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Sparkle & Destroy Podcast

Rocker Hayley Crusher Cain and librarian Danielle MerCrusher Bagnall investigate what it means to sparkle and destroy in the modern world.

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E52 Spice Up Your Life!

Episode Notes Can you take the heat? Hayley "Crusher" Cain and Danielle "the MerCrusher" Bagnall spice up your podcast feed with retro-modern musical recommendations (The Surfrajettes, Bethlehem Shalom), a few unusual self care ideas (Danielle has taken up the steel drum, don't knock it till ya try it!), adulting dilemmas and more. PLUS: We FINALLY answer the age-old question: which Spice Girl Are…

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E51 Your Cozy Critter HQ

Your Cozy Critter HQ Brew a hot cup of tea, throw a sweater on your dog or cat and cuddle up with us! Yes, it is indeed Sweater Weather Season on Sparkle and Destroy Podcast and we are HERE FOR IT. Today: Our best fall comfort movies, the only Beanie Baby Danielle ever owned (spoiler alert, it’s a spooky one) and we tackle the age-old question “Is Halloween Millennial Christmas?” Plus, WTF is…

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E50 Cat Tats 4 Eva

MEOW! Today Hayley Crusher Cain and Danielle MerCrusher Bagnall bemoan the Back to school drearies, reveal our favorite Lisa Frank animals, dissect "The Substance" (gross-out warning!) and Danielle reflects on getting her FIRST EVER TATTOO! Will she now run off to join a cat-centric biker gang? Listen on to find out! P.S. Did we do a good job of leaving you wanting more? Fat chance, but hey…it’s…

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E49 Dinos to the Rescue?

Dinos to the Rescue? Happy birthday to the new and improved Danielle MerCrusher Bagnall, now with four decades of experience (new decade, same great taste in candy!) On today’s podcast, the ladies talk about building community in the face of dread, the dramas of diverse dinosaurs (and mutadons), plus Hayley and Gidget almost go straight to jail! Why? Listen on to find out! All things Sparkle and…

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E48 Gidget's Gone Girl Moment

Hayley crusher Cain and Danielle the MerCrusher Bagnall are here to add sparkle to your summer! Today, the case of the missing chiweenie and a Stepcat origin story mystery, Danielle drags Gwen Stefani (YET AGAIN) then takes us back to the future. Hayley gets a new (used car) and conquers her fear of teenagers. Well, sort of... All things Sparkle and Destroy can be found at our Website -…

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E47 We're Back & Sparklier Than Ever

We're Back and Sparklier than Ever! Danielle visits a Cat Brothel, Hayley cuts her own hair, plus freaky food aversions, the simple joys of zine-making, tin foil disco balls, "batch adulting" and more! ...Yes, we're BACK! Hayley has moved across the country to Detroit and Danielle is back in California, but nothing will stop these plucky pals from bringing their podcast passions back to life! All…

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Ep 46: Self Medicating with Otters (2021 Re-Cap!)

Episode Notes Can otters help the ladies get through the first few months of 2022? On this episode, the gals rejoice in the goodness that is Field Roast's vegan "Celebration Loaf" while recounting the highs and lows of 2021. Not surprisingly, Hayley and Danielle spin a yarn encompassing some Extremely Random Things, including the best children's books, podcasts, memes, animals (shoutout to da…

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Ep 45: First Thing's First w/ Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's

First thing's first, we're talking to recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and bassist/writer Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's! You might not know that The Go-Go's were the first female band to play all their own instruments and write their own songs to have an album go to number 1 on the Billboard Charts! Well, now you know! Their recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame win got us thinking about…

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Ep 44: Test Pilot! Sparkle & Destroy 2.0

We're back, baby! Reporting from the Madonna Inn's fabulous Mill Room, Hayley Crusher Cain and new Co-host Danielle Mercrusher Bagnall are resurrecting the podcast with a dash of mischief and a very strong cocktail! The ladies speak of fort-making, friendship and Hayley even reads depressing entries from her Covid Times Diary. Will Sparkle and Destroy 2.0 be cooler than the previous incarnation?…

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Ep 43: Death by Pogo w/ Kim Warnick of The Fastbacks

Johnny Ramone, Eddie Vedder and Weird Al walk into a green room….OK, better to let legendary singer Kim Warnick tell this joke herself! The Fastbacks' bassist/vocalist is full of hilarious stories, zingy one-liners and a down-to-earth humility that only comes from flying so close to sun and actually living to tell the tale (in an alternate universe run by record store geeks, perhaps The Fastbacks…

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