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The Perfectors

We believe the world needs people who are determined to see love, compassion and justice win. We interview the perfectors doing just that. #perfectors (formerly the Mama Bear Dares Podcast)

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Episode 140: Love & Chores

Episode 140: Love & Chores

On Episode 140 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, co-hostesses Leslie and Tesi sit down and discuss a powerful TED Talk giv... Read more

4 Dec 2017

39mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 3: Doing it Scared

Episode 3: Doing it Scared

There’s a perception in our culture that if we face obstacles, the world is warning us that we are on the wrong path...o... Read more

7 Mar 2016

1hr 17mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 134: The Birds, the Bees, and Beyond (#metoo)

Episode 134: The Birds, the Bees, and Beyond (#metoo)

On Episode 134 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi talk about the recent social media phenomenon #metoo and ... Read more

23 Oct 2017

49mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 116: Sex, God, & Politics with Kara Haug

Episode 116: Sex, God, & Politics with Kara Haug

On Episode 116 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Tesi and Leslie sit down with Kara Hoag, the founder of Grace Unbound, a ... Read more

12 Jun 2017

1hr 11mins

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Episode 117: Bikini Body

Episode 117: Bikini Body

"You have a bikini, you have a body. You have a bikini body." Can we get an amen? On Episode 117, Leslie and Tesi respon... Read more

19 Jun 2017

53mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 128: The Privilege Pipeline

Episode 128: The Privilege Pipeline

On Episode 128 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi continue the theme of talking about education in America.... Read more

11 Sep 2017

55mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 2: Meet the Hostess, Part II

Episode 2: Meet the Hostess, Part II

Moms are complex creatures with incredible depth and layers of complexity. Even though Tesi and Leslie, the hosts of thi... Read more

4 Mar 2016

30mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 198: Becoming Who You Are with Alyson Wild

Episode 198: Becoming Who You Are with Alyson Wild

On Episode 198 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi sit down with Alyson Wild, a wise and brave woman who sha... Read more

14 Jan 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 38: The Horizontal Tango (Let's Talk About Sex)

Episode 38: The Horizontal Tango (Let's Talk About Sex)

On Episode 40 of Mama Bear Dares, the hosts talk about, well, sex. Tesi and Leslie—with the help of life coach Gervase K... Read more

6 Jul 2016

46mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 110: Remembering What You're Worth with Michele Cushatt

Episode 110: Remembering What You're Worth with Michele Cushatt

On Episode 110 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Tesi sits down with Michele Cushatt, a wife, mother, and successful autho... Read more

1 May 2017

53mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 159: Parenting Teens (and why no one is talking about it)

Episode 159: Parenting Teens (and why no one is talking about it)

On Episode 159 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi talk about the mysterious and thrilling responsibility of... Read more

16 Apr 2018

36mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 121: Health, Hope, & How to Talk to Boys

Episode 121: Health, Hope, & How to Talk to Boys

On Episode 121 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, co-hosts Tesi and Leslie take a moment during the heart of summer to conn... Read more

17 Jul 2017

40mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 197: You're Never Too Old To Do the Scary Stuff

Episode 197: You're Never Too Old To Do the Scary Stuff

On Episode 197 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Tesi and Leslie sit down to rehash highlights from 2018, discuss the thin... Read more

7 Jan 2019

49mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 200: Marie Kondo is a Mama Bear!

Episode 200: Marie Kondo is a Mama Bear!

On Episode 200 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Tesi and Leslie talk about the Marie Kondo craze that has so many of us c... Read more

28 Jan 2019

49mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 157: Female Friendship (We Continue to Slay, but We Dont Come to Play)

Episode 157: Female Friendship (We Continue to Slay, but We Dont Come to Play)

On Episode 157 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi take a hot minute to celebrate the sisterhood! The cultur... Read more

2 Apr 2018

48mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 257: The School-to-Prison Pipeline

Episode 257: The School-to-Prison Pipeline

On Episode 257 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie and Tesi spend their time together talking about a massive subject... Read more

2 Mar 2020

59mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 138: Exhausted & Energized (A Water Party Re-Cap)

Episode 138: Exhausted & Energized (A Water Party Re-Cap)

On Episode 138 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, co-hostesses Leslie and Tesi sit down and talk about Water Party 2017, an... Read more

20 Nov 2017

39mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 64: Coffee & Wine

Episode 64: Coffee & Wine

Coffee and wine, wine and coffee. It's a thing! In Episode 64, co-hosts Leslie and Tesi try to get to the bottom of why ... Read more

5 Oct 2016

33mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 199: Toxic Masculinity ... Again

Episode 199: Toxic Masculinity ... Again

On Episode 199 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Tesi and Leslie celebrate the writers (we see you, Mama Bear marketers!) ... Read more

21 Jan 2019

43mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 57: Finding (and using!) Your Voice with Natalie Grant

Episode 57: Finding (and using!) Your Voice with Natalie Grant

Your perspective, your experience, your blessings and gifts, and your unique place in this world give you an incredible ... Read more

12 Sep 2016

39mins

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