Top Five

A walk down memory lane...

What happens when you invite your former boss onto your podcast and forget to hit record?

Kaelin found out the hard way! With Jason out, Kaelin is flying solo this week with a very special guest: Producer Rachel Giordano, her former boss and mentor from her days interning at Mojo in the Morning on Channel 955.

The two reunite for some behind-the-scenes radio stories, hilarious memories, lessons from the trenches of live broadcasting, and a little nostalgia about how Kaelin found herself in radio.

Rachel also shares her Top 5 things she's loving right now, and they're a mix of personal wins, business breakthroughs, and some hard-earned life lessons.

And of course, you can't have Producer Rachel on a podcast without getting into her almost 30 years behind the scenes in media!Rachel shares stories from her years working on The View and The Barbara Walters Specials, her time at Walt Disney Feature Animation and the Home Shopping Network, and how her career eventually led her from television to radio. From working alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment (including Beyonce) to producing live morning radio, Rachel has experienced just about every side of the media business.

The two also get into what it was REALLY like having Rachel as a boss when Kaelin was an intern at Mojo in the Morning. Spoiler alert: Rachel wasn't exactly known for being easy! Kaelin opens up about how intimidating Rachel could be, the pressure of working in live radio, and why that tough-love approach ultimately helped shape the producer and radio personality she is today. Rachel explains why she had such high expectations, why she never had time to sugarcoat things, and how she always believed that making mistakes was part of learning - as long as you didn't keep making the same ones.

And if you think working in radio is just sitting around talking into a microphone, think again! Rachel and Kaelin pull back the curtain on what really goes into producing a successful morning show. From the preparation and split-second decisions to managing personalities, screening calls, handling unexpected moments, and knowing when to throw the entire plan out the window, there's a whole lot happening that listeners never hear.
Rachel also shares why she fell in love with radio after working in television. Unlike TV, where there's often a wall between the audience and the people on screen, radio creates a personal connection with listeners. The audience becomes part of the show, and sometimes those unscripted conversations can genuinely change someone's life. It's that connection, and the responsibility that comes with someone giving you their time and attention, that made Rachel love producing live radio.

WANT TO WORK WITH PRODUCER RACHEL? With more than 20 years of experience in television, radio, and podcast production, Producer Rachel Giordano now helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and personal brands get clear on their message, show up confidently on camera, and create content that actually connects with their audience. Whether you're stuck on what to say, overwhelmed by creating content, or ready to take your brand to the next level, Rachel offers:

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Learn more and work with Producer Rachel:https://www.sandgmediagroup.com/Follow Producer Rachel on Instagram: @ProducerRachelGiordano

Fantasy football, Kelly Clarkson, the rules of getting "flewed out" and more.

Adela, Fantasy football, Worst Ex Ever, Netlifx, how young would you date?, AI, Ashe and more!

-Fantasy football

-The next big popstar

-True Crime

-Tana Mongeau

-Holly Madison

-Playboy, Hugh Hefner, The Girls Next Store, Holly Madison

-The Lindsay Clancy trial

-The Pastors Wife on Netflix

-A FaceTime with Bella Hadid

-An Instagram hack that let's you creep anonomously

-Jason learns about Asia

& as always our Top Five of the week which you know consists of food, music, True Crime and more.

Kaelin finally talks Italy, solo travel, the Top Five things they do there that just make sense and Jason obviously talks jail, food and music.

Kaelin and Jason talk getting called out by a radio legend, Jason quiet quitting the pod, the best way to consume potatoes and of course their Top Five / Crash Out of the week (which of course includes true crime, food, music & more.)

The king of Lollapalooza himself talks about the eveolution of the festival, what it's like backstage and we share some of our favorite moments from over the years. Plus our Top Five of the week (you know there's music, food and true crime in there) plus our biggest crashout over the course of crashouts from the week.

We're so back baby and even if we're going through it Jason's nether region is cleaner than it's ever been. We've got music and true crime recs plus the ONLY place in the WORLD Jason wants to travel to plus our Top Five and crash out of the week.

She may be a big deal in Italy but she's a Chicago girl forever. Singer Katie Kadan talks about ending up on The Voice despite not wanting to do it, how a random Facebook message led her to six sold out shows in Italy, her insane ties to Aretha Franklin and eveything in between. Of course she shares her Top Five and makes us both tear up and laugh in between!

It happened again :( not to eat during this episode...

Kaelin starts with a crash out & talks about her new son, Jason educates us on a very important pop culture moment & completely checks out because of something going on at the office but they eventually finish their Top Five of the week!

Jason and Kaelin talk Coachella, new music, Rhode Island, true crime, Jason's new poop spray and more.

A special guest steps in for Jason!

Kaelin and Jason talk Couchella (not a typo), Jason's inability to smell or taste fish, a solo trip out of the country and their Top Five and crash out of the week.

Celebrity psychic medium Matt Fraser joins the show to talk dead people, if psychics can help with true crime cases, whether or not there's a heaven or hell and gives an epic top five with a double crash out.

We are so back and came ready to POD. Jason has somehow injured another part of his body and Kaelin is scared she may get canceled after something she did on camera plus they share their Top Five and crash out of the week.

Kaelin tracked down Jason and held him down long enough for a vacation & knee surgery (bbl) update plus their Top five and crash out of the week.

Another special guest joins the show to talk nudes, national parks, living out of a truck and quitting your job.

A VERY special guest joins the pod to talk about many things including why she walked away from alcohol without a "rock bottom", how to stop doom scrolling, her designer bag plug as well as her amazing Top Five and crash out of the week.