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This is SUCH a fun episode! We had a blast recording with so many lovely people at Harrison County Arts on September 11th, 2026. Leah Porter's artwork was on display and for the taking! Enjoy!

Today our guest is Lindsey Rae — found on YouTube at @garbagegirlmedia. Lindsey grew up in Ramsey and we chat about all things creative and what it means to be different in a community like Harrison County. Bonus: she brought a show and tell!

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Matthew Yglesias’ donation recommendations and round up

How to Donate to them

The Joys of Writing at Harrison County Arts - September 11th, 2026

Autumn Hop and Shop - Main Street Corydon, September 26, 2026

The Righteous Gemstones on HBO

We’re back after a brief summer break! Leah is back and we’re talking tv, books, movies, and beat that dead horse that is the New York Times.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Joys of Writing at Harrison County Arts - September 11th, 2026

Autumn Hop and Shop - Main Street Corydon, September 26, 2026

Golden Retriever Day in downtown Corydon - September 26, 2026

The Righteous Gemstones on HBO

Hacks on HBO

Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book - New York Times

Austin Kleon’s books! Must read!

The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

Widow’s Bay on Apple

Our Flag Means Death on HBO

We’re back after a brief summer break! Leah is back and we’re talking tv, books, movies, and beat that dead horse that is the New York Times.

We’re popping into the feed with a special episode. Leah and Graylin share their best reads of the year so far along with their least favorite…listen for some hot takes on popular titles!

“Read every day – it is a practice that dignifies humans. Become a great reader of books and it will help you with reality, you’ll more easily grasp the truth of things and that will set you up for life. And don’t expose your brain to low-quality art forms because there will be a certain measure of pollution.” — Susie Boyt, Loved and Missed

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Best:

A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

The Capital of Dreams by Heather O’Neill

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden

The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘Today is the last day,’ I told myself – but I was powerless to stop

Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett

The My Friends series by Jane Duncan

Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt

Worst:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Today we taste test the new “naked” versions of Cheetos and Doritos products! What a journey. For this episode of Discovery Dialogues, we have a special guest join us, Graham Porter. In addition to chomping on chips, we discuss Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, cave diving, and the 2026 Harrison County Popcorn Festival.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Diving into the Unknown

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert McFarland

Caveman Hikes on Youtube

Listers on YouTube

Upcoming events at Bundlesticks Farm

Leah is back and today’s taste test is iced coffee, given the heat wave we’re currently experiencing!

After testing beverage from Starbucks, Kent Java, Dunkin, and a homemade version, we dive into the “algorithim” of our lives.

Today’s guests are Elizabeth Tobey and Brian Geier of Bundle Sticks Farm in Lanesville. Their craft based farm is so unique and we are lucky to have them in the community.

Click here to learn more about upcoming events at Bundle Sticks Farm

Click here to learn more about the flower bouquet CSA

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Harrison County Pride Festival

Popcorn Festival

Bundle Sticks Farm

For our next Discovery Dialogues episode, Leah, Elmer, and Gray do a blind tasting of chicken tacos from local restaurants with some surprising results! Also, they deep dive into Mac Barnett’s new book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett

A Kids Book Co series

Wiggly Words by Kate Rolfe

Big by Vashti Harrison

Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity by Paul Kingsnorth

This episode is an interview with Kyle Kramer, co-founder of Eden’s Heart Collective in New Salisbury. Kyle is a writer, woodworker, former nonprofit CEO, farmer, podcaster, columnist, husband, and father who has dedicated his life to the study of silence, mindfulness, and a meaningful living. This conversation is right in line with other themes we’ve discussed so far this season — major thanks to Kyle for talking with us.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Ridley Street Books

Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett

Eden’s Heart Collective

Kyle’s substack

Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity by Paul Kingsnorth

On this episode we go deep into our music shapes an event and creates a mood. Alex Porter joins us to talk about work “DJing” at the Corydon Farmers Market and Stewart Penwell provides some much needed commentary from a true audiophile. In addition to music, Graylin teases the launch of Ridley Street Books!THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Ridley Street Books

JBL Partybox 110

Porter Mood Music Farmer’s Market playlist