Bird’s the word: Friends’ podcast celebrates love of chickens in Harford

Every Tuesday, two middle-aged women meet in Joppa to record a weekly podcast in which they discuss the loves of their lives. Their passions are always the same: They chat about chickens.

For an hour, Chrisie DiCarlo and Holly Callahan-Kasmala expound on the pleasures of raising poultry as pets. The show, called “Coffee with the Chicken Ladies,” is a casual celebration of backyard biddies and their place in the world, from homestead egg-layers to cuddly cluckers.

“Hug your chickens every day...