On our last pod of the season, Bob (my dad) shares his story of addiction and what AA has done for his sobriety.Resources:Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.aa.org/Gamblers Anonymous - https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/content/about-us
Amy joins the pod to talk about what sacred means to her and to the people in her life.Resources:Johnnyswim Tiny Desk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0f6KGsrt-4Johnnyswin Live from the Backyard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X52aEkT0Es
John talks about what it's like to be a hunter and conservationist and teaches Julie things she has always wanted to know about guns and hunting.Resources:A Snapshot of the Boone and Crockett Club - https://www.boone-crockett.org/snapshot-bo
Shawn shares what it's like to have OCD and how he manages. And a sad update to listeners is that Shawn's spider I reference numerous times has died.Resources:
Noah talks about what it means to them to mend their own clothes and how we should all think of our clothes as stories.Follow Noah on insta: @n.r.carsonnelsonthings Noah referenced:1. Greenpeace's Detox My Fashion campaign: https://www.green
Joel talks about his pivot from being a successful political consultant to opening up a vintage market in his own front yard.ResourcesTrump, Lesbians & ArcherySycamore Lane Vintage Store
Beth talks about what it's like to be in an interracial marriage and raising mixed-raced kids in today's world.Resources:Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia - https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/interm
Lauren talks about her PhD work and the special place Uganda holds in her heart and what it means when you are awarded a Fulbright but a global pandemic hits.
Ilyse talks about what it's like to be a killjoy. And how killing joy can be one of the most radically wonderful things in the world.Check out Ilyse's podcast (with the best Megan Goodwin) on all pod spaces. Keeping it 101: A Killjoy's Introd
Emilie talks about what it's like to be in a medical system that can't tell you what might be wrong with you.Resources:The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t from Modern LoveI Won’t Be Your Cancer Poster Child from Huffington P
Dana talks about what it takes to be a professional musician and why music and the arts are so important.Resources:Chamber Project St. LouisSunday at Six Recital Series: Dana Hotle, Clarinet
Julie is here with the pod to talk about how she left ordained ministry and her current relationship with all things church.Resources:Struggling with (Non)violence by Julie Marie ToddJust Julie homepage
Kate shares about her new book, Already Toast, and what it's like to be a caregiver to people you love.Resources:Buy Already Toast: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659447/already-toast-by-kate-washington/Kate's website: https://www