After years of working together on shows at SiriusXM Nicole Ryan and Sam Roberts come together, every week Sam (Jim & Sam, WWE, Notsam) and Nicole (Morning Mash Up, Have Kids They Said) get together to create a podcast that can only be described as… Satisfying.

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Not sure what to listen to? Looking for an entertaining buzz of background noise? Satisfying Static is it. Join Kristine and Maggie as they banter around a randomly generated word. Do they stick to a conversation about that word? Heck no! That’d be too easy. No, this stream-of-conciousness style podcast follows the hosts down the rabbit of their brains. No one ever really knows where they’ll end up. Will the conversation be deep? Funny? Informative? (Pssst, all 3)

Welcome, people of all ages and cultures to this show of simple, subtle things that matter in feeling good, communicating well, and enjoying your days and evolution as an individual and in a couple or other relationship! Send in your ideas and requests by Insta @satisfying.intimacy.

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