💾My 2026 writing + trail running workshop: https://freeflowinstitute.com/product/running-to-stand-still/
Music clearance through Musicbed
Song: Magnetic (Slow Version) - Instrumental by Tim Mann
💾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 [ https://freeflowinstitute.com/]. Chandra’s favorite things are:
1. Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/island-of-the-blue-dolphins-scott-odell?variant=39934568923170
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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 [ https://freeflowinstitute.com/]. Chandra’s favorite things are:
1. Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/island-of-the-blue-dolphins-scott-odell?variant=39934568923170
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780547328614
https://amzn.to/46gHJGz
2. My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (album)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-dawn/275248367
https://open.spotify.com/album/6rBoR8YN4VvCfCSadNqdiX?si=0aZ3VZGrT8mHdeqjBao8Wg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLsdp2k5gA
3. American Windows, Marc Chagall, Art Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/109439/america-windows
4. Sturgill Simpson concert at the Wilma in Missoula, November 8, 2016
https://sturgillsimpson.com/
5. Her dad’s Micromet weather data collection units, early 1990s to present
💾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): https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/
Mike’s favorite things are:
https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/
1
Halloumi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloumi
2
The soundtrack to Raise t
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): https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/
Mike’s favorite things are:
https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/
1
Halloumi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloumi
2
The soundtrack to Raise the Titanic, by John Williams
Main theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAl8dO9tdlE&list=RDJAl8dO9tdlE
Re-recordings of the soundtrack by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra:
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/raise-the-titanic/1657194567
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/5kZOaO6hiEu3OI3Z6REevL?si=cGOq1nGRQwC-t1ZS3lYN2w
Y
ouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkAUJkbhd-RjwshNdGUZNqiyJqXuPBGft&si=1SaGdfs4Pxzi6w4L
💾Link to apply: https://freeflowinstitute.com/product/running-to-stand-still/
A brief presentation about my June 2026 Running to Stand Still trail running + writing workshop, followed by a Q&A session. Starts at 6:00 p.m. MST
💾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
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
💾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
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
💾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
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 Mountain by John D’Agata
Publisher’s Page
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393339017
Bookshop
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780393339017
Amazon
https://amzn.to/4qvclLR
Ways of Hearing
https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing
Nathaniel Russell’s Art
http://nathanielrussell.com/
Lady Bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839Wo
Other things we mentioned:
“Temptation” by Jukebox the Ghost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVFo7pXzQqA
“Welcome Home” byRadical Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8a4iiOnzsc
The Lifespan of a Fact by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393340730
The Things We Carried by Tim O’Brien
harpercollins.com/products/the-things-they-carried-tim-obrien
The Perfect Storm
https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Perfect-Storm/
Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/into-the-raging-sea-rachel-slade?variant=32207635087394
💾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).
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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Filmed February 23-March 1, 2026
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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
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-Library-Edition/9781476787855
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780684801223
2
Pierre Hadot, Philosophy as a Way of Life
Publisher's Page: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Philosophy+as+a+Way+of+Life%3A+Spiritual+Exercises+from+Socrates+to+Foucault-p-9780631180333
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780631180333