💾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 10 is Kurt Wikel, geophysicist, dad, and brewery co-owner (https://highlinebrewing.com/ ) Kurt’s favorite things are: 1. The Simpsons https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons 2. Daft Punk — Homework Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/homework/696884422 Spotify: https://open.spoti

💾a snippet from Kurt's interview on My Favorite Things, in which we talk about Daft Punk, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, A Coconut Named Bob, Dune, and of course, The Simpsons

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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 11 is Zoë Rom, journalist, podcaster (Your Diet Sucks https://www.yourdietsuckspodcast.com/ and The Trailhead https://podlink.com/1640142466 ), running coach, elite ultrarunner, and stand-up comedian. Zoë’s favorite things are: Blalock’s Indie Rock Playlist https://birp.fm/ About a Mounta

💾Zoë came on the My Favorite Things podcast to discuss Nathaniel Russell‘s art and flyers, as well as Blalock’s Indie Rock Playlist, John D’Agata’s book About a Mountain, the Ways of Hearing podcast, and Lady Bird (the dog meat comment here is in reference a flyer from @ElwoodDogMeat that I saw on a local bulletin board).

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💾The concept for the My Favorite Things podcast is: Each guest compiles a list of five books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 12 is Jonathan Ellsworth, writer, podcaster, founder of Blister Review, and former philosophy professor. Jonathan's favorite things are: 1 Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Publisher's Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Old-Man-and-the-Sea/Ernest-Hemingway/Hemingway-Lib

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💾Jonathan Ellsworth talks about seeing Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction for the first time