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 

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

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4. A Coconut Named Bob by Austin Weaver

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5. Dune by Frank Herbert

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Movie trailer

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

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* Electric blankets

* Distant lights seen at night

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

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* 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

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 7 is Andy Pearson, VP of creative at Liquid Death, dad of two kids, ultramarathon runner, and co-host of the Between Two Pines podcast. Andy’s favorite things are:

1. Back to the Future Part II

2. Calvin and Hobbes

3. I Get Wet by Andrew WKApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

4. On the Road by Jack KerouacPublisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon

5. Boys and Girls in America by The Hold SteadyApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

Other things we talked about: The Curse

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 6 is running coach, podcaster, writer, and runner Mario Fraioli. Mario’s favorite things are:

* The Beatles — Here Comes The SunApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

* Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to Hume Logan

* On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen KingPublisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon

* John Gruber’s Daring Fireball

* The White Stripes — Little RoomApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

* Seth Godin’s blog

* The church at the end of Mario’s streetOther things we mentioned:

* It Might Get Loud (trailer)

* Jimmy Page scene in It Might Get Loud

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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 5 is Anya Miller Berg, brand creative director at Mountain Hardwear, climber, mountain biker, former architect, and cat mom. Anya’s favorite things are:

1. Teenagers in Their Bedrooms by Adrienne Salinger

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2. Bobo Choses

3. Les Others Magazine

4. Barking at the Knot - Seamus Foster

5. (large scale art):

* Echoes of the Infinite by Alex Proba

* Souvenir by Kathleen Ryan

* The Red Popsicle by Catherine Mayer

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 4 is Kris Hampton, a podcaster, writer, artist, climbing coach and founder of Power Company Climbing. Kris’s favorite things are: 1. “The Show” by Doug E. FreshApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

2. “Check the Rhime” by A Tribe Called QuestApple Music | Spotify | YouTube

3. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeePublisher’s page | Bookshop | Amazon | To Kill A Mockingbird movie trailer4. Nighthawks by Edward Hopper5. No Kings by DoomtreeApple Music | Spotify | YouTube Other things we mentioned:The Day Todd Skinner Fell To Earth, Men’s Journal

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 3 is Ed Roberson—dad, husband, adventurer, and creator of the Mountain & Prairie podcast. Ed’s favorite things are:

1. Liner notes from Jimmy Buffett’s 1990s albums

2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisPublisher’s page | Bookshop | Amazon

3. The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer

4. Tribe by Sebastian Junger

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5. Road House (the original)

Other things we mentioned:

* Jack Johnson’s cover of Jimmy Buffet’s A Pirate Looks at Forty

* The Rewatchables Road House episode

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 2 is Hilary Oliver, a writer and editor (who I happen to be married to). Hilary’s favorite things are:

1. Paul Simon, Graceland (album)

YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify

2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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3. Daft Punk, Alive (album)

YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify

4. Mark Rothko, Untitled (1968)

5. 20th Century Women