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.

Theresa Goodrich, aka The Local Tourist, has always loved to write. After she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided not to let anything stop her from writing fiction and she has written FIVE mysteries featuring travel writer Alex Paige. Theresa is one of the first people I met on Twitter and this was a great chance to catch up with each other. Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both new episodes will feature interviews with a heavy focus on breast cancer. Please, shedule your mammogram, colonoscopy, and dermatology screenings. Early detection really does save lives. Keep up with Theresa online Theresa's Books: https://theresasbooks.com/ Peril on the Peninsula (free e-book): https://theresasbooks.com/products/peril-on-the-peninsula The Local Tourist: https://thelocaltourist.com/ Show Notes The Two Lane Gems series: https://twolanegems.com/ Living Landmarks of Chicago: https://livinglandmarksofchicago.com/ Planning Your Perfect Road Trip: https://theresasbooks.com/products/planning-your-perfect-road-trip Show Me Shipshewana: https://theresasbooks.com/products/show-me-shipshewana Midwest Road Trip Adventures: https://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-road-trip-adventures Midwest State Park Adventures: https://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-state-park-adventures Alex Paige travel mystery series: https://theresasbooks.com/products/alex-paige-travel-mysteries-bundle Keith Lee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keith_lee125 G.P. Gottlieb: https://www.gpgottlieb.com/ "Kathy Giorgio loves Writing": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/kathie-giorgio-loves-writing/ NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ St. Clare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Assisi The Enneagram: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ CliftonStrengths: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253676/how-cliftonstrengths-works.aspx Amy Güth: https://www.amyguth.com/ Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ De Beers: https://www.debeers.com/en-us/home The Rhodes Scholarship: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/ Book Brush: https://bookbrush.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.

Summer hiatus is over with a banger of an episode! Abbas Jaffary, a mathematician and roller derby referee, joined Leah to talk about The Chicago Knockouts Roller Derby League and his love of math. Leah and Abbas also share a love of How Did This Get Made, the podcast that brings all people together. Follow Abbas online Mathematics for Misfits: https://linktr.ee/mathematicsformisfits Accessible Mathematics:https://www.accessiblemath.info/ Chicago Knockouts and Chicago Knockouts on Tik Tok. Show Notes How Did This Get Made?: https://hdtgm.com/ Live Lit: https://bookriot.com/what-is-live-lit-and-how-can-i-read-it/ Dinosaur: https://www.paulscheer.com/dinosaur Rock 'N' America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27N%27_America Chicago Shred Union on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagoshred/ Chicago Outfit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagooutfit/ The Crimson Vixen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thecrimsonvixen_/ SteMartaen: https://stemartaen.com/ Plant-Based Skate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedskate/ The Village of Homewood: https://www.village.homewood.il.us/ RollerCon: https://rollercon.com/ Improv Olympic (IO): https://ioimprov.com/ CFA Institute: https://www.cfainstitute.org/ College of DuPage: https://www.cod.edu/ Hyperspace by Michio Kaku: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey-through-parallel-universes-time-warps-and-the-10th-dimens-ion-michio-kaku/8648999?ean=9780385477055 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC): https://www.uic.edu/ Georg Cantor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantor The p-adic numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_number P-adic Numbers: An Introduction by Fernando Q. Gouvêa: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-an-introduction-fernando-q-gouvea/14521230?ean=9783030472948 P-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions by Neal Koblitz: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-p-adic-analysis-and-zeta-functions-neal-koblitz/8668219?ean=9780387960173 Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/ Dr. Louis H. Kauffman: https://homepages.math.uic.edu/~kauffman/ Edward Witten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Witten Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit PsiQuantum: https://www.psiquantum.com/ MathJax: https://www.mathjax.org/ MathML: https://www.w3.org/Math/ 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.

Chuck Gay, a musician, writer and actor, joins Leah to introduce her to Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Chuck can be seen in Elvis of the Yukon (as Elvis) written by guest Pam Mandel and produced by Amy Guth. Keep up with Chuck online Instagram @charlespgay Facebook @chuckgaymusic ChuckGayMusic.com Top Five Buck Owens Albums Buck Owens and The Buckaroos - Carnegie Hall Concert Buck Owens and The Buckaroos - In Japan! Buck Owens - Live In London Buck Owens (self titled) Buck Owens and The Buckaroos - Before You Go A great compilation album is Buck Owens and The Buckaroos - Bakersfield Gold Top songs by Buck Owens on YouTube Show Notes Elvis of the Yukon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/ Buck Owens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens The Buckaroos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buckaroos Hee Haw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw Carnegie Hall Concert: https://open.spotify.com/album/37k1QgDqGNemtteDpQ2jcU Don Rich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Rich Buck Owens and Don Rich singing "Tiger by the Tail": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63NdYPMxrw Dwight Yoakam: https://www.dwightyoakam.com/ "Streets of Bakersfield" performed by Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens: https://open.spotify.com/track/7bKqtOF02nEDUImWZqq5nH Bumbershoot music festival: https://bumbershoot.com/ Buck Owens performs "The Streets of Laredo" live at Carnegie Hall (1966): https://open.spotify.com/track/0MjHswdGtDI1msQ49fWDYa John Prine: https://www.johnprine.com/ "I've got a Tiger by the Tail": https://open.spotify.com/track/464fUpkgSEPH1onUGoW8Kt "Love's Gonna Live Here": https://open.spotify.com/track/722NCABmmKoHNQaX2VHoX3 "Together Again": https://open.spotify.com/track/5uGMzzZW2XxHvSziwt9T3y "Cryin' Time": https://open.spotify.com/track/4UCCm4l4YTTeEYuaAzUdOs "Second Fiddle": https://open.spotify.com/track/3JO1cq3Ex5DbfQSnMf7Y3i An episode of The Buck Owens Ranch Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCy-9z6BXJc Buck Owens' Crystal Palace: https://www.buckowens.com/ Blackwing pencils: https://blackwing602.com/ Isernio's chicken breakfast sausage: https://isernio.com/product/chicken-breakfast/ Philadelphia jalapeño cream cheese: https://www.kraftheinz.com/philadelphia/products/00021000007325-spicy-jalapeno-cream-cheese-spread Frank's RedHot hot sauce: https://www.franksredhot.com/en-us/products/franks-redhot-original-cayenne-pepper-sauce Le Creuset cast-iron skillet: https://www.lecreuset.com/signature-skillet-10-1-4-in-chambray/20182026434001.html Heinz Simply ketchup: https://www.heinz.com/products/00013000626095-simply-tomato-ketchup-with-no-artificial-sweeteners Durango Bagel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dgo_bagel/ Dave's Way: A New Approach to Old-Fashioned Success: https://www.amazon.com/Daves-Way-Approach-Old-Fashioned-1991-09-01/dp/B019TLFO7Y 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.

Author Darrin Doyle returns to celebrate a new book and his love of horror movies. Keep up with Darrin online Darrin's website: https://www.darrindoyle.com/ Darrin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDarrinDoyle Darrin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrindoylewriter/ Let Gravity Seize the Dead pre-order: https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/let-gravity-seize-the-dead/ Show Notes Intergenerational trauma: https://dictionary.apa.org/intergenerational-trauma Wilderness State Park: https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/ParksandTrails/Details.aspx?id=509&type=SPRK Bird by Noy Holland: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bird-noy-holland/17314873?ean=9781619028272 Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy: https://bookshop.org/p/books/outer-dark-cormac-mccarthy/6724632?ean=9780679728733 The Beast in Aisle 34 by Darrin Doyle: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-beast-in-aisle-34-darrin-doyle/15921939?ean=9781948954570 Horror Movies to watch Get Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/ Abigail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557/ I Saw the TV Glow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15574270/ Rosemary's Baby: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/ Dark Night of the Scarecrow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082235/ Prom Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/ Children of the Corn: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/ The Evil Dead: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/ Fangoria magazine: https://www.fangoria.com/ American Werewolf in London: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/ It (1990): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/ The Thing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ Friday the 13th: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/ Maniac (1980): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/ Pieces: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082748/ Sleepaway Camp: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320/ Tourist Trap: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/ The Burning: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082118/ Sam Raimi: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/ John Landis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000484/ David Cronenberg: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/ Tobe Hooper: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001361/ Roman Polanski: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/ Evil Dead II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092991/ Blank Check with Griffin & David podcast: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/ Spider-Man: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/ Darkman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099365/ Boy Kills World: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/ Regal Unlimited: https://www.regmovies.com/unlimited Drag Me to Hell: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/ Ari Aster: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4170048/ Hereditary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/ Midsommar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/ Jordan Peele: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443502/ Oz Perkins: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674020/ The Witch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ The Lighthouse: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/ Nosferatu (2024): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/ The Strangers: Chapter 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22050754/ The Strangers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/ The Strangers: Prey at Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285009/ Renny Harlin: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001317/ Cutthroat Island: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/ The Innkeepers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1594562/ The Autopsy of Jane Doe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/ Under the Skin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/ The Zone of Interest: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/ Civil War: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/ Alex Garland: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307497/ Ex Machina: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/ Annihilation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/ The Northman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11138512/ Robert Eggers: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3211470/ Dead Alive: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/ Peter Jackson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ Bad Taste: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/ The Frighteners: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116365/ Five Nights at Freddy's: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4589218/ Beau Is Afraid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/ Jennifer Kent: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448768/ The Babadook: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/ Stranger Things: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/ The Coffee Table (2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21874760/ In a Violent Nature: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30321146/ Creep (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2428170/ The Blackening: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/ Scream: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/ Ringu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868/

Author and film maker Pam Mandel is here to convince us all to add an ebike to our garage for local errands and more freedom of movement. Her debut short film Elvis of the Yukon debuted in New York and has just been selected for the Seattle Film Festival. We will be visiting with her collaborators throughout the summer as we celebrate road trips. Keep up with Pam Mandel online Pam’s Links Nerd's Eye View website and blog: https://www.nerdseyeview.com/ @nerdseyeview on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nerdseyeview @nerdseyeview on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdseyeview Show Notes Amy Guth: https://www.amyguth.com/ The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-same-river-twice-a-memoir-of-dirtbag-backpackers-bomb-shelters-and-bad-travel-pam-mandel/14361463?ean=9781510760059 Potenza Productions: https://www.potenza-productions.com/ Elvis of the Yukon IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/ Moustache Bikes: https://moustachebikes.com/us/en/ Jamelle Bouie: https://jamellebouie.net/ Divvy Bikes: https://divvybikes.com/ Citi Bike: https://citibikenyc.com/ Dandelion Bikes: https://www.dandelion.bike/ Gazelle Bikes: https://www.gazellebikes.com/en-us 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.

Monica Reida, a Chicago-based artist and writer, loves coffee. Like... LOVES coffee. Affogato, espresso, drip coffee, percolated coffee, different roasts, decaf and so much more. Keep up with Monica online Monica's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicareida/ Monica's portfolio: https://monicareida.myportfolio.com/ Monica's blog, Notes from a Sentient Cabbage: https://sentientcabbage2.wordpress.com/ Show Notes Murdoch Mysteries "Terrence Gant loves Prog Rock and Twitter" on Finding Favorites "Scott Smith loves Mission Impossible movies" on Finding Favorites Dollop Coffee Espresso Royale Colectivo Hudson's Bay Bodum Red Brazil model French press: Aeropress Pumpkin orange Escali Primo Fellow Prismo AeroPress attachment Hario V60 Cermaic Pour Over Coffee Set Hario V60 "LoveDrip" Paper Filters: https://www.hario-usa.com/products/v60-lovedrip-paper-filter-02 Oxo Conical Burr Coffee Grinder: https://www.oxo.com/conical-burr-coffee-grinder.html Fellow Stagg EKG: https://fellowproducts.com/products/stagg-ekg-electric-pour-over-kettle Bialetti Moka Express: https://www.bialetti.com/ee_en/moka-express.html La Marzoco Linea Mini: https://home.lamarzoccousa.com/product/linea-mini/ Some Origami Drippers (via Dark Matter Coffee): https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/products/origami-pour-over NadaMoo! dairy-free ice cream: https://nadamoo.com/ Dark Matter Coffee: https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/ Discourse Coffee Workshop: https://www.discourse.coffee/ Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: https://jenis.com/ Wonderstate Coffee Icebreaker blend: https://wonderstate.com/collections/icebreaker BOSS Coffee: https://www.bosscoffeeusa.com/ Yakuza: Like a Dragon: https://likeadragon.sega.com/ Intelligentsia Coffee: https://www.intelligentsia.com/ L' Cafecito Jumping Bean: https://www.facebook.com/pinklinedamen Metropolis Coffee Company: https://www.metropoliscoffee.com/ The Daly Bagel: https://thedalybagel.com/ Go Get Em Tiger: https://gget.com/ Stone Creek Coffee: https://www.stonecreekcoffee.com/ Joe Coffee Company: https://joecoffeecompany.com/ Black & White Coffee Roasters: https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/ Big Shoulders Coffee: https://www.bigshoulderscoffee.com/ Perkolater: https://perkolatorcoffee.com/ Nguyen Coffee Supply: https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/ James Hoffmann's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann (the "Makita Coffee Machine" episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOEIpbxM4w) Welcome to Night Vale: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/ Ember Mug: https://ember.com/products/ember-mug-2 Sprudge: https://sprudge.com/ (the cat shirt: https://sprudge.myshopify.com/collections/sprudge-tees/products/black-aeropress-cat-tee) Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone But First, Coffee: A Guide to Brewing from the Kitchen to the Bar 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. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

We are one week out from Passover seders, so what better time to revisit Caroline's advice about preparing for the Spring holiday? New Haggadah alert - The Promise of Liberty by Stuart Halpern & Jacob Kupietzky Where are you leaving? Egypt Where are you going? Jerusalem What are you carrying? The bread of freedom Pesach (Passover) starts on Monday night and Caroline Musin Berkowitz joined Leah to talk about how she gets organized for the holiday. We talk about recipes, family traditions, finding the right haggadah, additions to the seder plate, and how to give gift to your future self with a good spreadsheet. Follow Caroline on Instagram and Twitter Keep up with Hashtag Daf Yomi on Instagram Follow @findingfavspod on Instagram and Twitter. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts Bread Machine Challah II Chicken Marbella Matzah Toffee CRC Pesach Guide 2022 A Slob Comes Clean Fly Lady Graphic Novel Haggadah Matza Pajamas Caroline's Legendary Passover Spreadsheet Haggadot.com Sunflower addition 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. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

Scott Smith, aka Our Man In Chicago, returns to Finding Favorites to talk about the Mission Impossible movies - why he loves them, how he watches them and where to start with the series. Scott first joined Leah to talk about The West Wing. Keep up with Scott online Our Man in Chicago Instagram @ourmaninchicago The Frunchroom Facebook @thefrunchroom Show Notes Regal Unlimited The Mission: Impossible film series on Wikipedia Get Smart on Wikipedia OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies on Wikipedia Music Box Films: Music Box Films 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. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

Blaise Miller, an actor/director/writer based in LA, joined Leah to talk about his new web series "Hi, Blaise Miller" and his love of sweatpants. "Hi, Blaise Miller" is a six episode series exploring life for actors in Hollywood today - the world of self tapes and self doubt. The series is distributed by Crafty and new episodes are available every Friday. Leah and Blaise have been friends for 20 years and are celebrating their birthday on March 23 - so we're celebrating with an early drop! Follow Blaise online Hi, Blaise Miller on YouTube Crafty Short Films 2Blazes.com @2blazes on Tik Tok Show Notes The Vacationeers on YouTube It's a Disaster on Peacock Chicago's Pizza Smashburger.com DMK Au Cheval Auntie Anne's Wetzel's Pretzels Fat Chris Chubbies Shorts Home Run Inn https://www.vons.com/ Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 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.

Author Joyce Miller joins Leah to talk about her new book Joe Harris, The Moon, her love of greyhounds and her love of dancing with dogs. Keep up with Joyce online Look! You're Dancing: A Memoir of Dogs, Dance and Devotion Joe Harris, The Moon JoyceAMiller.com Follow Joyce on Instagram @joyceamillerwriter Show Notes Joe Harris Greyhounds "rooing" Greyhounds Reach the Beach The Grapehound Wine Tour Greyhound zoomies 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.

Alabama based author Bradley Sides joined Leah to talk about his new collection Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood and his favorite band, The National. Keep up with Bradley online Crocodile Tears Didn’t Cause the Flood Bradley Sides on Facebook Bradley's website: Bradley-Sides.com Show Notes Those Fantastic Lives by Bradley Sides LeVar Burton Reads Calhoun Community College Common Read U.S. Space & Rocket Center One City, One Book The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Alabama Center for the Arts Gabriel García Márquez Big Fish by Daniel Wallace The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon: Karen Russell Kelly Link Rocket City Reading Fest at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL Finding Favorites on bookshop.org The National Alligator Homecoming 2023 "Secret Meeting": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/secret-meeting "The Geese of Beverly Road": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/the-geese-of-beverly-road "Mr. November": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/mr-november Trouble Will Find Me: https://thenational.bandcamp.com/album/trouble-will-find-me "Sea of Love": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/sea-of-love A Conversation Between Matt Berninger and David Letterman Cherry Tree, The National fan club: https://www.americanmary.com/cherry-tree Soundtrack to Garden State: https://open.spotify.com/album/24mCiOTIF5Ob1uwluRFERv Patti Smith: https://www.pattismith.net Bartees Strange: https://www.barteesstrange.com/ "Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/ Tyler Childers: https://tylerchildersmusic.com/ "Universal Sound": https://soundcloud.com/tylerchilders/universal-sound "Universal Sound" art print on Soundwaves: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/products/tyler-childers-universal-sound-originals Fleet Foxes: https://www.fleetfoxes.co/ Shore: https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/shore My Morning Jacket: https://www.mymorningjacket.com/ Jason Isbell: https://www.jasonisbell.com/ Brandi Carlile: https://www.brandicarlile.com/ Weezer: https://weezer.com/ Soundwaves Art Foundation: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/ Sewanee: https://new.sewanee.edu/ The Caverns: https://www.thecaverns.com/ Cave Jam: https://www.thecaverns.com/featured/cavejam Watchhouse: https://watchhouseband.com/ S-Town: https://stownpodcast.org/ How Did This Get Made?: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty Nicole Byer: https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com/ Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ Nailed It!: https://www.netflixreality.com/shows/nailed-it/ The String Cheese Incident: https://www.stringcheeseincident.com/ Red Rocks Amphitheatre: https://www.redrocksonline.com/ Jay Pritzker Pavilion: https://www.jaypritzkerpavilion.com/ The Pavilion at Ravinia: https://www.ravinia.org/Pavilion 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.

Ben Tanzer, a Chicago-based author and consultant, joined Leah to celebrate the launch of his new novel The Missing (pre-order on Bookshop.org for March 21, 2024 delivery) and his love of the book The Basketball Diaries. This conversation is a trip down memory lane, because Leah and Ben have been friends for 15+ years. We briefly discuss the suicide of a mutual colleague. Follow Ben online The Missing release date March 21, 2024 The Missing book tour Ben Tanzer on Bookshop This Podcast Will Change Your Life TanzerBen.com twitter @BenTanzer Instagram @tanzerben/ Facebook @BenTanzer Show Notes Amy Güth Jen Michalski on Finding Favorites The Missing on Kirkus Reviews This American Life: This American Life Exile in Bookville: Exile in Bookville Lee Matthew Goldberg: Lee Matthew Goldberg The Book Cellar: Book Cellar Finding Favorites bookshop.org shop: Finding Favorites bookshop page Michael Keren: Michael Keren When Words Count: When Words Count Retreat Elizabeth Splaine: Elizabeth Splaine The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll Adam Lawrence Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty John Edgar Wideman Hendrick’s Gin: https://www.hendricksgin.com/ Bombay Sapphire: https://www.bombaysapphire.com/us/en/ Tanqueray: https://www.tanqueray.com/en-us Death’s Door: https://www.dancinggoat.com/deaths-door-gin Empress Gin: https://empressgin.com/ Alan Heathcock:https://alanheathcock.com/ Matilda: https://www.matilda-babyatlas.com/ David Masciotra: https://davidmasciotra.com/ Sunday Salon: https://sundaysalon-chicago.com/ P&T Knitwear: https://www.ptknitwear.com/ A Novel Idea: https://anovelideaphilly.com/ Village Well: https://villagewell.com/ Eric Spitznagel: https://www.ericspitznagel.com/ Megan Stielstra: https://www.meganstielstra.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.

Paul Scheer, an LA-based actor, writer, comedian, and podcaster, grew up in New York Knicks territory, but now loves the L.A. Clippers. He joined Leah to talk about his memoir Joyful Recollections of Trauma (available for pre-order now, shipping on May 21, 2024), picking the right sports team for your family, and the inherent drama of NBA basketball. Keep up with Paul Scheer online How Did This Get Made Unspooled The Friendzone on Twitch Follow Paul Scheer on Substack Pre-order Joyful Recollections of Trauma (and Paul will send you a postcard) @paulscheer on Instagram (Are you impressed by how calm, cool and collected I've been so far? Paul is one of the hosts of my favorite podcast and he's on MY podcast and that is very cool and I am not collected. I'm so uncollected, that I'm releasing this episode a week early! After the show notes, I'll link to a few episodes that include some links to related episodes of Finding Favorites). Show Notes “Hook” by Blues Traveler Hamilton Tour Miguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances The Book of Mormon Tour The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers by Mick Minas and Jim Lynam 30 for 30: 30 for 30 on ESPN HDTGM adjacent episodes of Finding Favorites Kevin Alves loves Letterkenny and Pirates - solid 20 minute tangent about the Halloween HDTGM in Chicago that I wore a 6 foot vinyl banner movie poster as a costume Pam Rose loves Jason Mantzoukas, HDTGM and very bad movies (Pam is a second opinion super star and friend from the HDTGM fan community) Poet Dan O'Brien loves British comedies (Dan is Jessica St. Claire's husband, fair warning - lots of cancer talk between the two of us) Matt Zoller Seitz and The Deadwood Bible Kevin T Porter loves Bruce Springsteen - Kevin's podcast Gilmore Guys was how I got to HDTGM 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.

Author Esther Goldenberg visits Finding Favorites to share her loves of pour painting and drumming (djembe, not snare). She's also celebrating the publication of her first novel The Scrolls of Deborah. The Scrolls of Deborah is available for pre-order and will ship on February 20, 2024. EstherGoldenberg.com Follow Esther on Facebook and Instagram Show Notes Storahtelling This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide to Mind, Body, and Soul by Geneen Roth The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Cyanotype (blue sun printing) Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess: Nowhere Bookshop, Jenny Lawson’s book store Kulu Sadira in Durango, Colorado Leah's Shabbat Shirah d'var torah based on Esther's comments about Miriam A few days after I published Kathie Giorgio's interview, her beloved husband Michael was hit by a car while walking to the bus and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I've been following along on Facebook and am praying for Michael's full and complete recovery. 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]

Kathie Giorgio, a Wisconsin-based writer and founder of The All Writers Workshop, joined Leah to talk about her lifelong love of writing and her genre-agnostic publishing career. Kathie published her first short story as a teenager, her first book at 50, and will publish her 14th book in 2024. Content Warning: Kathie and Leah are both breast cancer survivors and discuss the illness, as well as bullying, death by suicide, and political violence throughout the episode. UPDATE: Shortly after this episode was published, Kathie's husband suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a driver in a minivan while walking to the bus. Go Fund Me available here. Keep up with Kathie online KathieGiorgio.org Facebook @KathieGiorgioAuthor Twitter @kathiegiorgio Instagram: Instagram @kathiegio1 Don’t Let Me Keep You due for release October 3rd. Today's Moment of Happiness Despite the News: A Year of Spontaneous Essays Find Kathie on Bookshop.org Show Notes Hope Always Rises All Writers’ Workplace & Workshop, LLC Maria Bamford’s memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere This Week's Moment of Happiness Despite the News, the blog the preceded the book Poet Kelly Cherry Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Brian Mazzaferri/I Fight Dragons The E Myth Revisited Oddities & Endings Chicago Jewish Book Festival 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]

Some of your favorite guests are back for the Best of 2023 Call-In Show! Leah asked guests and friends to send in a voice memo with their favorite discoveries of 2023. It's important to find moments of joy during difficult times and that's what each of our callers found! Best of 2023 Show Notes Carolyn Musin Berkowitz Snack hack! Monica Reida Prince Freya The Gilded Age on HBO Marked Safe Podcast Coaster radio Cameron McKenzie An introduction to Mezcal Paloma cocktail recipe Blindness by Jose Saragamo Roanoke, VA Vanessa Ricci-Thode Monarch butterflies Redwoods Dogs Doctor Who 60th Specials World Running Down by Al Hess The Murderbot Diaries Shai Korman, Friday Night Movie podcast Barbie Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Jesse Dukes, Upper Middle Brow Catch a Fire by timothy white Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Thea Lux The Wheel - https://www.thealux.com/wheel Amy Guth If you can’t fix it, feature it https://amyguth.substack.com/ Rocco Cotaldo Adventure, seeing the country https://rocco.substack.com/ Jo McCawley Saltburn Mitski Sufjan Stephens Pam Rose Surface on Apple TV Loki Squidgame The Challenge Peacock - The Traders (US, UK, Australia) Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tate McRae HDTGM Films To Be Buried With - Brett Goldstein Barbie Oppenheimer Phil Mottaz The Hives https://www.thehives.com/ Women’s Soccer https://www.angelcity.com/ Chris Bagg Joe Haldeman, The Forever War Upper Middlebrow episode 1 about Forever War Steve Higgins Hadestown Barbie Doctor Who 60th Anniversary

Chuck Zagorski was declared the King of Christmas by his family and joined Leah to talk about his favorite holiday. Chuck listens to Christmas music all year, but limits his seven trees and 100+ nutcrackers to a window between November 1 and Three Kings Day. Email a 1-5 minute audio clip to Leah by December 25th to be included in the Best of 2023 show! What did you love in 2023? email your clip to [email protected] Get news on new Christmas songs from Chuck on Facebook. November 1: First Official Day of Christmas Music Show Links Add to Cart The Deep Dive Funko Pops Polish Christmas Mushroom Soup Some of the music we cover Dee's Rock N Roll Christmas Tale A Very Special Christmas (all of the albums) Doris Day Frank Sinatra Kelly Clarkson Mariah Carey Winter Wonderland by Eurythmics Christians and the Pagans by Dar Williams 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.

Emily Drake, host of the podcast Who's Missing, loves a cozy game. Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Cozy Cafe and more! We talk about parallel play, building relationships and so much more. Email a 1-5 minute audio clip to Leah by December 25th to be included in the Best of 2023 show! What did you love in 2023? email your clip to [email protected] Follow Emily online Instagram @emdrake Who's Missing Podcast Show Links Stardew Valley Cozy Grove Animal Crossing Triple Match 3D Merge Mansion Get Played episode "Now That's What I Call Video Game Music: Cozy Edition" Finding Favorites episode "Keidra Chaney loves #KPopDollstagram" The Deep Dive Doughboys How Did This Get Made Greens, Beans, Potatoes, Tomatoes Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 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. Thank you to Chris and Jesse at Upper Middlebrow for the shoutout!

It's a thanksgiving interlude with a few updates of what Leah's been up to and the trailer for season 2 of Upper Middlebrow Podcast. Stand Up Comedy Nicole Byer Kyle Kinane Samantha Bee Broadway Stuff Beetlejuice What a Wonderful World Here We Are The Lehman Trilogy Company Podcast Stuff How Did This Get Made live shows Welcome to Rob Abrazado Upper Middlebrow trailer Send your "Best of 2023" audio clip to [email protected] Bring Them Home: Stories of hostages from October 7

Evonne Marzouk returned to the podcast to celebrate the release of the paperback edition of her debut novel The Prophetess. We talk about the process of finding an audience, her lifelong love of writing, and processing difficult times through writing. We talk about donations for pre-orders, but her publisher has extended the donations through the end of the war, G-d willing, soon. Donations are being made to Leket. Keep up with Evonne online: Substack Evonne on Substack Instagram @heroinewhisperer Facebook @HeroineWhisperer Order The Prophetess in paperback EvonneMarzouk.com Uplifting People and Planet: Eighteen Essential Jewish Lessons on the Environment Special thank you to Rob Abrazado who joined the Finding Favorites team as an editor and sound mixer.

Pensylvania-based author and professor Holly M. Wendt joined Leah to talk about their love of all things cycling - from professional races to riding long distances, Holly loves all things two-wheeled. Their debut novel Heading North will be available on November 8th and you can order it today. HollyMWendt.com Instagram @hmwendt Twitter @hmwendt Heading North Show Notes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash End Papers The Art of Fielding The Cactus League The Desert Sky Before Us Indian Horse Tour de Fleece Seagull Century Bike Rally (Toronto to Montreal) Wild Horses Sepp Kuss (Durango, Colorado) Domestique Tim Declercq Farm to Fork

Bee Vargas, AKA the reigning Ms. Illinois, loves power lifting and joined Leah to talk about her journey to embracing her larger body in and out of the gym. Whether its rooftop yoga, crushing dead lifts or representing Illinois at the national level, Bee is a delight. Follow Bee online https://www.instagram.com/thatbeeword/ https://www.instagram.com/allbodiesaregymbodies/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thatbeeword Show Notes https://www.swipefatpodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/well_rounded.wellness/ https://blog.nasm.org/powerlifting-for-women https://lipsticklifters.com/articles/female-powerlifters/ https://www.socalpowerlifting.net/post/how-do-powerlifting-meets-work https://www.northamericabeautypageant.com/divisions/ https://www.thewrpf.com/

Donate to American Friends of Magen David Adom Jerusalem-based tour guide Joel Haber joined Leah to talk about Shabbat Stews ahead of the release of his ebook Chulent & Hamin: The Ultimate Jewish Comfort Food. There is so much more to Chulent than beans and meat! Follow Joel on Instagram and his blog Taste of Jew. Follow @findingfavspod on Instagram and Twitter. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts Show links The Red Lady Free Shabbat Stew Cookbook by Joel Haber Machne Yehuda market Gil Marks obituary Ishtabach in Jerusalem Shamburak Birateinu Beermiscuous in Chicago Cardoon Come for Cholent Come for Cholent Again

Taylore Nicholl and Michael Lester, a pair of independent filmmakers from Texas, joined Leah to talk about their love of film, making films, and dream projects. Follow the pair online Support Taylore and Michael on Patreon Carry On (Taylore's first movie) @taylorenicholl on Instagram What We Become Tik Tok @mediocre_michael Show Notes Duo of Greenville filmmakers Jackass The Disney Vault Ira Glass, The Gap Danny McBride on Armchair Expert Perks of Being a Wallflower Little Miss Sunshine 500 Days of Summer Garden State Lost in Translation Away We Go Leah Jones - Piper Cub pilot Hello, My Baby Pretty Like Me

Jesse Dukes, co-host of Upper Middlebrow, returns to Finding Favorites to wrestle with Jimmy Buffett's legacy. We talk about internal rhymes, lifestyle brands, and songs with more meaning on the tenth listen than on the first. Keep up with Jesse online Upper Middlebrow Podcast JesseDukes.com Show Notes Neuromancer Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow The Space Between Worlds Jimmy Buffet - Songs you don’t know by heart JimmyBuffett.com MBMBAM and Jimmy Buffett Escape to Margaritaville Red Headed Stranger Internal rhyme Best rhymes in Hamilton The melancholy of margaritaville Eater review of Margaritaville in NYC NY Times Jimmy Buffett does not live the Jimmy Buffett lifestyle Steve O interview Delaney Buffett Go Cubs Go Cowboy in the Jungle

Josh Mohr, Seattle-based author of Model Citizen, joined Leah to discuss his new novel Farsickness which he wrote this summer and is illustrated by his daughter Ava. We talk about teachers that change your life, collaborating with your children, making art during the pandemic, and grappling with PTSD. Buy a copy of Farsickness today Silly Gooses with Josh Mohr and Ava Mohr at Valencia 826 (look for more workshops this year) Show Notes Juniper Shelley (father/daughter collab) Disney Weddings Tom Waits Fight Club Alice in Wonderland Grace Paley Down and Out in Paris and London by Orwell Cesar Cruz

Ronnie Raviv joined Leah to try and figure out if he has any favorite things. We talk about cocktails, cocktail bars, books, TV, great meals and our friendship origin story. For someone who claims to have no favorite things, there was no lacking in conversation. Like my beloved Zouks, Ronnie is not on twitter. Show Notes Second City Conservatory Quipfire Improv Sally Albright Chicken Pot Pie origin story Mexican Mule Journeyman White Whiskey Jasper Fforde OCD TLV Taizu Fantastic TLV Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde Blind Barber Duck Duck Goat Aviary Rosemary Tango Sur Bar Roma Frasca Monte Verde Dear Margaret Yom Tov Deli (Tel Aviv) Harry's Epic Israel Food Tours Transcript follows Ronnie Raviv 0:00 Hello, my name is Ronnie Raviv. And I don't think I really have favorite things, but I have a lot of things that I like a lot, and you can hear all about them. In this week's finding favorites. ----more---- Announcer 0:10 Welcome to the findings favorites Podcast where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. Leah Jones 0:23 Hello, and welcome to finding favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. It's Sunday, August 27. Really a beautiful, perfect day in Chicago after that brutal heatwave earlier in the week. Nice to have the windows open and to eat dinner outside today. Not too much to report other than my shoulder MRI shows a what seems to be a completely boring, small rotator rotator cuff tear. So hopefully, I will have some resolution to my shoulder pain soon. The orthopedist I saw last week said shit your shoulder is jacked. Which I think is sports for let's take this injury seriously. This week on the podcast I am talking with my one of my very dear friends Ronnie Raviv. You have heard about him on the podcast for years because he kept me company during a lot of chemo therapies and steroid Saturdays. We went to Israel on overlapping trips recently, so we just had that fabulous dinner in Tel Aviv. We talked about that a little bit. So I twisted his arm and said, Come be on a podcast. Now he does not listen to podcasts. He's not a he's not into the audio medium of podcasting. So I don't know if he will ever listen to this. But we have a fun conversation. Just sitting around bullshitting on the couch for an hour or so. And hit record. So without further ado, wear your mask. Wash your hands. Get your booster. I know a new booster is coming out soon. So I guess, wear your mask more diligently while you wait for the new booster to be available. And keep enjoying your favorite things. Leah Jones 2:43 Hello, and welcome to finding favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. And this is the podcast where we learn about people's favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. Today I'm joined a rare in person interview for finding favorites. With my own personal algorithm. You do all the research that wire cutter doesn't do for me. So I don't have to do it. Yeah. What do we just found out recently? You didn't know what wire cutter Ronnie Raviv 3:08 was? No, I had no idea. You introduced me to wire cutter. Leah Jones 3:11 Right. So wire cutter is consumer a modern consumer reports. Yeah, basically. And then anytime I need a new phone. You are my Consumer Reports. Ronnie Raviv 3:23 Yeah, I would just from like the one article that I read or the one article with all the links to the other articles that I read. It it I wouldn't describe it necessarily as the modern consumer reports. I would describe it as the less nerdy Consumer Reports. So let's let's charts and figures and more. Recommendations. Leah Jones 3:49 Yes. Ronnie Raviv 3:50 It's a curated fair Consumer Reports. Leah Jones 3:57 I'm fine with him doing all the research for me. Sure. Because I am too lazy. Yeah, I would rather buy it. It'd be the wrong thing. Never return it and buy another thing. I wouldn't rather that but that's more likely how my life goes, Ronnie Raviv 4:10 right? Yeah, no, I'd much rather would buy the right thing to begin with. Leah Jones 4:14 Yes. Right. Which is why every two years when I'm a Verizon, it's time to buy a new phone. I call you with no warning. And I'm like, What phone am I buying today? Right. I've done that for 15 years, at least. Once I went away from my Blackberry, Ronnie Raviv 4:29 which I think we're all happy for. Leah Jones 4:31 Yeah. So Ronnie, usually, this is when so this is like the time of the podcast where people get to know the guest. And often we're I'm getting to know the guests because usually they are a complete stranger. Right? And you're not No, Ronnie Raviv 4:48 no, we've known each other for I was trying to do the math. I feel like 21 or 22 years we've known each other. Yeah. And we've known each other well, for maybe 18 years. Yeah, we know each other very well for 15 years. Yeah, maybe that's I think Leah Jones 5:06 that's about right. I moved here in Memorial Day 2002. Okay. And started going to open mics immediately. Yeah. And very quickly.

Poet and playwright Dan O'Brien joined Leah this week to discuss his three books coming out this fall, before diving into the world of British comedies of the last 10-20 years. (We start talking about comedies at 35 minutes, but first 30 minutes is a lot of cancer talk.... schedule your mammograms and colonoscopies, friends). Follow Dan online Instagram @bydanobrien DanOBrien.org Buy or pre-order Dan's books Our Cancers True Story: A trilogy Survivor’s Notebook From Scarsdale Show Notes The Deep Dive podcast Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy Colon Cancer screening info Mammogram guidelines Scanxiety Story Studio Chicago Menopause: A Comic Treatment Lucy Shair Foundation Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Toast of London Alan Partridge The IT Crowd Steve Coogan Matt Berry The Fast Show That Mitchell & Webb Look The Peter Serafinowicz Show Armstrong & Miller Harry and Paul's The Mighty Boosh Bob Mortimer Would I lie to you compilation Tim Key Green Wing Party Animals Midsommer Murders Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts or Good Pods Send questions, comments or guest pitches (pitch yourself and YOUR favorite thing) to findingfavoritespodcast [at] gmail.com Otter.ai Transcript follows Dan O'Brien 0:00 Hello, my name is Dan O'Brien. And my favorite thing is British TV comedy of the last 20 years. ----more---- Announcer 0:09 Welcome to the Finding Favorites Podcast where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. Leah Jones 0:22 Hello, and welcome back to finding favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. And this is the podcast where we learn about people's favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. I finally remembered the intro. I did not remember the introduction on Monday, when I recorded today's interview. Who knows what was going on with my brain on Monday? I took a few weeks off and completely forgot how to podcast. Yes. So since we last talked, I went to Israel for 10 days and had a really nice trip. I had three or four like super busy days up front. And then three or four days where I just had breakfast and then napped. And then the trip ended with a long anticipated dinner at a restaurant called OCD in Tel Aviv, Ronnie and I made reservations in March. And I got very worried that our anticipation had gotten too high that we had gotten too excited for the dinner. Because we had waited almost six months between reservation and dinner. But then it was absolutely phenomenal. I had been to OCD once before in 2019. A friend of mine took a number of us there for dinner. It's a molecular gastronomy restaurant in Tel Aviv. But I had suffered 48 hours of the worst food poisoning of my life before I went the first time. And so while I knew it was a good meal, I didn't appreciate it. And the return trip, locked it in as you know, like a top five meal probably from Thai zoo from last summer, also still in the top five. So Israel was a really nice trip, I was not able to attend any protests. While I was there, due to kind of family and friend obligations. I did see the queer gala drag show the seamless protest, it was phenomenal. The whole show was in Hebrew, but it was still very impactful for me. And then I found a news article that I was able to translate that explained the intricacies of, of different performances. So I was really glad I went to that I got to catch up with a number of friends who are involved in leading the democracy movement in Israel, and civil rights movements. And they are still working hard to try and reverse the actions of the current government. So that was good to talk to them in person. Then I got back from Israel, and immediately turned around and went to Philadelphia for one night to see how did this get made. And I did a real what is now unfortunately becoming a real classic Lea sort of thing, which is I booked travel for Philadelphia and bought a show a ticket to the show in Washington DC. And found out I realized my mistake on the plane going to Philadelphia. But the producers of How Did This Get Made? Because they knew that I had bought a ticket and wasn't I wasn't making shit up. I'm just my ADHD. I was what we're gonna blame for this one. I just it made more sense to go to the Saturday night show. So why would I have bought tickets to a Sunday night show when I would have had to use a vacation day to attend? Who knows? Who knows it's a mystery to everyone. But it was a really fun live show. I got to see Gino from the Doughboys fan community catch up with him. So I saw some Doughboys fans I saw some How Did This Get Made fans that I know from my Facebook group. What took myself to Cheesecake Factory. didn't see a single friend because I am a jerk again who doesn't plan things well, and who was still jet lagged. But I'm back I'm booking this next season of finding favorites. I put a call out on Instagram which is exciting because I got like four people right away who were tagg

Bindy Bitterman, a Chicago-based author, published her first book Skiddly Diddly Skat at the age of 90 and joined Leah at the inaugural Chicago Jewish Book Fest for a storytime and live podcast interview. We talk about limericks, the Catskills, art collections and saying yes to all adventures. Keep up with Bindy online Show Notes Society of the Fifth Line Nautical Embroidery Bindy on PBS Jewish valentines? Maquette Elsa Wachs

Rachel Duggan, a Milwaukee-based illustrator, loves butts, foxes, and pretty rocks. We sat down to talk about her book All Butts are Good Butts, how she became the wedding butt illustrator and how much she loves finding things in her natural environment. Follow Rachel online RADIllustrates.com Instagram @radillustrates Tik Tok @radillustrates All Butts are Good Butts Show Notes Lion's Tooth bookstore What is fool's gold? Finding Beach Glass in Milwaukee Dune Stinkhorn Bob's Burger episode about fungus Picture Mushroom app Merlin birdsong app ----more---- Rachel Duggan 0:00 Hello, my name is Rachel Duggan and my favorite thing is bots. Announcer 0:07 Welcome to the finding favorites Podcast where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. Leah Jones 0:19 Hello, and welcome to finding favorites. It's Monday, July 17. I had such good intentions of getting this to you on Sunday. But I spent the weekend living at the Palmer House Hilton and officiating the wedding of one of my very best friends Dahlia to her now husband, Josh, so I was celebrating and officiating and dancing all weekend. Last summer, I went to a wedding in Ohio, and I was so happy for the couple, but really sad for myself because it's when I was had to use my cane for every step of the day. And I couldn't dance at their wedding. I danced like briefly one song with my friend Brian at that wedding. And it was it was a bummer and this year to be a year later to be able to stand for 30 minutes through the whole ceremony. And then to dance. A number of songs I didn't I couldn't didn't dance the whole night. Can't still safely dance the horror. But to be able to dance to groove is in the heart with my friends and celebrate a wonderful union was really great. Next weekend, July 2021 and 22 in Chicago, the inaugural Chicago Jewish Book Festival, Stacy Agder and who you've met on the pat pat on the podcast is coming up to Chicago to talk about joyfully Jewish romance books making space for that she'll also be going Friday night down to love sweet arrow. So if you are Chicago land romance fan. Stacey Agron is in town doing two events. We're very excited for that. Jonathan Eigg is our keynote on Saturday night. He has a new biography out about MLK. I'll be interviewing bindi Bitterman for a live episode of finding favorites. So I hope that people in Chicago can come and join us. If you're not in Chicago, join us next year for the second annual Chicago Jewish Book fest. And then a couple days after that I leave for Israel. So I will not promise any episodes while I'm gone. But I can come up with one to get out there. If I'm able to edit quickly. My Live episode next weekend. You'll have one more before I go on vacation. But otherwise, I'm gonna let myself take the break and we'll be back to you in August. When I come back from Israel. I'm interviewing I've got three interviews lined up Dan O'Brien, he's a poet and playwright is I'll be jetlag but I'm interviewing him on August 7, so he'll be one of my first interviews back and then a couple more people are on the schedule as well. In this episode once again I tell the my sister and I eating mushrooms that weren't I tell the poisonous mushroom story again on this episode. Mom fact check me last time and said that she did indeed call poison control. And that's how she knew to go get syrup of it. Epic hack for us. She does not believe me that it was cinnamon gummy bear. She thinks we're eating goldfish and goldfish crackers. She double fact check me were invented in 1953. But I really remember those red gummy bears going down and coming back up. So with all that said, a wonderful interview this week with Illustrator Rachel Dugan. She's the author of the book. All butts are good butts. And we have a fun and wide ranging conversation about finding beautiful things out in the world. So without further ado, get your boosters wash your hands, wear your mask and keep enjoying your favorite things. Leah Jones 4:42 Hello, and welcome to finding favorites, the podcast where we learn about people's favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. I am here today with Illustrator Rachel Dugan. Rachel is the author of the new book all butts are good butts which launched last Last month and is available on all of your favorite book retailers. We'll link to it in the show notes. She is an illustrator based in Milwaukee, you can hire her to come to your wedding and draw booty portraits, which I cannot wait to learn more about Rachel, how are you doing this morning? Rachel Duggan 5:19 I'm doing pretty good. I'm doing pretty good. How are you? Leah Jones 5:23 I'm good. I'm good. We had a little bit of cowboy my cat infused drama, at the kickoff where he always comes to visit during a podcast. And this time he knocked my water over onto my work computer, but all seems dry. So that was like equivalent to five cups of coffee. So your book, all bets are good buts ca