Donna Jo Napoli shares her love of magical stories and the wonderful insight they give into human nature. Her new National Geographic book, Treasury of Magical Tales from Around the World, weaves together the mysterious and concrete to teach kids stories from a variety of cultures.

Learn more about Donna Jo Napoli at her website here:

https://www.donnajonapoli.com/

Tamara Winfrey-Harris shares about the stereotypes black women face and how we can take action to eradicate them. Her book, the Sisters Are Alright, describes these stereotypes and how they have affected women for decades.

Learn more about Tamara on her website here:

https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/

Devora Zack shares information from her book, The Cactus and Snowflake at Work: How the logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side, in a frank discussion about how personality types affect our work relationships.

Learn more about Devora and her book here:

https://www.myonlyconnect.com/

Allyson Johnson shares 1,000 Perfect Weekends, National Geographic's newest collection of amazing places around the world.

Find out the best places for movie-lovers, adventure-seekers, and foodies to get away and check items off their bucket lists.

Learn more about Allyson and 1,000 Perfect weekends here:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Alex Johnson & Matt Graham talk about what it's like to play hockey for the Port Huron Prowlers and how they got into the sport in the first place.

In this episode, Alex, Matt, and Jessie talk about:

• Where they grew up
• How they fell in love with hockey
• What it's like to play at McMorran Arena
• Things to do in Port Huron, Michigan
• Hopes for the Port Huron Prowler's 2021-22 season

Learn more about the Port Huron Prowlers on their website here:

https://www.phprowlers.com/

Spencer Stone chose to act when a terrorist began attacking passengers on their Paris-bound train. He shares what life has been like since that day in 2015 when he and his friends saved the lives of hundreds of people and how he hopes to encourage others.

Connect with Spencer Stone on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/spencerjstone/

Philip Yancey shares his journey of accepting the imperfections of his mother, church, and Christian leaders as he reflected back on their theologies and practices.

Philip's book, Where the Light Fell, chronicles the story of growing up with a fundamentalist mother during a period of time where racism was threaded into theology in the churches and Christian universities he attended.

Learn more about Philip and Where the Light fell here:

https://philipyancey.com/

Musician Caleb Malooley shares the value of sharing the stories behind his music. Learn about Writer's Rounds, a new way to experience live music at Foundry in Port Huron, and why Caleb wanted to bring this Nashville-inspired format to his hometown.

Learn more about Caleb and the Gasoline Gypsies here:

https://thegasolinegypsies.com/

Learn more about Caleb's company, Black River Media Productions, here:

https://blackrivermp.com/

Erika Engelhaupt explores the creepy and gory sides of science in her book, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science.

Erika and Jessie talk about:

• Why some people like being scared
• Why clowns are high on the creepiness scale
• The difference between creepy and scary
• The science of being scared

Learn more about Erika here: https://erikaengelhaupt.com/

Amanda Hesser had the awesome responsibility of choosing which recipes to include in the newest edition of the New York Time Essential Cookbook.

Amanda and Jessie talk about:

• Why the NY Times Essential Cookbook needed updating
• Where new recipes came from
• How NY Times readers influenced the recipes
• Contributing chefs and food influencers like Samin Nosrat, David Chang, and Maangchi

Learn more about Amanda and the NY Times Essential cookbook here:

https://food52.com/