First, thank you for five magical years!

So, do you ever wonder about the behind the scenes of The Canna Mom Show? How did we find Dave? Why do we have the intro we do? How does all the magic of podcast distribution work? What are the challenges of social media and cannabis? What could the future look like for The Canna Mom Show? And what will I be doing next year? Well, today you’re going to find out answers to all those questions and more.

Today we are inviting my canna bro David Yas to reminisce about the early days of TCMS and what we’ve learned. Also, if you have ever wanted to do your own podcast, we are going to ask Dave for a few pointers and how Pod617 could be a great place for you to start.

And we’re talking with Kristin Souza whose been working with TCMS this year on our social media and marketing. She’s going to talk about what she’s learned about podcasting this year and how she’s planning to continue TCMS conversations in the future.

And if that were not enough, in addition we are also excited to talk with Dr. Benjamin Caplan about his work educating the medical world on cannabis and the podcast he’s pitching and I’m hoping to contribute to.

Please welcome to the final interview of Season 5- our producer David Yas, our social media manager Kristin Souza and Dr. Benjamin Caplan.

Culture Corner: So, I am not a comic book fan, but I do appreciate the art of storytelling. And I’m Jewish, and always love to support my people. And I’m from Boston, so I had to give a shout out to The Writer, a comic book set in Boston and rooted in Jewish folklore. Created by brothers Ben and Max Berkowitz of the Legal Sea food dynasty, but it was their paternal grandfather, Nathan Glick, who inspired their love of comic books. The brothers teamed up with Grammy-winning and Tony-nominated actor Josh Gad to create the graphic novel. I have not read it, but I love the idea of taking deep Jewish folklore that’s been around for thousands of years and making it like an Indiana Jones adventure. They are celebrating Jewish identity and its broad array, and I think it’s an important story for our times. The Writer, a comic book, available now.

Topics Discussed

(1:10) Welcome!

(3:10) The Canna Nana Favorite Podcast

(3:40) Amie’s Favorite Things

(3:55) Joyce Favorite Thing – Beautiful Ashtray

(4:20) Dave Describing Ashtray – Purchase on Etsy

(5:10) The Culture Corner – The Writer

(6:45) Canna Mom Superhero – Canna Comics

(7:15) Guests Introductions

(8:30) Welcome Everyone!

(8:45) Names, Locations and How Do You Know About TCMS?

(9:45) Musical Salute to Joyce

(13:34) Kristin Souza Intro

(14:56) Dr. Benjamin Caplan Intro

(15:30) Connecting TCMS with The Boston Podcast Network

(16:15) The Podcast Garage

(17:20) Joyce’s Favorite Episode – The Canna Nana

(19:19) Season One in The Pandemic

(21:25) Podcasting Advice from Dave

(23:45) What Dave Learned About Cannabis

(25:15) Autism and Cannabis

(26:45) Dave’s Favorite Way to Consume

(27:50) Kristin Souza Talks About TCMS

(30:30) Creating Social Media for TCMS

(32:45) Future Ideas for The Canna Mom Show Legacy

(37:20) What Kristin’s Doing in Connecticut

(38:04) Cannabis Corner Radio

(39:25) Dr. Benjamin Caplan Introduction

(44:49) Cannabis Science

(45:25) Dr. Caplan’s Podcast

(46:06) Real Stories from Real People

(48:05) The Green Table Podcast

(50:30) A Boy and A Vape Pen

(53:45) Questions for Joyce

(55:12) Kindness and Curiosity in Cannabis

(58:33) Thank You and Goodbye!

The Canna Mom Show wants to thank:

Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music and Fortuna Design for creating TCMS website and Sugar Leaf Creative for marketing and social media.

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