Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. Last week, Anne and I talked about 100 movies because we talked about the New York Times list of the best films of the 21st Century. This week, we’re just talking about one film: Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. Anne, this was #21 on … Continue reading "Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums on the Torg Stories Podcast"

First, a health update on our mom Sue. We’ve had some listeners email or text about that:  The New York Times Top 100 of the 21st Century List:  Are you okay with how this list was compiled?  Discussion Questions and Prompts for the Podcast Discussion  Anne Favorites from the NYT List:  What movies on the … Continue reading "Top 100 Movies of the 21st Century on the Torg Stories Podcast"

On this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast, Anne and I talk about traveling to Maui.  Acknowledgements related to traveling to Maui  What resources did I use to plan our trip?  Which island should we visit in Hawaii?  We’re going to look at a map and talk about the geography, what’s where on Maui:  Let’s … Continue reading "A Maui Travel Report Podcast"

Summer Music Playlists Discussion on this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast! Last week we did our favorite things to do on a nice day in Los Angeles and Boone, NC and this week we’ll go over the music we’d listen to on these beautiful days. We talk about how we got to these lists … Continue reading "Summer Playlists on the Torg Stories Podcast"

Dear Readers and Listeners, We started off our planning for this podcast with a two-part question: If you want to get out of the house to take advantage of a beautiful summer day where you live, where do you go and what songs do you listen to on the way there and back? LOS ANGELES: … Continue reading "Los Angeles and Boone: What to do on a Beautiful Day"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast! We’re recording Mon June 23rd, the day after the Pacers lost in game in 7 of the NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anne, I’m fresh off of Day 1 of the Watauga Girls Basketball Camp. Did you used to go to camp as a kid? What’s most … Continue reading "Indiana Pacers Lose the NBA Finals, Haliburton Injury, and A Fan Reflection"

On this week’s episode, Caitlin Clark Return to Indiana Fever, it’s two games each for the Pacers and the Thunder in the NBA Finals and Anne gives quick recommendations for Switzerland and I do Asheville on the Torg Stories Podcast. Happy Father’s Day! Caitlin Clark returns to Indiana Fever and they beat the previously undefeated … Continue reading "Caitlin Clark Returns, Pacers and Thunder in the NBA Finals and Asheville Recommendations"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. On this episode we’re talking about the Pacers in the NBA Finals, deciding if we should worry about the Indiana Fever, and explaining why we live where we live: Boone and Los Angeles. We are also a video podcast. See window below: Indiana Pacers Notes and Discussion Prompts: From … Continue reading "Pacers in NBA Finals, Worried about the Fever, and Reasons for Living in LA and Boone, NC"

In this episode I talk with the North Carolina Basketball Coaches’ Association 2024-2025 Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, McDowell’s Zack McCartha. Coach McCartha and I discuss some of the keys to his team’s undefeated season, our coaching influences, how we use analytics to aid in our coaching decisions, and what it’s like to coach … Continue reading "Coaching Influences, Basketball Analytics, and Coaching Our Daughters with McDowell’s Zack McCartha"

It’s the Ted Lasso Final Episode from Season 3 on the Torg Stories Podcast. Generally, what am I looking for in a final episode or the end of a story? Going into the last episode of Ted Lasso, which I thought would be the last episode ever, what was I thinking about? Let’s go through … Continue reading "Ted Lasso Final Episode, Season 3 Finale Podcast: So Long, Farewell"