Finding Favorites with Leah Jones

Over on Candy Chat Chicago, Ronnie Raviv joined hosts Leah Jones and Jocelyn Geboy to talk about medical diagnoses, Finland, the Ice Hotel, the last Bears game of the post-season, all while eating a lot of Finnish candy. Candy that we sample during the episode. Photos on Threads Suffeli Puffi Marianne Dumle Winter Mix Jaffa Karl Fazer Blueberry Truffle Karl Fazer Salty Toffee Crunch Salted Caramel Fudge Ollo All Sorts Susu Snacks Tutti Frutti Winter Mix Tyrkisk Peper Fazer Glogikulaat Lapland's blueberry candy Vestibular Schwannoma or Acoustic Neuroma information Mayo Clinic Dr. Ricky Wong Ronnie and Leah's guide to Lapland Time-lapse drive to Sweden: Housing between Kittila/Levy and Muonio Villa Borealis (where we stayed) https://www.villaborealis.com Lapland Dream Villas (3adjacent cabins, different owner, same operator) https://www.laplanddream.fi Appropriate clothing Our property owner had a warehouse that she took us to for boots, coats, gloves, snowpants, etc Ice hotel provided coveralls, gloves, boots, balaclava Base layer of cotton is a no-no in a cold room at Icehotel so make sure you at least have something synthetic or wool for top and bottom Places we ate in Finland Swiss cafe Muonio Takka at Olos resort Panoramic restaurant at Levi resort via gondola Levi Pizza Salteriat (schnitzel) Finland activities and vendors Aurora Chase with Arctic Frontiers http://www.arcticfrontier.fi/ Phenomenal. Would’ve booked a second night if needed Base camp was on a frozen lake with a hut with a fire, warm juice and brownies Dogsled http://www.maglelin.fi/ What a delightful afternoon! Ronnie drove a sled himself and I was a passenger on the guide's sled. Once she saw my cane, she made arrangements for me to sit and take 200 photos. Family owned and operated. She offers different distances based on the weather and party size. Arcandia Adventure Park What a fun, silly night! We did ramen with the shamen for dinner. Hot pot cooking with reindeer meat, filet, ramen, fresh veg A la cart sausages and snacks looked good Hot chocolate with mint liqueur was delicious We threw spears, axes, archery, and did an astrology chart This is hilly terrain with snow packed paths. We saw people slip and fall, but kept our footing. Of course it’s a tourist trap! Take your best ren faire or Comic-Con attitude and have fun https://www.arcandia.fi/ Reindeer safari https://www.getyourguide.com/sirkka-l139331/levi-reindeer-experience-with-sled-ride-t418396/?ranking_uuid=3248de96-0922-420f-af99-54f05c66decf Warm drinks in a hut with a fire for fascinating reindeer facts after short sleigh ride and feeding reindeer Ice hotel in Sweden https://www.icehotel.com/ What we did Ice Dinner Slept cold in 365 art suite Aurora photography with Scandinavian Sami Photoadventures Www.scandanavianphtotoadventures.com. Ice sculpture class Ice Hotel suggestions Look at the calendar for when the winter exhibit opens. We went a week before. Fun vibe with all the artists and builders on campus, but we didn’t get to see the annual build Skip the ice dinner and eat a la carts Use their gear! It’s really good Make it two nights - one warm, one cold - and enjoy a slower visit Overall thoughts We went Nov 30 to December 6 2 hours of daylight stretched into 4-5 hours with dawn and dusk Went before peak season of total darkness, so more cost effective We didn’t do any Christmas or Santa stuff A few notes on traveling fat and mobility-impaired IceHotel had gear in sizes too big for me! The icehotel sleeping bag was snug and a little claustrophobic, but it zipped The property manager had coats big enough for me (actually a little too big) WinterRent coat was my fave, but their 6x pants didn't fit. Their boots were also the best I borrowed for me. The Snow Country snow pants I bought on clearance last year were perfect https://www.snowcountryouterwear.com/ Smart Wool base layers in largest size fit great Darn Tough socks were tight on calf, but worked good enough Every restaurant has comfortable seating for me The wheelchair plane access in Kittila was an elevator on a truck. If you are unsteady on your feet, get wheelchair services in the airports and save your energy for dogsledding. Bring your own towel. No towel in Finland wrapped around my body.

It's time for our annual Best of Call In show where past guests and listeners send in voice memos of some of their favorite things from 2025. This year's episode includes a 30 minute interlude with Rabbi Michael Zedek to talk about his newest book! Rabbi Michael Zedek People are Like... Taking Miracles Seriously TedX The Four Beautifuls Korman Siblings Hosts of Friday Night Movie Podcast Producers of The Floaters Koln 75 F1 in the theater Stranger Things Avatar Fire & Ash Adult Children Pam Rose Severance Traitors Stranger Things on Broadway Damiano David (music) Weapons Sinners The Naked Gun Dinosaur improv Ben Schwartz & Friends Taskmaster Celebrity Boyfriend - James Acaster Would I Lie to You Off Menu Podcast Abbas Jaffary Mini ITX gaming computer Geometry Wars Ball Pit Switch 2 Metroid Prime Beyond Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Itality - indigenous vegan food Work team Students Tilted Access Press Canned Podcast HDTGM Hello from the Magic Tavern Arcane - Netflix Resisting ICE Steve Higgins 20th anniversary of teaching at Lewis & Clark 15 years of Ink & Drink comics Katharos - Steve’s own comic Assorted Crisis Events (comic short stories) Severance Pluribus KPop Demon Hunter Maybe Happy Ending Andy Minecraft in person Birdwatching Going to the beach Anime conventions Cosplay photo shoots Making and wearing cosplay BINGO Resolutions Punch Card Resolutions Jasmine Davila Heated Rivalry Fandom & community Ezra Butler - independent researcher Jute Backerei in Berlin Jesse Dukes - host of Upper Middle Brow Cannery Row - John Steinbeck Sweet Thursday - Steinbeck Exhalation: Stories Ted Chang Robot Stories - Isaac Asimov Salt-water fishing Wet Legs - Moisturizer Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Max Klau, an author, musician and social change agent, joined Leah in October to talk about his new book, a new album and making art in dangerous times. Max and Leah met through New Politics Academy and his book Developing Servant Leaders at Scale dives into his tried and true methods for self-discovery. Follow Max online Developing Servant Leaders at Scale by Max Klau: https://bookshop.org/p/books/developing-servant-leaders-at-scale-how-to-do-it-and-why-it-matters-max-klau/a9fe513c6a63c3ca?ean=9781837081653 Max's website: https://www.maxklau.com/ Max's LinkedIn for workshop info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-klau-0319a11/ The Max Klau Band: https://www.maxklau.com/music Mentions New Politics Academy: https://www.newpoliticsacademy.org/ James Talarico: https://jamestalarico.com/ Kansas Leadership Center: https://kansasleadershipcenter.org/ Inner Development Goals: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Stutz: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21819228/ Jessi Bender on Finding Favorites: https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/jesi-bender-victorian-utica/ I Fight Dragons: https://ifightdragons.com/ Tour:Smart by Martin Atkins: https://martinatkins.bigcartel.com/product/tour-smart-digital-book Moshav: https://www.moshavband.com/ Bob Schneider: https://www.bobschneider.com/ Michael Shelley: https://michaelshelley.net/ WFMU: https://wfmu.org/ Finding Favorites is (once again) edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Ry Jones, an open source community architect and Leah's older brother, loves sending postcards when he travels. We dig into his postcard habits and he also shares the different ways that he supports the war effort in Ukraine through Car for Ukraine and Help99. Follow Ry online Github LinkedIn Support Ukraine https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/50forua-washington-battalion Help99 EnGin (English ESL volunteering) Postcrossing Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Suzanne Reisman is one of Leah's friends from MySpace and they sat down to talk about her viral sensation - the New York City History of Garbage and Rats walking tour! Coming soon to a newspaper or TV near you! She's been featured in Time Out NYC, the NY Post, Nebraska and Australian radio shows, and even made it to newspapers in Europe and Chinatown. We dig deep on how (and why) she created the walking tour before talking about her favorite moment of the day. Follow Suzanne online GANYC Suzanne Reisman TripAdvisor booking link Off Beaten Subway Track Attractions [email protected] Show notes Ghost of Aaron Burr: https://associationofparanormalstudy.com/2019/03/01/the-world-was-wide-enough-the-multiple-hauntings-of-aaron-burr/ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/this-garbage-and-rats-walking-tour-explores-the-grossand-engrossinghistory-of-nyc-051425 https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/strolling-through-roger-eberts-perfect-london-walk Rats by Robert Sullivan https://sharsheret.org/ https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2023/04/mayor-adams-anoints-kathleen-corradi-nyc-s-first-ever-rat-czar https://nypost.com/2025/06/25/lifestyle/rat-whisperer-offers-tours-of-nycs-rodent-hotspots-theyre-sort-of-little-monsters-but-also-sort-of-cute/ https://avagardnerplay.com/ Comphy sheets (now owned by Coop sheets) Brooklinen https://www.coco-mat.com/usa/en/sleep/mattresses Big Fig Thuma Shoe Recommendations https://www.stegmannusa.com/collections/womens-shoes https://www.topoathletic.com/women/womens-shoes/activity/Recovery Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Author/artist Jesi Bender joined Leah to talk about her novel Child of Light, available from Whiskey Tit press, and Victorian houses in Utica, New York. Note from Leah: In this episode, I boldly say that there are no Victorian houses in Chicago, because they all burnt down in the Chicago fire. I couldn't have been more wrong. Follow Jesi Bender online https://www.jesibender.com/ https://www.jesibender.com/child-of-light.html Show Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned-over_district https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fountain-elms-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York https://oneidacountyhistory.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_House_(Georgetown,_New_York) https://abandonedonline.net/location/spirit-house/ https://www.hamilton.edu/offices/lits/special-collections/college-archives https://www.uticaod.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2025/01/18/photo-gallery-look-back-at-the-history-of-genesee-street-in-utica/77743355007/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica_Psychiatric_Center https://inmatesofwillard.com/2012/09/08/1880-the-utica-crib/ Of course there are Victorian Homes in Chicago. I had amnesia. https://www.zillow.com/chicago-il/victorian-style_att/ https://fortunerestoration.com/services/residential-painting/painted-ladies/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Beverly_Randolph https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchmen/comments/npiyzq/did_the_hbo_show_influence_this_long_overdue/ https://www.cureddocumentary.com/ Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

To kick off the month of Elul and High Holy Day preparations, Leah sat down with Sarah Osborne, founder of A Mitzvah to Eat, to talk about how her organizations supports Jews who are unable to fast on days like Yom Kippur. We also talk about leadership, our mutual friend Evonne, and tongue drums. Order your A Mitzvah to Eat care package by September 12, 2025 to receive before Yom Kippur. A Mitzvah to Eat https://fnd.us/a-mitzvah-to-eat-care-packages https://www.amitzvahtoeat.org/ https://www.amitzvahtoeat.org/about https://www.amitzvahtoeat.org/yom-kippur-1 Show Notes https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/evonne-marzouk-writing/ Tongue drum: https://www.balmyworld.com/products/sound-healing? https://www.mayyimhayyim.org/ https://www.mayyimhayyim.org/ceremonies/ https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08712-2.html? https://slate.com/culture/2025/08/long-story-short-netflix-show-pandemic-covid-grief.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33247080/ Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Shai Korman, one of the Friday Night Movie podcast hosts, is on the road with a movie he produced with his sisters. He took a break in between festivals to talk about The Floaters, film festivals and Weird Al. Follow Shai online Shai Korman: https://www.instagram.com/pancake4table/ Friday Night Movie Podcast: https://fridaynightmoviepod.podbean.com/ Floaters the Movie: https://floatersmovie.com/ Show Links Weird Al tour: https://www.weirdal.com/tour/ Weird Al Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CtQCvc7e8 Taskmaster Season 19: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRWvNQVqAeWKt7kCUfEMdJi40m7H58CJd Tires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tires_(TV_series) Bentonville Film Festival: https://bentonvillefilm.org/ Floaters IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31145438/ And Mrs. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6614198/ Don’t Tell Larry https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16311236/ Bird in Hand https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36298555/ Espina https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17016098/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Adult Children https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17424166/ Lemonade Blessing https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32432676/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Cotton Candy Bubble Gum https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28305079/ Magic Hour https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32134256/? Sabbath Queen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32145808/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Malka https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32778054/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36364856/? Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Israel-based educator and writer Sharna Marcus joined Leah on Friday, June 20th, to share the story of how she was able to get to Indiana from Israel during the active war with Iran. Spoiler alert: a cargo ship was involved. We talk about her work as a Middle East history educator, the damage done by the "weapons of mass destruction" lies told by the Bush administration, finding Jewish identity and community, and more. Follow Sharna online https://x.com/MsSMarcus https://www.instagram.com/sharnaranee/ Note from Leah: The podcast is just on a break while I recover from gallbladder surgery in march, moving in late April, and figuring out a whole new apartment. We recorded this episode before the US got involved directly in the war and I'm releasing it a few days after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel started. In case it does not "go without saying" I deeply desire all of the hostages should be returned home immediately, that humanitarian aid needs to flow into the Gaza strip, and that I desire peace and safety for all people living in and around Israel. I don't know how we get there. A few other links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/first-islamic-public-hospital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wo2TLlMhiw https://www.youtube.com/@crashcourse/search?query=israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid https://rebooting.com/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-one-un-leaders-mistaken-timeline-caused-confusion-about-gaza-childrens-starvation-risk https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/ https://zionistutopia.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast

Author Lee Upton joined Leah to talk about her newest book Wrongful, available for pre-order now for May 1 delivery, and about how she became a bunny person. PSA: Bunnies are exotic pets and not responsible Easter presents. Stick to chocolate and toy bunnies today! Where was the podcast? Leah had emergency gall bladder surgery which meant hitting eject from her life for about a month. So happy to be back on the mic and to welcome back engineer-extraordinaire Rob Abrazado. Keep up with Lee online Wrongful is available for pre-order now and releases May 1, 2025: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/wrongful/ Lee's website: https://www.leeupton.com/ Show Notes Sagging Meniscus Press: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/ Tabitha, Get Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tabitha-get-up-lee-upton/21257767 Kate Racculia: https://www.kateracculia.com/ Agatha Christie: https://www.agathachristie.com/ The Withers (coming in 2026 from Regal House Publishing): https://regalhousepublishing.com/forthcoming-publications/ Book & Puppet Co.: https://www.bookandpuppet.com/ Ghostlit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ghostlit-poems/121f3a980b2b881e On the Rocks: https://www.theodoraziolkowski.com/books Asterism: https://asterismbooks.com/ I Am a Bunny: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-am-a-bunny-ole-risom/8547916 Michael Sowa: https://michaelsowa-art.de/ Esterhazy: The Rabbit Prince: https://www.amazon.com/Esterhazy-Rabbit-Prince-Irene-Dische/dp/0152009213 Instant Relief Therapy: https://www.wikiart.org/en/michael-sowa/instant-relief-therapy Bunny by Mona Awad: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunny-mona-awad/12087549 Alice in Wonderland: https://bookshop.org/p/books/alice-in-wonderland-illustrated-lewis-carroll/7841425 Rabbit, Run (the first book in John Updike's Rabbit series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/rabbit-run-john-updike/11076364 The Velveteen Rabbit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-velveteen-rabbit-margery-williams-bianco/19005883 Donnie Darko: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ Harvey: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/ Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (the first book of the Bunnicula series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunnicula-a-rabbit-tale-of-mystery-deborah-howe/286233 Bunnicula (TV series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5444412/ Watership Down: https://bookshop.org/p/books/watership-down-richard-adams/286191 The House Rabbit Society: https://houserabbit.org/ POP Cats: https://popcats.co/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Detroit-based Brandon Klein sat down with Leah to talk about his love of interviewing - AKA non-fiction storytelling. Brandon has been a meditation coach, lived "van life" in the national parks, and is the creator and host of Humanize the Human Eyes. Keep up with Brandon on YouTube and Instagram https://www.youtube.com/@brandonmklein/videos https://www.instagram.com/brand0nklein/ Show Notes https://www.descript.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanseisen/ https://goodnightoscar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gGwOlIb9k https://blackwing602.com/collections/pencils https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/lucas-balisong-knives/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression Fact check: It was Jack Paar and not Dick Cavett that hosted Oscar Levant, sorry for so confidently talking about the wrong late night host. Second fact check: Rob Abrazado will return to editing the podcast on the next episode. The last few weeks have been rough in the Jones house, but I recently closed on a condo sale and have returned to the land of the living.

Christine Marie Eberle returns to Finding Favorites to discuss her new book and the pilgrimage that inspired her to write it. Her new book Finding God Along the Way: Wisdom from the Ignatian Camino for Life at Home is available now. We have an in depth conversation about the logistics, prayer and intentions of going on this pilgrimage in the fall of 2022. Christine-Marie-Eberle.com Finding God Along the Way Show Notes The Way on IMDB Camino del Santiago (the other pilgrimage in Spain) Camino Ignacio Ignatian Volunteer Corps Ignatius of Loyola Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Every year, we start by looking back at 2024. We asked friends and past guests to send in voice memos highlighting their favorite things of 2024. In this episode you'll hear from Shai Korman – Friday Night Movie Podcast Jesse Dukes – Upper Middle Brow Liz Nord Laura and Annie – BFF Sticker Club Chris Bagg – Upper Middle Brow Pam Mandel – Canned Mike Maddaloni Amy Guth – Canned Rocco Cataldo - Some stuff from Rocco Jason Mathes Steve Higgins Rabbi Michael Zedek Leah's recommendations for the year include Live comedy performances Jackie Kashian Laurie Kilmartin Kyle Kinane Paul Scheer book launch with Adam Pally Dinosaur Improv at the Den Michelle Collins at City Winery Live theater Illinoise at Chicago Shakes Some Like it Hot Death Becomes Her Great Comet at Writer’s Theater An Enemy of the People Here There Are Blueberries Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

It's a crossover episode of Finding Favorites and Upper Middle Brow - Leah Jones, Jesse Dukes and Chris Bagg are talking about robot friends and enemies. We start with M3GAN and go on a winding conversation from there. Subscribe to Upper Middle Brow and rate them 5 stars: https://uppermiddlebrow.com/ Recommendations from this show: Ted Chiang’s Exhalation Alien: Romulus Duncan Jones Moon Honorable Mentions: Robocop The Terminator/Terminator 2 Short Circuit M3gan Robot Visions Doctor Who Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Curtis Smith, author of Deaf Heaven (available May 2025) and The Lost and The Blind, is a professor who loves 70s Hollywood. Leah and Curt talk about his new book, favorite movies and directors. Build your own 70s To Watch list from this episode. Leah is still collecting voice memos for the best of 2024 episode slated for January 12th. There's still time to send in a 1-5 minute clip highlighting some of the things you found and loved in 2024. Follow Curtis online Short stories collections: https://www.press53.com/curtis-smith Curtis on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/contributors/curtis-smith-4ddf66b4-7838-4c5b-a813-010b2772f1a7 Deaf Heaven: https://bookshop.org/p/books/deaf-heaven-curtis-smith/22029558?ean=9781960018786 The Magpie's Return: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-magpie-s-return-curtis-smith/17051877?ean=9781947041615 The Lost and the Blind: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-and-the-blind-curtis-smith/19735398?ean=9781955062619 Show Notes Jen Michalski: https://bookshop.org/contributors/jen-michalski JMWW: https://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/ Ben Tanzer: https://www.tanzerben.com/ This Podcast Will Change Your Life: https://tbwcylinc.libsyn.com/ Flannery O'Conner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connor The Graduate: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/ The Twilight Zone: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/ Vivian Maier: https://www.vivianmaier.com/ Mary Ellen Mark: https://www.maryellenmark.com/ The Center for Creative Leadership: https://www.ccl.org/ Running Wild Press: https://runningwildpublishing.com/ To Sir, with Love: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/ The Godfather: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/ The Conversation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/ Dog Day Afternoon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/ Nashville: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073440/ Robert Altman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000265/ McCabe & Mrs. Miller: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067411/ The Long Goodbye: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070334/ Francis Ford Coppola: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/ Apocalypse Now: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/ Martin Scorsese: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/ Mean Streets: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Taxi Driver: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/ Raging Bull: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/ Brian De Palma: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ Blow Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/ Sisters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070698/ Terrence Malick: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517/ Days of Heaven: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077405/ Badlands: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/ The Candidate: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/ Robert Redford: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/ The Parallax View: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/ Warren Beatty: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000886/ John Cassavetes: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001023/ A Woman Under the Influence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072417/ Regal Unlimited: https://www.regmovies.com/unlimited The Substance: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/ Demi Moore: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/ The Exorcist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/ Gene Hackman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000432/ Dustin Hoffman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/ Three Days of the Condor: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073802/ Shampoo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073692/ Reds: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/ Faye Dunaway: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/ Robert De Niro: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/ Al Pacino: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/ Woody Allen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/ John Travolta: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/ Urban Cowboy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081696/ Tree of Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/ Gosford Park: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/ The Player: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/ Megalopolis: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10128846/ 2001: A Space Odyssey: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ Lawrence of Arabia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/ RRR: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178634/ The Jungle Book: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/ Bonnie and Clyde: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/ Bette Midler: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000541/ Ruthless People: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091877/ Poltergeist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/ The Wizard of Oz: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama) Goodfellas: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recomm

Jeph Wilkinson, host of Big Campaign Podcast, loves table top role playing games (AKA TTRPGs) and joined Leah to talk about how he found Dungeons & Dragon, the joy of running TTRPGs campaigns with friends, and storytelling. Jeph is an independent podcaster! Follow Jeph online The World of Big Campaign Stories: https://www.bigcampaign.com/ Big Campaign Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/big_campaign_stories Big Campaign Podcast on X: https://x.com/BigCampaignPod Big Campaign Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/big_campaign_podcast Show Notes Upper Middlebrow: https://uppermiddlebrow.com/ Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson: https://bookshop.org/p/books/snow-crash-neal-stephenson/7327954?ean=9780553380958 Dungeons & Dragons: https://dndstore.wizards.com/ Dune by Frank Herbert: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dune-frank-herbert/7502701?ean=9780441172719 Vampire: the Masquerade: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-of-darkness/discover-world-of-darkness/vampire-the-masquerade The Golden Bachelorette: https://abc.com/show/4175a1c6-1594-4c90-9895-02008e6f0550 Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka: https://zubrowka-vodka.com/ Epic Level Handbook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Level_Handbook Finding Favorites "Chris Bagg loves Table Top Roleplaying Games": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/chris-bagg-dnd-ttrpg/ Newcomers: https://headgum.com/newcomers Pathfinder: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Wizards of the Coast: https://company.wizards.com/ High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty Magic: The Gathering: https://magic.wizards.com/ Clash of Krits: https://linktr.ee/clashofkrits Rainbow Dice Club: https://linktr.ee/rainbowdiceclub How Did This Get Made?: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Rabbi Michael Zedek, the rabbi emeritus of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago, joined Leah for a very fun and meandering conversation about lots of his favorite things. His book, Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality, is going into a second printing and he's available for all of your events - Jewish or not, in person or virtual, to discuss the book. As a congregant of 20 years, Leah used the podcast to get the full stories of how Rabbi Zedek became a rabbi (where are you Elijah from Syracuse?), how he met his wife Karen, and how he came to Emanuel after retiring from the pulpit once already. Keep up with Rabbi Zedek online Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality RabbiMichaelZedek.com Show Notes "The Day I Read a Book" by Jimmy Durante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PweWTvZVKk I and Thou by Martin Buber: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-and-thou-martin-buber/52758?ean=9780684717258 Emanuel Congregation: https://www.emanuelcong.org/ Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis (PARR): https://www.parrabbis.org/ National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORRR): https://naorrr.com/ Religion on the Line website: https://religionontheline.com/ Religion on the Line podcast: https://sites.libsyn.com/414662 High and Mighty with John Gabrus: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty When Harry Met Sally...: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harry_Met_Sally… The Godfather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather Casablanca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film) Ein Gedi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Gedi Ibex and shofar Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ Young Presidents' Organization: https://www.ypo.org/ Helen Suzman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Suzman Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies: https://www.schusterman.org/ Brown Lighthouse Tel Aviv: https://brownhotels.com/lighthouse Abraham Joshua Heschel: https://bookshop.org/contributors/abraham-joshua-heschel-9a2a2d93-0aa6-43c8-b4df-b0b18533fce5 Hebrew Union College (HUC): https://huc.edu/ Interfaith Park: https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/interfaith-park Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Ashlie, host of Advice from The Cheerbrarian, LOVES books and loves to prescribe books to friends, listeners and strangers based on a few questions. We talk about breaking up with your phone, the benefits of parallel reading multiple books at the same time, and book discovery. Keep up with Ashlie online Advice from the Cheerbrarian: https://open.spotify.com/show/77y9HmJHzKhZZ8wyspnCqb Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ardaigle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheerbrarian/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cheerbrarian TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheerbrarian Advice from the Cheerbrarian website: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/ Unrequired Reading: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/unrequired-reading Show Notes Star Trek: The Next Generation: https://www.startrek.com/series/star-trek-the-next-generation Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Your Brain is a Dirty Dirty Liar (Your Brain Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Your-Brain-is-a-Dirty-Dirty-Liar-Your-Brain---Part-1-e2gle2k My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "YOU'RE REJECTED. Now what?": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/YOURE-REJECTED--Now-what-e2if0cq The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Gallup Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "The Power of Yes (Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/The-Power-of-Yes-Part-1---Say-Yes-to-Being-the-Best-at-Being-the-Worst-e2pm271 Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://littlehousebooks.com/ Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery: The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?11710 Stuart Little by E.B. White Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1984 by George Orwell Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Beartown by Fredrik Backman: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Power of Fun by Catherine Price Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris 10% Happier by Dan Harris How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman: https://www.goodreads.com/series/299267-thursday-murder-club Murder, She Wrote on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French: https://www.goodreads.com/series/51639-dublin-murder-squad Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit In the Woods by Tana French: https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-woods-tana-french/11716028?ean=9780143113492 Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43680-thursday-next Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Yes Please by Amy Poehler The Wreckage of My Presence: Essays by Casey Rose Wilson Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer Finding Favorites - "Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/ Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck Craft Sequence series by Max Gladstone: https://www.goodreads.com/series/91029-craft-sequence Finding Favorites bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/FindingFavoritesPodcast House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Good Morning America Book Club: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/bookclub Happiness Falls by Angie Kim: Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Cheerbrarian Presents - Author Angie Kim": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Cheerbrarian-Presents---Author-Angie-Kim-e2jbg6p Reese's Book Club: https://reesesbookclub.com/ Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Six Tips to (try to) Read More Books": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Six-Tips-to-try-to-Read-More-Books-e2jto9s Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Nancy House-Bluhm, author of Whispers for Terra and The Nickel Loop, loves clear communication. The midwesterner spent 25 years in Colorado before returning to Michigan. She talks with Leah about communication skills, trains and The Artist's Way. Keep up with Nancy online Whispers for Terra The Nickel Loop Nancy's website Nancy's email Instagram @jnbpine Nancy on Facebook Tik Tok @nancyhouserbluhmauthor Show Notes Hotel Denver (now Hotel Maxwell Anderson) in Glenwood Springs, CO: https://maxwellandersonhotel.com/ Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum: https://www.durangotrain.com/ Beforeigners: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332130/ How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-dale-carnegie/7496534?ean=9780671027032 Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Phatic communication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-artist-s-way-30th-anniversary-edition-julia-cameron/6665657?ean=9780143129257 Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard: https://bookshop.org/p/books/finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest-suzanne-simard/17806466?ean=9780525565994 Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Orphans' Project: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/projects/orphans Finding Favorites episode "Author Joan Schweighardt loves serendipity": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/joan-schweighardt-serendipity/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Elana Silber is the CEO of Sharsheret, the Jewish breast and ovarian cancer organization that Leah supports, and totally obsessed with Orangetheory. Nothing interrupts her daily workouts and she might get you Orange-curious by the end of the episode. Elana has dedicated her career to supporting people with breast and ovarian cancers through her work at Sharsheret. We talk a lot about what you should be doing to understand your breast cancer risks and specifically about how this organization helps people in the US and Israel. Host Leah Jones was honored by Sharsheret in May 2024. Here is her speech. Leah will be giving a d'var torah at Emanuel Congregation on October 25, 2024 for Pink Shabbat at 6:30pm Keep up with Elana and Sharsheret Sharsheret Sharsheret toll-free phone number: 866-474-2774 Sharsheret on Instagram Sharsheret on Facebook Show Notes Orangetheory Fitness Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at [email protected] Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.