Honey Pod

This is the Honey Pod — where words heal, hearts rebuild, and purpose buzzes loud.Hosted by two-time Emmy Award–winning journalist Paulina Bucka, this is a hive for journalists, creatives, and seekers learning to rise from burnout and rebuild with faith and purpose.Each episode drips with truth, humor, and healing — featuring mental health experts, legal voices, and storytellers who prove there’s still honey in the wreckage.From the sting to the sweetness — this is where we build the hive. 🍯 Join us every Thursday for new episodes and deeper dives on Patreon.

Honey Pod is a society podcast hosted by PaulinaBucka, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

PaulinaBucka hosts Honey Pod, a society show with 13 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  It Was Never Enough | Honey Pod with Jeremy Chen

  Dec 18, 20251h 11mS1

  <p>In this episode of The Honey Pod, I’m joined by former Las Vegas reporter Jeremy Chen for an honest conversation about newsroom burnout, the MMJ grind, and what happens when the job keeps asking for more with fewer resources and less support.</p><p>We talk about chaotic newsrooms, managing managers, and the emotional toll that pushes so many journalists to question their future. Jeremy also shares what changed when he moved to a healthier, better-resourced newsroom—and how time and trust can transform the way stories are told.</p><p>✨ This is the final episode of Season 1 of The...

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  Episode #11

  Back to Where I Started | Honey Pod with Billy Floyd

  Dec 11, 20251h 3mS1

  <p>Today’s episode is a full-circle moment.<br>I’m sitting down with Billy Floyd, the person who helped me start my very first podcast back in Albany — the place I walked away from news for the first time and started rebuilding my life.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about leaving the industry before you even have the words for burnout, starting over in a new city, finding creativity again, and why the first chapter after news is always the messiest and most important.</p><p><br></p><p>🍯 ONLY TWO PUBLIC EPISODES LEFT<br>The Honey Pod is mo...

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  Episode #10

  Rewriting the Story: Career, Calling & Her Becoming | Honey Pod with Cabria Kirby

  Dec 4, 20251h 3mS1

  <p>Two-time Emmy Award–winning producer Cabria Kirby joins me for an intimate conversation about one of the bravest decisions she’s ever made: walking away from the newsroom at 26 to completely rewrite her life.</p><p>We talk about recognizing burnout before it breaks you, leaving a career that once defined you, rediscovering purpose in teaching Title I students, the calling that led her toward school counseling, and why the “news family” remains family no matter where life takes you.</p><p>This episode is warm, honest, and soul-fueling — a reminder that starting over isn’t failure. Sometimes it’s the doorway...

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  Episode #9

  The Ground Beneath the Hive | Honey Pod with Nelandra Anselmo

  Nov 27, 202533 minS1

  <p>Today we sit down with Nelandra Anselmo, licensed therapist and founder of True Core Wellness, for a grounded conversation about identity, healing, and finding your way back to yourself.</p><p>Nelandra shares practical tools for reconnecting when life feels loud or heavy, and introduces Bee Well — her monthly mental-health series available exclusively to our Patreon community.</p><p><br></p><p>✨ In this episode:<br>• Rebuilding identity• Returning to your “home frequency”• Grounding practices you can use today• When faith and mental health meet</p><p><br></p><p>🍯 Join the Hive on Patreon for Bee Well:<br>patreon.com/honeypo...

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  Episode #8

  When the Story Almost Kills You | Honey Pod with Joe Vazquez

  Nov 20, 202552 minS1

  <p>When a story nearly costs you your life, everything changes.</p><p>In this episode of The Honey Pod, Paulina Bucka sits down with longtime CBS reporter Joe Vazquez — mentor, newsroom veteran, and survivor of a violent attack on assignment. After 35+ years in journalism, Joe opens up about the rising danger facing news crews, the collapse of resources in modern newsrooms, and the moment that forced him to walk away from an industry that became his identity.</p><p><br></p><p>Together they discuss:</p><p>The day Joe’s security guard was shot during a robbery attempt</p><p...

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