Canada, her province, and all 50 states.
This week Lupa revisits some old wounds and scary moments while talking about her story for the anthology and then has to change the subject but struggles to do so. She is eventually successful and talks about character development, how to let them grow, and what to do with unexpected characters. She then discusses possible reasons for "writer's block," which she calls writers stuck, and how to work through it.
This week finds Lupa on a bit of a soapbox for the first bit of the show, then she steps down and takes a much-deserved bow for her hard work. She had a bunch of things planned, and none of them ended up in the podcast. What does, is what is needed, what she needed.
This week Lupa is on location...again...and tells a wonderful story of extinction and what her Nephew and Nieces are doing to help. She gives us some great housekeeping with the announcement of the OCC winners and then gives some marketing advice for authors. She answers one of The World of Myth Bits Tim Law's questions and then goes off on a tangent or two. She wraps up with some news about the magazine review and her long-time love affair with a much-enjoyed book.
This week sees Lupa doing episode 103 again as there was a glitch in the Matrix, and she lost half of last week's. She takes care of housekeeping, drops some hints on the winner of the OCC, and updates everyone on the debacle that was Nu Wave. She talks about her short hospital visit and shares her excitement for PCE and what she will be up to for the next two months.
This week sees Lupa back in New Brunswick in the land of Drunk Toddlers. She has an unexpected experience on a bridge with a very large spider and lives to tell the tale. She updates everyone on the upcoming events and gives us some bad news, and then reflects on a week of sadness.
This week starts off on a high note with some housekeeping, some Expo news, and a few laughs at Lupa's expense. She talks about her fear of Freddy and a new podcast she is launching. Then things take a more serious note as she touches on the Disability crisis in Ontario and how it has affected her life. She gives statistics to back her information and a detailed description of just what the new changes will bring to her. It's not enough.
This week celebrates Lupa's 100th episode. She starts off with Mike Lutz and David K Montoya as her guests, then adds Kevin Adams, with a brief appearance of the Mythmaster, and then adds Jason Bechard, fulfilling a promise to have the hosts of The 3 Noes on her show. Of course, the boys show her no mercy, but she holds her own until the very end. It is a riotous, raunchy, not family-friendly episode she won't soon forget.
This week Lupa is back in the land of Satan's farts and sticky weather. She recounts the last half of her journey home and talks about the weather, her Mom's birthday, and how the bike ended up hanging from the ceiling.
This week we find Lupa inside her car on the road leaving California and heading back home to Canada. In this episode, she reflects on her fantastic time visiting Dave and his kids, how the scenery was so vastly different from what she is used to and closes with movies they watched, and how she turned someone into a wayward son of “Supernatural.”
This week Lupa fights the brain fog and attempts to sound witty and entertaining. She spends most of the episode telling us what it is like to actually have Covid and how she has felt throughout it. She tries to stay focused but once she reaches the allotted time she signs off.
This week Lupa steals a page from the network podcasts and gets her total nerd on. She discusses the movie she saw, Lightyear, then gets deep and dirty about Obi Wan Kenobi. If you haven't watched it, there are spoilers. She talks about the upcoming country celebrations in her country and the country she is currently in, and shares a little chicken wisdom.
This week Lupa has a co-host, the ever lovely Zoie Montoya. She helps Lupa recount her drive from Ontario Canada to Apple Valley California, via Kansas, and Arizona. Lupa makes a stop in Franklin Indiana to hang with a friend and then drives to Kansas where it ticks all her boxes. Zoie helps introduce the newest member of the family, Little Foot the belching dino. Then Little Foot burps and tries to eat the microphone. The live studio audience is no help as he giggles his way through the podcast off in the corner.
This week Lupa starts off with an apology. She makes a confession and hopes that she is forgiven. Then breezes through housekeeping and then turns the conversation to her upcoming trip. Nerves don't even begin to describe what she is feeling. She wraps up with a promise of an interesting mini piece called Road Bits.
This week Lupa answers the burning questions from her listeners. Some are odd, and some are just straight out from under the bridge. She shares a story or two with each question and invites her listeners to keep those questions coming. After that, she ends the show on a high note to an audience that has fallen asleep.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, so to speak, Lupa has returned home for a few days with a houseguest...of sorts. She talks about her week, her sister's big toe, and her upcoming trip to California. She shares some funny stories and then gets into some really weird world news.
This week see our dedicated Lupa suffering from a simple but harsh cold. While her voice may not be up to par, her stories and reflections are. She shares some fun stories about her week, gets a bit emotional with a reading of writing she did after her Dad died, and then gets to the heart of her sadness. She is saying goodbye to her sister's place, one that has been a haven and a safe space for her as she sorted out her life.
This week our lovable, ranty, opinionated little podcaster is very, very whiny. Lupa has used and abused her body this week but feels really good about it. She is proud to announce the launch of her new book and shares some of the poetry inside. She finishes up with some Florida man headlines and calls it done.
This week sees Lupa in another location as our happy little gypsy travels to her sisters. She shares her adventures from her trip to New Brunswick, gives us a peek into her upcoming travel schedule, and thanks those that make it all possible. She reminds people that her book is going on pre-sale and then delves into a rather hot-button topic for a bit before bringing back the fun with some weird and wonderful facts about a country she loves so much.
This week, she is off and running, uh, driving again. She takes the trip to New Brunswick to take her bestie/sister home through the province that never ends. It's an entertaining 13 hours on the road, and she has some funny and some not-so-funny stories to tell. She then finishes up with some very strange New Brunswick by-laws, like keeping your big snake tucked away, no hooting, and no bitches on the street! You never know where this crazy little Canadian will pop up!
This week Lupa recounts the three-day drive home from Florida, prefacing the tale with the fact that she does love her mother. By strength of will and sheer determination, she arrived safely at home and has enjoyed the solitude and quiet of her little apartment. She shares her plans for the summer with us and then almost bids farewell to Florida Man but decides that there is enough crazy to go around.
This week Lupa says farewell to Florida. She rants a little and then gets down to some interesting housekeeping. She then mentions her friend Mike and his viral bald head, grumbling a little about it. She finishes up by saying her goodbyes to Florida and how she is excited but nervous about heading home.
After a brief hiatus, Lupa is back in fine form. She explains why she was away, gives us some housekeeping, updates everyone on the magazine's status, and then gets down to business. The show starts off on a semi-serious note but, true to form, quickly falls apart as she falls into funny stories of convertibles from New York and finishes up with her usual Florida Man tales.
This week Lupa shares some disturbing nature facts and decides she will never go outside again. Then takes us out to dinner with her Uncle and recounts a funny story about that. Finally, she starts off with some housekeeping and how she manages to do all she does in a week.
This week, after taking her regular bedtime meds mixed with other emergency meds, she realizes she HAS to podcast. So summoning the last shreds of her dignity and coherency together, she takes us on a roller coaster bouncy castle of subjects, bouncing from each one with the ease of a clumsy clown.
This week, Stephanie J. Bardy, AKA Lupa, starts with some exciting housekeeping and then delves into a personal matter and how she has been dealing with it. She touches on some things she has had to let go of and how that has changed how she sees herself. She then dives into recent Florida Man news.
This week Lupa has some great stories to tell, starting with a weird but wonderful dream about a Vampire that isn't. Then, she shares her struggles with PTSD and lightens the mood with her personal account of a real-life Florida Woman, followed by Florida Man trying to come to her rescue.
This week Lupa answers a TikTok viewer question about where her inspiration comes from. She delves deep into the history of her writing and how it all began. The path is a winding road of love, loss, turmoil and triumph. Join her as she shares some never before heard stories and a few laughs.
This week sees Lupa struggling with emotions that get to be a bit too big for her. She questions many parts of her life and the wrongdoings that seem to plague her. Then Steph reflects on turning 50 and how it is also a struggle. She certainly didn't expect to be in this place at this stage.
This Week, The-Live-Studio-Audience tries to take over the show, but Lupa quickly puts a stop to that. Then she gushes over the new calendar she has in her hot little hands and again gives a wonderful review of Peggy Gerber's book. Things then get a little heated as Steph weighs in on this whole Trucker Convoy issue. Finally, she brings back her beloved Florida Man to lighten the mood, and she and the studio audience have a good laugh.
This week starts with a disclaimer. She gets personal with her connection to her beliefs and delves into the age-old question about whether an interfaith relationship can work. She talks about the difference between religion and spirituality and the pitfalls that an interfaith couple can face.
This week Lupa is in Florida Man territory! The original show that she had planned was rescheduled until next week so that she could do her due diligence and respond to the overwhelming response that she got on the TikTok ad. She instead regales us with the tale of how she came to be in Pasco County, fully clothed in the most naked place in North America! No people were harmed in the making of this podcast, the same can't be said about the Florida man news she reads that is not only local to where she is, but also very recent!
This week Lupa gets serious. She has been watching a show that had some voiceovers that hit her rather deeply and she shares her feelings on them. She gives us some housekeeping and has good news and bad news. This week's episode is a rather emotional one so she decides that she will postpone Florida man until she is in Florida, which is where she is heading the next day.
Lupa is back in the frigid tundra of Southern Ontario, finally. She recounts the fun she had on just the flight home and was glad she wasn't selected to be tribute. She shares a laugh about her first trip to the potty on the plane and then her hunt for food once she has safely landed. After she has wrapped up that story she tries to find interesting facts about where she lives and comes up empty so she turns to Florida Man to bail her out.
This week Lupa completely ignores the fact that this is her first show of 2022 and fill us in on why she was absent last week. She shares with us the tales of her flight home and something crazy about a chicken. It's never just a chicken. She then gives us some housekeeping and lets Florida Man take the wheel. She promptly takes it back and shares some fun facts about her favorite state.
This week is Lupa's last week on holiday before she heads back to the arctic climes of Canada. She shares some of her happy memories of her trip and the recent mini vacation she went on with the boyfriend and his family. She tells some funny stories of drunk scrabble and just how cut throat Uno can be then regales us with some fond 2021 Florida Man headlines. Not to be outdone Florida Woman jumps in and Lupa rounds out the episode with some Christmas fun facts and some Canadian fun facts.
This week Lupa is down with a headache, but puts her best voice on and discusses a late late late night, half asleep thought, the cinematic aesthetic of on-screen cuddling, versus reality. She shares a funny story about her Dad, blows off Florida Man completely and delves into the worst driving states in the U.S.
This week Lupa podcasts completely on her own and gets a little personal on the emotions that have been weighing on her. She discusses her feelings on both her son's birthdays, and how she feels about her own birthday. She shares some really good housekeeping and gets intimate and personal with her own rollercoaster of emotions. She finishes off with the always amusing Florida Man and some fun facts about Ontario.
This week, after a week off, Lupa is back and ready to discuss all things movie, but first lets us in on what it's like to have three different Thanksgiving feasts. She shares her experiences with Clifford the Big Red Dog, her feelings and thoughts on Ghostbusters Afterlife (there are spoilers) and recounts some fun camping trips. She includes a song sung by some very ambitious bullfrogs and why they loved to camp on the beach. Throughout the episode there are giggles and tidbits contributed from the Live Studio Audience in the form of the incomparable Zoie Montoya. She ends the episode with all things Florida.
This week we get a bit more of Lupa's venting as she isn't quite ready to let her anger go. Then we delve back into her past with some good old bar stories, and she really isn't sorry. She gets personal and shares something intimate, then gets back on track with some classic Florida man and woman news, and some really interesting fun facts. She really isn't sorry. She is still enjoying that wonderful California weather, and isn't sorry at all.
This week, after taking a week off, Lupa regals us with her flight to Las Vegas, her ongoing stay in California, and the event that brought her here. She shares her memories of her trip to Vegas and the walk of almost shame on the strip, then recounts the day at the event Scarefaire. She touches on some of the bumps in the road that they have been dealing with since she arrived, and introduces her live studio audience. She wraps it all up, as usual, with some fun facts and some Florida man idiocy.
This week Lupa is riding the high of 4 coffees and gets a bit nostalgic about her childhood and the therapy incurred from said childhood. She talks about her Dad, bearings, and a sweet car she once had. She then teaches us all how to prevent rug burn, and why you should never do tequila shots while facing your friends. She rounds out the episode with a visit to Florida and shares some really weird facts.
This week Lupa takes the blinders off for a few people and gets real. She speak out over a situation that she sees happening and can do nothing to stop it. She speaks about integrity, loyalty, trust and honor and how she has seen it lacking in those around her. She expresses her anger at having to watch someone she loves get hurt by the lack of these qualities. She then lightens the mood a bit by answering a question about Canadian Thanksgiving and totally berates the author of the article she is reading and corrects the misconception of canadian bacon.
This week Lupa regales us with tales of her cross-province adventures. She gives us some fun facts on the things she saw along the way, which was a very very very very long way. She lets us know how she really feels about a certain province. She tells us why hitting a moose would be bad and what they are really like, then she finishes off with some more fun facts from her trip and a round-up of good ole Florida Woman.
This week Lupa is feeling the pain of another dental surgery leaving her feeling beat up and rather abused. She is not her usually upbeat self and that leads her down a road of introspection and self reflection. Her journey into self discovery continues and she admits to having a hard time reconciling two parts of herself, one that she has denied for a long time and one that she has lived for a long time. She then gets into her usual Florida man escapades and throws in some genius level fun facts.
This week, while healing from dental surgery Lupa proclaims that this will be a shorter than normal episode and lies through her teeth. She gets down to business with the housekeeping and then moves into answering a question posed to her by one of the hosts of The World of MythBits. After a very long and convoluted explaination she does actually get to the answer. She then picks, albeit gently, on one of her dedicated listeners who happeen to be a dear friend. She delves into the weird and wacky world of Florida and all the unusual fun facts she can find. Then adds a rare treat to the end.
This week Lupa gets a little lengthy but she shares the parts of her journey that have been the most painful. She has come to a crossroads and it is time she stepped onto a new path. Then digs deeper than ever before and expresses her appreciation for those in her life that are walking with her. Then she surprises us with new tales from Florida and some pretty funny fun facts.
What is advertised as a laughter filled podcast, quickly turns retrospective. Lupa talks about the latest piece she is writing and how it has brought a lot of past memories to the surface. It takes her on a new path in her journey and she takes you along with her. She delves deep into the meaning of what she has written and the lessons she is learning. She talks about living authentically, and not settling for the new normal but instead having a new experience for her life. Then she steps back onto the regular programing and gives us more Florida man and some pretty wacky fun facts.
This week Florida Man takes it a bit too far, and again fills us with the desire to avoid the state at all costs. She starts off with a bit of housekeeping and dives into why she lives in Tornado Alley. She shares her memories of the worst tornado to hit her area and share some fun facts on just about anything.
This week starts off with an apology and an explaination. Lupa travels down memory lane and honors not only the anniversary of her Dad's passing but the passing of a dear friend recently. The mood then lightens tremendously as she gets into Fun Fact Friday and what will now forever be known as Florida Man Friday.
This week Lupa gets a little reminiscent as she dedicates the show to three people she loved and lost. She gets off to a chaotic start as she wanders away on a tangent that leads to some heartfelt feelings about her Dad and two others she misses dearly. Recognizing the three bright spots in August she does admit that she isn't a fan, of a few things! It also seems that sharks are out to get her. Tune in and find out why!
This week Lupa relaxes at home, and decides to dye her hair. She adds a new segment about freaky things in Florida and it becomes a train wreck. She wants to stop but can't. She then retreats to her comfortable Fun Fact Friday and answers a listeners request.
This week brings on some melancholy as Lupa reminisces about her Dad, the number 5, the loss of her Muse and the recent death of someone she once knew. Though riddles with jokes and funny stories there is a level of sadness to this week's ramblings.
This week sees Lupa saying goodbye. She talks about her day at the beach, gives some fun facts about the Lake she was swimming in, and wraps things up with some words of wisdom.
This week marks the beginning of the next 52. Lupa talks about her week, her arms and hits the fun facts with a question and answer period and then takes a hard stance on a serious issue.
This week is a special one as Lupa welcomes several guests to celebrate her one year of podcasts. We meet some of her family and a few of her long time friends. This is the episode we get to know her before she was famous.
This week we get more Friday Fun Facts, and then the live studio audience gets to speak, until his cute partner takes over the interview. Lupa interviews David K Montoya, Zoie Montoya and LIly Montoya about Davids new book The Missing Unicorn in the Land of the Zombie Fairies. https://www.mythmart.com/
This week things get serious, yet again, as she discusses what everyone in Canada is talking about. This is a hot button topic and something she is struggling with. Then she lightens things up with her Friday Fun Facts.
This week, Lupa starts out feeling kind of blah, with a don't care attitude, which doesn't change much with the fun facts. She whips out Loki and the mood changes drastically. She discusses all the hats she is wearing and a possible collaboration with Joe at JayZoModcast.
This week we start out nice and sweet and calm with some housekeeping and a new segment called Fun Fact Friday, then things take a turn. What was originally supposed to be some educational information and a little rant, turned into a rant and a plain old tongue lashing.
This week comes with a disclaimer! Not all the opinions expressed in the podcast reflect those of the company that Disgruntled Steph works for. She celebrates 3 anniversaries, and makes a pretty big announcement.
This week Lupa takes a moment and gets serious about some pretty heavy issues happening in her country. She talks about the 215 children's bodies found and gives a bit of history on the Indigenous people of Canada and the tragedies they have faced.
It's the May long weekend and if there is one thing Canadians are good at , it's fireworks. This week Lupa shares what she did over the long weekend, her new dieting routine, and what happens when she panics.
This week Lupa gets serious and discusses her very public breakdown from the week before. She discusses mental illness and shares a bit more about hers. She offers some advice to friends and draws some hard lines in the sand on where she stands on it all.
This week Lupa continues with the theme of where she is on her emotional roller coaster. She reads a piece she wrote many years ago and talks about it's relevance today. She holds a small pity party and invites you all to join her.
This week Lupa goes back to her roots and gives us an update on where she is now on her journey to finding herself. She discusses the lack of plug and wishes her boss David K Montoya well wishes on a speedy recovery.
This week there didn't seem to be much going on, then all of a sudden Lupa gets a life. She discusses her up coming vaccine, feelings and emotions, and her rather ADD moments because she chose to podcast at midnight.
This week seems to have gone better for our host as she isn't as ranty has she has been lately. She discusses her move and quickly gets sidetracked by books, a helmet and jeans that stop you from bending. She ends the podcast with a not so brief explanation of why there is a commercial in the middle of it all.
The Rantastic Lupa is back this week with some more things that irk her. Scented Candles are a big problem. She also explains why there was no podcast last week. Enjoy the little Walter surprise in the middle.
This week Lupa talks triggers. First she talks about ants, spiders and the OCC and then she unloads her feelings on triggers and responsibility.
This week Lupa can't count her episodes as she mistakes this for 36. Welcome to the year of rants! She starts off nice and soft and then she tells us how she really feels.
This week Lupa’s Bits are invaded by the duo of “The 3nos” Podcast. Mike and Jason give her a run for her money and even get a word or three out of the live studio audience.
This week our not so quiet host Lupa AKA Stephanie Bardy, let’s know how she really feels. About relationships, skunks, and canceling an entire generation.
This week Lupa brings us two surprise guests as she attempts to (and eventually, after technical difficulties on her part) interview author Walter G. Esselman! They chat about his upcoming book release SuperHorror Max. With the help of David K Montoya, the two delve into the art of writing, the exact moment he decided he wanted to be a writer and much more!
This week our host, Lupa, AKA the newly legally proclaimed Lady Stephanie of Kerry, starts out with a bang, has a profound moment, and then wanders around with some Hobbits. As we end the episode, we find that she does have “Lady-like” qualities after all.
This week your Hostess with the Mostess Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, gives a short show. She starts out fairly harmless but then things get a little ranty, which she does apologize for. After all, she is Canadian.
This week Lupa turns on the waterworks again as lockdown tears at her sanity as she reminisces about a year ago. Then she switches gears and talks about the adrenaline rush of fame and the understanding why some chase it so bad.
This week our host Lupa Bardy AKA Stephanie J. Bardy takes us on a journey of sorts for this one celebratory 30th episode. She suffers a serious case of butterfly syndrome and tells us about her more wilder days.
This week, with no set agenda, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J Bardy, takes us on a journey as she find the door to Narnia in her trailer, and describes her test and trip to the hospital. She gives a shout out to one of her biggest supporters and how she was a little nervous about going live on tiktok.
This week, our hostess, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, comes to you with a new set of headphones to update you on the recent lockdown for the Providence of Ontario. After that, she gets into a Covid rant and how it is affecting her life. She makes her case to whoever is listening about how dog walkers are essential in the States, but not in Canada. The adventures of shopping for waffle makers while recording and the return of the mouse! Then she gets into storytime and much, much more!
Welcome to the new year as our host Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy talks about how she has been taking up her time in the first week of 2021. One of which is tracking a wild fox around her home during her Canadian winter. After that gets into the heart of the episode as she gets personal and speaks about having an emotional deficit and how things are going to change to refill her emotional well!
Welcome to the new year! In this episode, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, brings us her new online class called Not-so Master Class, where for a small fee, you learn the inside scoop from her. As she records the course and talks about being a writer, editor, and podcaster in the real world, we get to listen for free.
We find Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, on this Christmas Day. In this episode, she reads the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Afterward, she fills us in about Christmas baking and traditional Canadian dinner with her family. After that covers The Great Rat Escapade, a minor Vegan rant, and a funny reflection about her mom's new chairs; in the end, she reads the introduction to issue #91 of The World of Myth Magazine and much, much more!
Three days before Winter Solstice, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, talk about Yule and Pagan traditions for the season. Then reads a poem she wrote for the holiday, "A Night Before Yule." Then chats about her spiritual belief and conviction to walk a more devoted path. Afterward, she gets into having nightmares and explains the meaning as it was explained to her with much, much more!
This week Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, talks about the release of my newest novel, "The Chosen," and how it debut in Amazon's Top 40 in multiple categories. Then, get into the topic of the Christmas holidays and how it will be different for her this year. That leads her to reflect back on fun memories of Christmas past and much, much more!
This week, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, brings the owner of The JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company, David K. Montoya, on as her guest. They chat about her new book coming out next Tuesday, The Chosen. Then, after she tires of him and gives him the boot, she talks a bit more about her writing and her journey, reflects on her health and how it has improved with hard work, and much, much more!
This time around, Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, come at you with a final update about her battle with her Little Friend first mentioned in episode #6! Then talks about going to see her sister, niece, and nephew in the coming week, plus how her younger brother carries on a family legacy! After all that, she gets into the show's main topic. She covers the final episode of her favorite television show, Supernatural!
Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, returns with tales about her nephew and his journey coming into the world. Then reads a poem she wrote for her grandfather's military service in honor of Remembrance Day. Jumps into a brief chatter about how the boss invited her and her brother-in-law for dinner, which deviates into some haunted house talk. Afterward discusses a very emotional recounting of the recent passing of her grandmother and much more!
Coming to you from a remote location in Canada, Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy talks about her thoughts about other's political thoughts and informs us about her new manual labor job. Afterward, she dives into a few stories about her clumsiness and how a ketchup bottle led her to the Emergency Room and much, much more!
Coming to you the night before HALLOWEEN, known as Devil's Night, Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy gives us a ton of entertainment this week. She talks about the history of Samhain and a reading of a poem titled The Halloween Witch. Afterward, she talks about Halloween and the US, then busts out her ghost hunting equipment that leads to much, much more!
T-Minus eight days until Halloween, Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy talks about how she is feeling mentally and physically after last week. Then jumps right into this episode's main topic called “The Veil” a thin line that divides the living and the dead and so much more! Due to Webhosting ISSUES, we are offering this episode directly on Facebook and Twitter.
In this episode, our hostess Seniora Lupa, AKA Stephanie J. Bardy gives us a fun history lesson on Canadian Thanksgiving and how they imported the idea from the US. Then things get quite serious as she explains her continued journey of life and how it took a dark turn this week for her to only come out as a stronger individual!
This week in a more lighthearted episode, our hostess with the mostess, Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, discuses whether she would survive inside a typical horror movie and which famous killer she could actually escape. Then she gets all festive and haunted as she delves a bit into her haunted pastime.
Lupa (the artist formally known as Stephanie J. Bardy), comes at you with a bunch of fun and entertaining stories of her past in hopes to make all you folks smile. Chats about a song that moved her and created a new insight into her personal being. Afterward, she slips into some more moving poetry and deeper reflections of her life and much, much more!
Lupa AKA Stephanie Bardy gets very personal and talks about a childhood trauma that has affected her entire life. There is a trigger warning.
Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy picks up where she left off, in the mental journey of being happy in life. But this week, she tackles how changing your perspective has the power to transform situations. She connects her topic with a few poems she wrote and, so much more!
This week Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, talks about starting her own company Lu-Hoo Baskets, and then she gets into how she hurt her neck, which caused her to be stuck in bed. Afterward, she tackles this week's main topic in how finding her joy has not only helped her but has begun to help complete strangers as well!
Welcome to the first episode of September, Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy gets a bunch of things off her chest about her mental health and all the significant changes in her life. She goes deep with her feelings and thoughts with much, much more!
This week Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy is at home for a few hours and talks about attending a family get-together and birthday party for her niece. She gets into the family dynamics and roles that each person takes and she's the black sheep. After that Steph, talks about her wealthy uncle and how each sibling ranks to him with much, much more!
This week Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy returns with chats about her life and what she has taken her thus far. Then, talks about Canadian weather and gets into the meat and potatoes of the show as she educates us about the bicyclist who stops on the side of the road to release some steam and much, much more!
This week Lupa AKA Stephanie J. Bardy, again armed only with her vape, reports poolside, talks about her adventures in babysitting her two-year-old nephew, almost one-year-old niece and how her brother-in-law/cohort, Curt got dragged in as a helper. After which, she gets a bit serious as Steph talks about her life as a single woman and the journey she must explore to rediscover exactly who she is.
This week, Lupa AKA Stephanie is back in her new home, and she Continues her thoughts from The World of Myth Bits #91 about her personal life now separated. Then she gets into a Ghost Hunting adventure that turned wrong and the consequences that followed.
This week Lupa (Stephanie) gives us the skinny on some big changes in her life. She keeps the podcast short as she ends up meeting with friends but shows you things aren’t always perfect.
In this episode, Stephanie takes us on an emotional journey as she recalls funny moments with her siblings and children, frightening thoughts on death, and how the loss of her father still affects her.
This week Stephanie returns post margarita and in the pool (yes, she is recording while she is swimming), talks about a plethora of topics from helping her sister, to being Canadian to her spiritual walk and coming life decision. [Editor note: No pauses or ums were removed from this episode, because this editor has a sense of humor].
From a construction site and vape pen in hand, Stephanie gives you a very one rant mixed with her opinions about what ever is a hot topic on Twitter. Afterward, she tells a couple of tales about spiders and much more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of The JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company.
Welcome to episode one! Stephanie covers mental health, suicidal thoughts, being real to who you are and much, much more!