My Favorite Things

The concept for the My Favorite Things podcast is simple: Each guest compiles a list of five books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 12 is Jonathan Ellsworth, writer, podcaster, founder of Blister Review, and former philosophy professor. Jonathan’s favorite things are:
* Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
* Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot
* Pulp Fiction (trailer)
* Don Quixote by Pablo Picasso
* “Mississippi” by Bob Dylan
Other stuff we talked about:
* “Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie” by Bob Dylan


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For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 11 is Zoë Rom, journalist, podcaster (Your Diet Sucks https://www.yourdietsuckspodcast.com/ 
, The Trailhead https://podlink.com/1640142466 ), running coach, elite ultrarunner, and stand-up comedian. 

Zoë’s favorite things are:

1. Blalock’s Indie Rock Playlist
https://birp.fm/ 

2. About a Mountain by John D’Agata
Publisher’s Page
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393339017 
Bookshop
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780393339017
Amazon
https://amzn.to/4qvclLR 

3. Ways of Hearing
https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing 

4. Nathaniel Russel’s Art
http://nathanielrussell.com/ 

5. Lady Bird 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839Wo 

Other things we mentioned:

“Temptation” by Jukebox the Ghost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVFo7pXzQqA 
“Welcome Home” byRadical Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8a4iiOnzsc 
The Lifespan of a Fact by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393340730 
The Things We Carried by Tim O’Brien
harpercollins.com/products/the-things-they-carried-tim-obrien 
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Perfect-Storm/ 
Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/into-the-raging-sea-rachel-slade?variant=32207635087394 



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For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 9 is Kurt Wikel, geophysicist, dad, and brewery co-owner.
Kurt’s favorite things are:
1. The Simpsons
2. Daft Punk — Homework
Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube
3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert W. Pirsig
Publisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon
4. A Coconut Named Bob by Austin Weaver
Publisher’s Page | Amazon
5. Dune by Frank Herbert
Publisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon
Movie trailer


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For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 9 is Mike Sowden, creator of the immensely popular Substack, Everything Is Amazing (I’m a paid subscriber). Mike’s favorite things are:
* Halloumi
* The soundtrack to Raise the Titanic, by John Williams
* Main theme
* Re-recordings of the soundtrack by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra:
* Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube
* Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys
Publisher’s page | Bookshop | Amazon
* Electric blankets
* Distant lights seen at night


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For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 8 is Chandra Brown, writer, educator, raft guide, and founder of the Freeflow Institute (where she has graciously allowed me to teach an annual writing workshop since 2019). Chandra’s favorite things are:
* Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Publisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon
* My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (album)
Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube
* America Windows by Marc Chagall, Art Institute of Chicago
* Sturgill Simpson concert at the Wilma in Missoula, November 8, 2016
* Her dad’s Micromet weather data collection units, early 1990s to present


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