Rachel Grigorian & I talk permaculture, prairie chicken & raccoon, commodifying carbon sequestration, getting outsmarted by woodchucks & hosed by skunks, copper bullets, trade school v college, and a deep dive into Woodswoman, Wilding, and Twain's Feast. 

Episode one of Circle Back, the spin-off from Out of Curiosity with kt mather—where we skip straight to talking about, in this case, a short story. Bill Tanner and I get back to chatting, this time about one of our faves How to Tell a True War Story.

Stefane Victor—friend and former student! We talk about our introductions to Beyonce, our mutual LOVE of The Color Purple, learning from your fears & regrets, and gymnastics. Then, a deep dive into Michelle Obama's wonderful and painful memoir, Becoming.

Brian Tijan and I discuss his many careers, lions, raccoons, loneliness, and my bathroom decor. We take a deep dive into the books Tribe and The Consuming Instinct. One of which makes a ton of sense and one of which reads like a domestic abuse handbook.

This episode, Kekla Magoon! We discuss her path from activist educator to award winning movelist; what stories publishers want from Black authors; how the shape of a story effects its meaning; then deep dive into Roxane Gay’s heartrending memoir, Hunger.

This episode you'll meet my former student Taylor Wallace! We talk tea & cats, blockchain, why the dinos died, how human suffering & evolution intersect, robot overlords, is money speech?, and how AA is like cryptocurrency.

This episode, my former students, the Whalen sisters--you can't tell them apart...We talk about teenage drinking; how comedy, male relationships, and well-timed explosions make Die Hard the great movie it is; and we ask is rage just fear?

This episode is a little different in that we skip the book club and end after Professor Stewart's amazing story about his role in the dangerous and awe-inspiring mission to get supplies inside Wounded Knee.

This week, the smart and funny Jenn Fiorini! We discuss cursing at job interviews, pathological liars for bosses, how if you thought jr. sucked in the 80s, 90s, or 00s, try it now, with social media...We also discuss the very good and anxiety-inducing movie 8th grade.

This week, the delightful Bill Tanner! We discuss sports, aging, shitty jobs, bbqs, coffee roasting, vulnerability, the fate of bananas, the difference between abuse and manipulation in coaching, and one of our fave ice hockey movies, Miracle.