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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 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 WK
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4. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
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5. Boys and Girls in America by The Hold Steady
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Other things we talked about:
The Curse

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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 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:

1. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

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2. My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (album)

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3. America Windows by Marc Chagall, Art Institute of Chicago

4. Sturgill Simpson concert at the Wilma in Missoula, November 8, 2016

5. Her dad’s Micromet weather data collection units, early 1990s to present

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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 9 is Mike Sowden, creator of the immensely popular Substack, Everything Is Amazing (I’m a paid subscriber). Mike’s favorite things are:

1. Halloumi
2. The soundtrack to Raise the Titanic, by John Williams

• Main theme
• Re-recordings of the soundtrack by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra:
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3. Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys

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4. Electric blankets
5. Distant lights seen at night

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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 9 is Kurt Wikel, geophysicist, dad, and brewery co-owner.

Kurt’s favorite things are:

1. The Simpsons

2. Daft Punk — Homework

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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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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, The Trailhead), running coach, elite ultrarunner, and stand-up comedian.

Zoë’s favorite things are:

1. Blalock’s Indie Rock Playlist
2. About a Mountain by John D’Agata

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3. Ways of Hearing
4. Nathaniel Russell’s Art
5. Lady Bird

Other things we mentioned:

“Temptation” by Jukebox the Ghost

“Welcome Home” by Radical Face

The Lifespan of a Fact by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal

The Things We Carried by Tim O’Brien

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade

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The concept for the My Favorite Things podcast is simple: 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
2. Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot
3. Pulp Fiction (trailer)
4. Don Quixote by Pablo Picasso
5. “Mississippi” by Bob Dylan

Other stuff we talked about:

• “Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie” by Bob Dylan