Going/Steady

Going/Steady Ep. 19: Plagues! (But also, Books!)

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In which we discuss:

  • Various Connecticut-related topics that have been on our minds lately
  • Our top 5 New England-related books
  • Travel in the time of COVID-19

    • https://goingsteadyct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/goingsteady_ep19_2020.mp3

    Summary

    Same car, same iPhone, different month, different city: February’s episode of Going/Steady was recorded in New Haven, and in it, Kerri and Johnna get into budget cuts, George Washington’s sleeping habits, and anti-vaxxers. Then we list some of our fave New England books, from fiction to travel, from semi-high-brow to Barnes & Noble bestseller table. We also discuss the new coronavirus that’s freaking everyone out (including us) and how it, or other fears, might impact our travel plans. On a positive note, we have some healthy travel tips!

    Links

    In this episode, we mention Episode 12, in which we discuss our top 5 travel books.

    Johnna’s New England book picks:

    1. Old Seaport Towns of New England by Hildegarde Hawthorne
    2. Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, & People by Federal Writers’ Project
    3. Colonial American Travel Narratives
    4. Paul Revere’s Ride by David Hackett Fischer
    5. The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller, by Jared Sparks

      6. Kerri’s New England book picks:

      1. The novels of Stephen King
      2. The Outermost House by Henry Beston
      3. The works of Jhumpa Lahiri
      4. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
      5. The poetry of Donald Hall

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        Note: This podcast may contain occasional curse-words. Use the earbuds at work or around the kiddos.

        Music: “Below the Waves” by Keshco

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