Upcoming things in ATL: The Cheese Festival, Historic 4th Ward Atlanta - September 28 $35+ [http://thecheesefest.com/](http://thecheesefest.com/) St. Paul and the Broken Bones - September 28 $40+ [https://www.foxtheatre.org/events/detail/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones](https://www.foxtheatre.org/events/detail/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones) Flux Projects Grant Park - September 27-30 Free [http://fluxprojects.art/productions/flux-projects-grant-park/](http://fluxprojects.art/productions/flux-projects-grant-park/) Decatur Tiny House Festival September 29-30, Decatur, GA $20+ [https://www.tinyhousedates.com/event/3rd-annual-decatur-tiny-house-festival/](https://www.tinyhousedates.com/event/3rd-annual-decatur-tiny-house-festival/) Last birthday - Chihuly was at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Chihuly at The Biltmore - $70 - ends October 7th [https://www.biltmore.com/visit/plan-your-visit/buy-tickets/chihuly-at-biltmore](https://www.biltmore.com/visit/plan-your-visit/buy-tickets/chihuly-at-biltmore) Say hello - find us on instagram, your favorite podcast app (leave us stars please) or send us an email at byars.life@gmail.com.  We’ll read it on the air. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/)

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40: The Geezer's Guide to Atlanta Festivals

We've updated our house and Erin has an exciting diet update that leaves Joel gasping for air. Is that a good or bad gasp? Listen to find out! Jenna Alexander - [https://www.jenna-alexander.com](https://www.jenna-alexander.com) Recipe - warm lentil pate - [https://shop.goop.com/search/recipes?query=warm%20lentil%20pate](https://shop.goop.com/search/recipes?query=warm%20lentil%20pate Fizzy wateras bb) Say hello - find us on instagram, your favorite podcast app (leave us stars please) or send us an email at byars.life@gmail.com.  We’ll read it on the air. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

39: #39 - Deep Fried Jade Eggs

We're doing a new diet and have the complaints to prove it. Listen to discover who has the most convincing complaints! Say hello - find us on instagram, your favorite podcast app (leave us stars please) or send us an email at byars.life@gmail.com.  We’ll read it on the air. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

38: #38 - The Diet that Started a Riot

**Joel and Erin visit the Decatur Book Festival for some family, food, and fun...BUT mainly food! ?** **Decatur Book Festival** * Labor Day event that started in 2006 * Largest independent book festival in the country and top five overall; 17 venues * Parade * Book signings * Author events - readings and panels * Vendors - old books * Children authors * Festival food - Fontis water **Cafe Alsace** * Broccoli and goat cheese quiche with peach gazpacho * Chicken salad salad * Kitsch-y - little prince, french decor * Opened in 1997 by Bénédicte Cooper, an Alsace, France native. Alsace borders Germany and Switzerland, and the influence is present in the cuisine. Say hello - find us on instagram, your favorite podcast app (leave us stars please) or send us an email at byars.life@gmail.com.  We’ll read it on the air. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life-a-satirical-lifestyle-and-travel-blog/id1321485451?mt=2)

37: #37 - The Southern Bourgeoisie

Joel and Erin sit down post kitchen renovating to reveal their secret to being married over a whole year! Here's a hint, it involves Joel driving to Home Depot with their dog Guinness. This is a fun episode full of new insights into the Byars.Life family that we hope you enjoy as much as they do. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

36: #36 - Live Couples Therapy

35: #35 - Smothered, Covered, and Stuffed : Waffle House or Bust

Joel goes to LA and Guinness goes to camp. The Lifers are back fresh from a trip to LA. Joel shares all his experiences performing at the Comedy Store and interviewing celebrities, but Erin is more interested in what food he ate. So prepare for some fun stories of Joel's new stake in comedy in between his foodie tour of LA. It's a lot of funny and food in this one! **Memorable Moments** * Kitchen update = don’t ask, don’t tell * Joel goes to LA * Sqirl * The Pie Hole * Hermit Falls * Night + Market Song * Sugarfish * Joes does comedy in LA (see ep #7) * Chocolate Sundays * Comedy Store * Interviews * Guinness goes to camp [https://sqirlla.com](https://sqirlla.com) [https://www.thepieholela.com](https://www.thepieholela.com) [http://www.nightmarketsong.com](http://www.nightmarketsong.com) [https://sugarfishsushi.com](https://sugarfishsushi.com) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

34: #34 - It Ain't Stalking if You're Married

Joel and Erin take Atlanta by storm, literally! They brave a monsoon to trek Atlanta in search of carbs and cinema. Tune-in to see what happens! **Memorable Moments:** * Surviving a monsoon in Midtown * Joel breaks his sober streak * Tako eating contest. * Erin’s hobby is breaking Joel’s willpower. * Is a 7:30pm movie too late? * Guinness is the answer.  What is the question? **Where Did We Go?** * Funny Girl * Takorea * Publik House * Fox Theater - Coca Cola Summer Film Festival * Funny Girl 50th anniversary * Public House Draft [**Public Draft House Atlanta**](http://www.publikatl.com) [http://www.publikatl.com](http://www.publikatl.com) **[Fox Theatre Atlanta](http://www.publikatl.com)** [](http://www.publikatl.com)[https://www.foxtheatre.org/](https://www.foxtheatre.org/) **Takorea Atlanta** [http://www.mytakorea.com](http://www.mytakorea.com/) [](http://www.mytakorea.com/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2) [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2) [](http://www.publikatl.com)

33: #33 - Everything in Moderation, Including Marriage

It's summertime in the Byars Life! Join Joel and Erin on their epicly delicious (and sweaty) trip to Steel City Pops in Decatur, GA. Erin was craving doughnuts, so Joel compromised on some popsicles that turned out to be way more than he bargained for. Tune-in to hear the full story behind these "popsicles" dipped in chocolate and syrup. Enjoy! **Must hear mishaps:** * Joel discovers he's a "soy boy" * Guinness causes a scene on the podcast * Tearful wedding stories * Joel challenges Erin's cooking "style" * Joel and Erin plan a doughnuts and beer day Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) **Joel's Ice Cream Recipe:** [https://detoxinista.com/instant-peach-ice-cream-dairy-free/](https://detoxinista.com/instant-peach-ice-cream-dairy-free/) [](https://steelcitypops.com/) **Steel City Pops Website:** [https://steelcitypops.com/](https://steelcitypops.com/) **Pearson Farms Website:** [https://www.pearsonfarm.com/](https://www.pearsonfarm.com/) **Las Paletas Website:** [](http://laspaletasnashville.com/) [http://laspaletasnashville.com/](http://laspaletasnashville.com/) **King of Pops Website:** [https://kingofpops.com/](https://kingofpops.com/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

32: #32 - Joel Byars: The Soy Boy Conspiracy Theory

More cake! Joel and Erin celebrate a family birthday with cake and biscuits. They also share their tales of shopping for deals, mainly Joel's Dad hats, at the Alternative Apparel warehouse sale. Great info is also shared about Atlanta's Fox Theatre Coca Cola Summer Film Festival and Hot Breath! Podcast's new interview with Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher of the movie Eight Grade. It's a good one! **Must hear mishaps:** * We discover Erin's "cake face" * Joel's mom makes biscuits so Erin will "love her" * How newlyweds communicate, for better or worse * Joel roasts his niece, AGAIN * Why eating soy makes Joel cry **Quotable quotes:** * "You looked me up and down and said, biscuits?" * "Does PMS cloud your judgement?" * "Whenever I eat soy I cry." * "Oh 10PM? That's way past my bedtime." * "Can you steal people's energy?" Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/ Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

31: #31 - Cake is My Spirit Animal

Joel and Erin have a cheesecake bake off in honor of his mom's surprise 60th birthday. This hilarious episode also reveals Erin's "cake voice" and why Joel is now wearing "skinny britches." Don't worry, there was also Thai food on the menu and Joel's Queer Eye hair routine that makes even Erin cringe with metro fomo. Thanks for listening! **Must hear mishaps:** * Erin has a conniption * The evolution of Joel’s pants * Joel’s hair care ritual * Cake voice origin story * Atlanta’s best Thai food **Thoughtful thoughts:** * “Not to bring it back on me, but since we’re talking about me, I figured we could talk more about me and how great I am.” * “I didn’t realize that involved me having to care.” * “I used to wear dress pants, recreationally.” * “I don’t take well to other people’s opinions of me.” * “Since we were with company, I thought that would be a little déclassé.” [http://www.thaiofsandysprings.com/](http://www.thaiofsandysprings.com/) [https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/08/cheesecake-bars-with-all-the-berries/](https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/08/cheesecake-bars-with-all-the-berries/) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

30: #30 - Eating is My Party Trick

This is the perfect Fourth of July episode to catch up on all the Byars Life antics. Joel and Erin update you on their latest and greatest home improvements, or lack thereof. They also revisit their favorite past episodes and as usual remind each other why the other is wrong. Tune-in for your favorite bad marriage advice with southern flair. **Must hear mishaps:** * Our recap of our favorite episodes * Erin breaks a toilet (literally) * Clay mask mistakes * Tree removal and panic attacks * Fourth of July with Hot Breath! Radio Hour **Thoughtful thoughts:** * “We’re living our best life and our stressed life.” * “This is me doing housework.” * “And you thought our dog Guinness finding a girlfriend at a family gathering was redneck?” * “Nobody puts cake in a corner.” * “The only upside to working with kids is when they chant my name.” Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

29: #29 - It's Not You, It's My Tone

Joel and Erin get woke in this week's inspiring episode featuring stories from their experience at the Families Belong Together Rally in Atlanta. Listen to learn how you can take action from speeches by influential civil rights icon John Lewis. This is one you can't afford to miss! **Must hear mishaps:** * Dog sitting disaster * Getting woke * Marching in the heat * Seeing John Lewis live * Joel’s embarrassing outfit **Thoughtful thoughts:** * “We went there instead of working on the kitchen.” * “I can’t believe no one recognized me here.” * “WTF America?” * “There’s my modesty again.” * “Oh, I tuned you out.” [https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org/](https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org/) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/](https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/) Instagram: [@Byars.Life](https://www.instagram.com/byars.life/) If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. Thanks for listening. If you love us, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. It’s free! Just like this podcast. [Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/byars-life/id1321485451?mt=2)

28: #28 - Immigration Rallies for Beginners

Joel and Erin take a break from Netflix's Queer Eye to attend a live recording of Pod Save America and celebrate their niece's second birthday. One of these activities involves our dog Guinness humping his new girlfriend, Cricket the Jack Russell Terrier, in public. Listen to find out which it is! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/ Instagram: @Byars.Life

27: #27 - Joel Hates Kids

All married couples need to watch Queer Eye on Netflix. Listen to hear our secret relationship advice learned from hours of TV screen time with our favorite Fab 5. We recorded this episode on a crisp Sunday morning with the birds chirping and our Aztec Clay masks rapidly binding our mouths shut. Enjoy! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Byars.Life/ Instagram: @Byars.Life

26: #26 - French Tucks and Shoe Closets: Self-Prescribed Queer Eye Makeovers

A comedian and a marketer walk into a travel blog... Married Millennials Joel and Erin Byars bring their humor and southern charm to the highfalutin world of travel and lifestyle. Listen along for weekly explorations of date-worthy destinations. They will have you laughing at their mishaps, will inspire you to recreate each experience, and have you saying "I reckon" in no time.

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