Leah Porter is back for our first Discovery Dialogues episode of 2025! This episode is jammed packed with thoughts on television, podcasts, parades, kids and phones, and giant pumpkins!

Before diving in, Andrew Reich joins Gray for a quick explanation of an upcoming public hearing by Harrison County Planning Commission. The Planning commission has proposed a six month moratorium on zoning designations of R2 and R3, high density housing.

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THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The White Lotus on HBO

Adolescence on Netflix

Radio Lab: Growth

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El-Akkad

The Treehorn Trilogy by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Edward Gorey

The work of Peter Brown

Eloise by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight