Introducing: the Speakeasy | Blake Guichet | Episode 335

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this celebratory podcast episode, Blake reflects on an incredible six-year journey since launching her show as a birthday gift to herself in 2018. What started as a heartfelt space for candid conversations about faith, struggles, and authenticity has evolved into something far bigger than she imagined. With a fresh rebrand to The Speakeasy, the show now boldly tackles cultural and political topics with curiosity and grace, offering a safe place for deep, meaningful discussions. This milestone episode is a joyful expression of gratitude for the listeners who have made this dream job a reality, coupled with an exciting vision for the future of the podcast. Let’s raise a glass to new beginnings and impactful conversations! To connect with Blake… Website: thegirlnamedblake.com Instagram: @thegirlnamedblake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I have been hinting for a little while that the podcast was getting a rebrand and when better to
0:05.5	launch something like that than the first day of the year. So welcome to the first official episode
0:10.9	of the Speakeasy podcast. In this episode, this little quick episode, we are going to look back a
0:16.7	little bit, kind of what got us here and what led to the rebrand and what to expect moving
0:23.3	forward. There's just a little recap to kick things off. The first official episode will come out
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1:08.7	I cannot believe that this podcast is six years old. That's a first grader. I have a first grader for a podcast. And the last six years have been so much more than I could have imagined in my wildest dreams. And I am quite the dreamer. When I started this podcast December 10th, 2018, it was my 30th birthday present to myself.
1:32.4	And I had been kind of going back and forth with it, I think almost the entire year of
1:37.7	2018.
1:38.5	I went back and forth with God and with friends.
1:41.7	I was going to start it with a friend.
1:43.1	And then that didn't work out. And then about the summer, God dropped with friends. I was going to start it with a friend and then that didn't work out.
1:44.4	And then about the summer, God dropped Confessions of a Crappy Christian. I love alliteration,
1:50.6	to be totally honest. I love alliteration. And it kind of came to me. It honestly came to me as
1:56.5	the title of a book first, but then the podcast came before the book. And obviously, over the last six
2:02.3	years, I've gotten a lot of different responses to the title of the podcast, right? There's,
2:07.7	the people are like, oh my gosh, I love it. It's so great. And then there's the people who are like
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