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Finding Favorites with Leah Jones

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Finding Favorites is where we learn about people’s favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. Every other week, host Leah Jones sits down with a guest to learn about how they found their favorite thing, why they love it and why they think other people will fall in love, too.

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Finding Favorites is where we learn about people’s favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. Every other week, host Leah Jones sits down with a guest to learn about how they found their favorite thing, why they love it and why they think other people will fall in love, too.

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Lee Upton love bunnies

4/20/2025
Author Lee Upton joined Leah to talk about her newest book Wrongful, available for pre-order now for May 1 delivery, and about how she became a bunny person. PSA: Bunnies are exotic pets and not responsible Easter presents. Stick to chocolate and toy bunnies today! Where was the podcast? Leah had emergency gall bladder surgery which meant hitting eject from her life for about a month. So happy to be back on the mic and to welcome back engineer-extraordinaire Rob Abrazado. Keep up with Lee online Wrongful is available for pre-order now and releases May 1, 2025: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/wrongful/ Lee's website: https://www.leeupton.com/ Show Notes Sagging Meniscus Press: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/ Tabitha, Get Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tabitha-get-up-lee-upton/21257767 Kate Racculia: https://www.kateracculia.com/ Agatha Christie: https://www.agathachristie.com/ The Withers (coming in 2026 from Regal House Publishing): https://regalhousepublishing.com/forthcoming-publications/ Book & Puppet Co.: https://www.bookandpuppet.com/ Ghostlit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ghostlit-poems/121f3a980b2b881e On the Rocks: https://www.theodoraziolkowski.com/books Asterism: https://asterismbooks.com/ I Am a Bunny: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-am-a-bunny-ole-risom/8547916 Michael Sowa: https://michaelsowa-art.de/ https://www.amazon.com/Esterhazy-Rabbit-Prince-Irene-Dische/dp/0152009213https://www.wikiart.org/en/michael-sowa/instant-relief-therapy Bunny by Mona Awad: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunny-mona-awad/12087549 Alice in Wonderland: https://bookshop.org/p/books/alice-in-wonderland-illustrated-lewis-carroll/7841425 Rabbit, Run (the first book in John Updike's Rabbit series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/rabbit-run-john-updike/11076364 The Velveteen Rabbit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-velveteen-rabbit-margery-williams-bianco/19005883 Donnie Darko: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ Harvey: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/ Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (the first book of the Bunnicula series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunnicula-a-rabbit-tale-of-mystery-deborah-howe/286233 Bunnicula (TV series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5444412/ Watership Down: https://bookshop.org/p/books/watership-down-richard-adams/286191 The House Rabbit Society: https://houserabbit.org/ POP Cats: https://popcats.co/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:52:38

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Brandon Klein loves to interview

3/9/2025
Detroit-based Brandon Klein sat down with Leah to talk about his love of interviewing - AKA non-fiction storytelling. Brandon has been a meditation coach, lived "van life" in the national parks, and is the creator and host of Humanize the Human Eyes. Keep up with Brandon on YouTube and Instagram https://www.youtube.com/@brandonmklein/videos https://www.instagram.com/brand0nklein/ Show Notes https://www.descript.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanseisen/https://goodnightoscar.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gGwOlIb9khttps://blackwing602.com/collections/pencilshttps://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/lucas-balisong-knives/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression Fact check: It was Jack Paar and not Dick Cavett that hosted Oscar Levant, sorry for so confidently talking about the wrong late night host. Second fact check: Rob Abrazado will return to editing the podcast on the next episode. The last few weeks have been rough in the Jones house, but I recently closed on a condo sale and have returned to the land of the living.

Duration:01:02:26

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Christine Marie Eberle loves the Ignatian Pilgrimage in Spain

2/2/2025
Christine Marie Eberle returns to Finding Favorites to discuss her new book and the pilgrimage that inspired her to write it. Her new book Finding God Along the Way: Wisdom from the Ignatian Camino for Life at Home is available now. We have an in depth conversation about the logistics, prayer and intentions of going on this pilgrimage in the fall of 2022. Christine-Marie-Eberle.com Finding God Along the Way Show Notes The Way on IMDBCamino del Santiago (the other pilgrimage in Spain)Camino IgnacioIgnatian Volunteer CorpsIgnatius of Loyola Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:01:26:13

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Best of 2024 with your favorites

1/19/2025
Every year, we start by looking back at 2024. We asked friends and past guests to send in voice memos highlighting their favorite things of 2024. In this episode you'll hear from Friday Night Movie PodcastUpper Middle BrowBFF Sticker ClubUpper Middle BrowCannedCannedSome stuff from Rocco Leah's recommendations for the year include Live comedy performances Live theater Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:01:01:25

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Robot Friends with Upper Middle Brow

1/12/2025
It's a crossover episode of Finding Favorites and Upper Middle Brow - Leah Jones, Jesse Dukes and Chris Bagg are talking about robot friends and enemies. We start with M3GAN and go on a winding conversation from there. Subscribe to Upper Middle Brow and rate them 5 stars: https://uppermiddlebrow.com/ Recommendations from this show: ExhalationAlien: RomulusMoon Honorable Mentions: Robocop Robot Visions Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:01:31:04

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Curtis Smith loves 70s Hollywood

12/29/2024
Curtis Smith, author of Deaf Heaven (available May 2025) and The Lost and The Blind, is a professor who loves 70s Hollywood. Leah and Curt talk about his new book, favorite movies and directors. Build your own 70s To Watch list from this episode. Leah is still collecting voice memos for the best of 2024 episode slated for January 12th. There's still time to send in a 1-5 minute clip highlighting some of the things you found and loved in 2024. Follow Curtis online https://www.press53.com/curtis-smithhttps://bookshop.org/contributors/curtis-smith-4ddf66b4-7838-4c5b-a813-010b2772f1a7https://bookshop.org/p/books/deaf-heaven-curtis-smith/22029558?ean=9781960018786https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-magpie-s-return-curtis-smith/17051877?ean=9781947041615https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-and-the-blind-curtis-smith/19735398?ean=9781955062619 Show Notes https://bookshop.org/contributors/jen-michalskihttps://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/https://www.tanzerben.com/https://tbwcylinc.libsyn.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connorhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/https://www.vivianmaier.com/https://www.maryellenmark.com/https://www.ccl.org/https://runningwildpublishing.com/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073440/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000265/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067411/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070334/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070698/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077405/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000886/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001023/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072417/https://www.regmovies.com/unlimitedhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000432/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073802/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073692/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081696/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10128846/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178634/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000541/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091877/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:51:55

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Jeph Wilkinson loves TTRPGs

12/15/2024
Jeph Wilkinson, host of Big Campaign Podcast, loves table top role playing games (AKA TTRPGs) and joined Leah to talk about how he found Dungeons & Dragon, the joy of running TTRPGs campaigns with friends, and storytelling. Jeph is an independent podcaster! Follow Jeph online https://www.bigcampaign.com/https://linktr.ee/big_campaign_storieshttps://x.com/BigCampaignPodhttps://instagram.com/big_campaign_podcast Show Notes https://uppermiddlebrow.com/https://bookshop.org/p/books/snow-crash-neal-stephenson/7327954?ean=9780553380958https://dndstore.wizards.com/https://bookshop.org/p/books/dune-frank-herbert/7502701?ean=9780441172719https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-of-darkness/discover-world-of-darkness/vampire-the-masqueradehttps://abc.com/show/4175a1c6-1594-4c90-9895-02008e6f0550https://zubrowka-vodka.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Level_Handbookhttps://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/chris-bagg-dnd-ttrpg/https://headgum.com/newcomershttps://paizo.com/pathfinderhttps://company.wizards.com/https://headgum.com/high-and-mightyhttps://magic.wizards.com/https://linktr.ee/clashofkritshttps://linktr.ee/rainbowdiceclubhttps://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/https://headgum.com/doughboyshttps://armchairexpertpod.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:51:46

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Rabbi Michael Zedek loves chocolate

11/27/2024
Rabbi Michael Zedek, the rabbi emeritus of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago, joined Leah for a very fun and meandering conversation about lots of his favorite things. His book, Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality, is going into a second printing and he's available for all of your events - Jewish or not, in person or virtual, to discuss the book. As a congregant of 20 years, Leah used the podcast to get the full stories of how Rabbi Zedek became a rabbi (where are you Elijah from Syracuse?), how he met his wife Karen, and how he came to Emanuel after retiring from the pulpit once already. Keep up with Rabbi Zedek online Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality RabbiMichaelZedek.com Show Notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PweWTvZVKkhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/i-and-thou-martin-buber/52758?ean=9780684717258https://www.emanuelcong.org/https://www.parrabbis.org/https://naorrr.com/https://religionontheline.com/https://sites.libsyn.com/414662https://headgum.com/high-and-mightyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harry_Met_Sally…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfatherhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_GediIbexshofarhttps://rovos.com/https://www.ypo.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Suzmanhttps://www.schusterman.org/https://brownhotels.com/lighthousehttps://bookshop.org/contributors/abraham-joshua-heschel-9a2a2d93-0aa6-43c8-b4df-b0b18533fce5https://huc.edu/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/interfaith-park Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:58:30

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Ashlie, the Cheerbrarian, loves books

11/17/2024
Ashlie, host of Advice from The Cheerbrarian, LOVES books and loves to prescribe books to friends, listeners and strangers based on a few questions. We talk about breaking up with your phone, the benefits of parallel reading multiple books at the same time, and book discovery. Keep up with Ashlie online https://open.spotify.com/show/77y9HmJHzKhZZ8wyspnCqbhttps://www.goodreads.com/ardaiglehttps://www.instagram.com/cheerbrarian/https://www.threads.net/@cheerbrarianhttps://www.tiktok.com/@cheerbrarianhttps://www.cheerbrarian.com/https://www.cheerbrarian.com/unrequired-reading Show Notes https://www.startrek.com/series/star-trek-the-next-generationhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Your-Brain-is-a-Dirty-Dirty-Liar-Your-Brain---Part-1-e2gle2kMy Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylorhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/YOURE-REJECTED--Now-what-e2if0cqThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferStrengthsfinder 2.0 by Galluphttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/The-Power-of-Yes-Part-1---Say-Yes-to-Being-the-Best-at-Being-the-Worst-e2pm271https://littlehousebooks.com/Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomeryhttps://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?11710Stuart Little by E.B. WhiteAdventures of Huckleberry Finn1984 by George Orwellhttps://www.goodreads.com/The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreBeartownA Man Called OveThe Power of FunMeditation for Fidgety Skeptics10% HappierHow to Break Up with Your Phonehttps://www.goodreads.com/series/299267-thursday-murder-clubhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrotehttps://www.goodreads.com/series/51639-dublin-murder-squadhttps://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unithttps://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-woods-tana-french/11716028?ean=9780143113492Thursday Nexthttps://www.goodreads.com/series/43680-thursday-nextBorn a CrimeYes PleaseThe Wreckage of My PresenceJoyful Recollections of Trauma https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/Travels with Charley:https://www.goodreads.com/series/91029-craft-sequencehttps://bookshop.org/shop/FindingFavoritesPodcastHouse of LeavesInfinite Jest https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/bookclubHappiness Fallshttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Cheerbrarian-Presents---Author-Angie-Kim-e2jbg6phttps://reesesbookclub.com/https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Six-Tips-to-try-to-Read-More-Books-e2jto9s Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:58:12

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Nancy Houser-Bluhm loves clear communication

11/3/2024
Nancy House-Bluhm, author of Whispers for Terra and The Nickel Loop, loves clear communication. The midwesterner spent 25 years in Colorado before returning to Michigan. She talks with Leah about communication skills, trains and The Artist's Way. Keep up with Nancy online Whispers for TerraThe Nickel LoopNancy's websiteNancy's emailInstagram @jnbpineNancy on FacebookTik Tok @nancyhouserbluhmauthor Show Notes https://maxwellandersonhotel.com/https://www.durangotrain.com/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332130/https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-dale-carnegie/7496534?ean=9780671027032https://brenebrown.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expressionhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-artist-s-way-30th-anniversary-edition-julia-cameron/6665657?ean=9780143129257https://bookshop.org/p/books/finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest-suzanne-simard/17806466?ean=9780525565994https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/projects/orphanshttps://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/joan-schweighardt-serendipity/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:55:27

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Elana Silber loves Orangetheory

10/20/2024
Elana Silber is the CEO of Sharsheret, the Jewish breast and ovarian cancer organization that Leah supports, and totally obsessed with Orangetheory. Nothing interrupts her daily workouts and she might get you Orange-curious by the end of the episode. Elana has dedicated her career to supporting people with breast and ovarian cancers through her work at Sharsheret. We talk a lot about what you should be doing to understand your breast cancer risks and specifically about how this organization helps people in the US and Israel. Host Leah Jones was honored by Sharsheret in May 2024. Here is her speech. Leah will be giving a d'var torah at Emanuel Congregation on October 25, 2024 for Pink Shabbat at 6:30pm Keep up with Elana and Sharsheret SharsheretSharsheret on InstagramSharsheret on Facebook Show Notes Orangetheory Fitness Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:48:14

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Theresa Goodrich loves writing fiction

10/6/2024
Theresa Goodrich, aka The Local Tourist, has always loved to write. After she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided not to let anything stop her from writing fiction and she has written FIVE mysteries featuring travel writer Alex Paige. Theresa is one of the first people I met on Twitter and this was a great chance to catch up with each other. Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both new episodes will feature interviews with a heavy focus on breast cancer. Please, shedule your mammogram, colonoscopy, and dermatology screenings. Early detection really does save lives. Keep up with Theresa online https://theresasbooks.com/https://theresasbooks.com/products/peril-on-the-peninsulahttps://thelocaltourist.com/ Show Notes https://twolanegems.com/https://livinglandmarksofchicago.com/https://theresasbooks.com/products/planning-your-perfect-road-triphttps://theresasbooks.com/products/show-me-shipshewanahttps://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-road-trip-adventureshttps://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-state-park-adventureshttps://theresasbooks.com/products/alex-paige-travel-mysteries-bundlehttps://www.tiktok.com/@keith_lee125https://www.gpgottlieb.com/https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/kathie-giorgio-loves-writing/https://nanowrimo.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Assisihttps://www.enneagraminstitute.com/https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253676/how-cliftonstrengths-works.aspxhttps://www.amyguth.com/https://rovos.com/https://www.debeers.com/en-us/homehttps://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/https://bookbrush.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:54:03

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Abbas Jaffary loves mathematics

9/22/2024
Summer hiatus is over with a banger of an episode! Abbas Jaffary, a mathematician and roller derby referee, joined Leah to talk about The Chicago Knockouts Roller Derby League and his love of math. Leah and Abbas also share a love of How Did This Get Made, the podcast that brings all people together. Follow Abbas online Mathematics for Misfits: https://linktr.ee/mathematicsformisfits Accessible Mathematics:https://www.accessiblemath.info/ Chicago Knockouts and Chicago Knockouts on Tik Tok. Show Notes https://hdtgm.com/https://bookriot.com/what-is-live-lit-and-how-can-i-read-it/https://www.paulscheer.com/dinosaurhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27N%27_Americahttps://www.instagram.com/chicagoshred/https://www.instagram.com/chicagooutfit/https://www.instagram.com/_thecrimsonvixen_/https://stemartaen.com/https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedskate/https://www.village.homewood.il.us/https://rollercon.com/https://ioimprov.com/https://www.cfainstitute.org/https://www.cod.edu/https://bookshop.org/p/books/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey-through-parallel-universes-time-warps-and-the-10th-dimens-ion-michio-kaku/8648999?ean=9780385477055https://www.uic.edu/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_numberhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-an-introduction-fernando-q-gouvea/14521230?ean=9783030472948https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-p-adic-analysis-and-zeta-functions-neal-koblitz/8668219?ean=9780387960173https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/https://homepages.math.uic.edu/~kauffman/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wittenhttps://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskithttps://www.psiquantum.com/https://www.mathjax.org/https://www.w3.org/Math/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:01:00:54

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Chuck Gay loves Buck Owens

6/23/2024
Chuck Gay, a musician, writer and actor, joins Leah to introduce her to Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Chuck can be seen in Elvis of the Yukon (as Elvis) written by guest Pam Mandel and produced by Amy Guth. Keep up with Chuck online Instagram @charlespgayFacebook @chuckgaymusicChuckGayMusic.com Top Five Buck Owens Albums Buck Owens on YouTube Show Notes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buckarooshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Hawhttps://open.spotify.com/album/37k1QgDqGNemtteDpQ2jcUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Richhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63NdYPMxrwhttps://www.dwightyoakam.com/https://open.spotify.com/track/7bKqtOF02nEDUImWZqq5nHhttps://bumbershoot.com/https://open.spotify.com/track/0MjHswdGtDI1msQ49fWDYahttps://www.johnprine.com/https://open.spotify.com/track/464fUpkgSEPH1onUGoW8Kthttps://open.spotify.com/track/722NCABmmKoHNQaX2VHoX3https://open.spotify.com/track/5uGMzzZW2XxHvSziwt9T3yhttps://open.spotify.com/track/4UCCm4l4YTTeEYuaAzUdOshttps://open.spotify.com/track/3JO1cq3Ex5DbfQSnMf7Y3ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCy-9z6BXJchttps://www.buckowens.com/https://blackwing602.com/https://isernio.com/product/chicken-breakfast/https://www.kraftheinz.com/philadelphia/products/00021000007325-spicy-jalapeno-cream-cheese-spreadhttps://www.franksredhot.com/en-us/products/franks-redhot-original-cayenne-pepper-saucehttps://www.lecreuset.com/signature-skillet-10-1-4-in-chambray/20182026434001.htmlhttps://www.heinz.com/products/00013000626095-simply-tomato-ketchup-with-no-artificial-sweetenershttps://www.instagram.com/dgo_bagel/https://www.amazon.com/Daves-Way-Approach-Old-Fashioned-1991-09-01/dp/B019TLFO7Y Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

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Darrin Doyle loves Horror Movies

6/10/2024
Author Darrin Doyle returns to celebrate a new book and his love of horror movies. Keep up with Darrin online https://www.darrindoyle.com/https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDarrinDoylehttps://www.instagram.com/darrindoylewriter/https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/let-gravity-seize-the-dead/ Show Notes https://dictionary.apa.org/intergenerational-traumahttps://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/ParksandTrails/Details.aspx?id=509&type=SPRKhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/bird-noy-holland/17314873?ean=9781619028272https://bookshop.org/p/books/outer-dark-cormac-mccarthy/6724632?ean=9780679728733https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-beast-in-aisle-34-darrin-doyle/15921939?ean=9781948954570 Horror Movies to watch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15574270/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082235/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/https://www.fangoria.com/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082748/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082118/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000484/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001361/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092991/https://www.blankcheckpod.com/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099365/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/https://www.regmovies.com/unlimitedhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4170048/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443502/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674020/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22050754/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285009/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001317/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1594562/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307497/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11138512/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3211470/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116365/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4589218/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448768/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21874760/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30321146/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2428170/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868/

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Pam Mandel loves ebikes

5/26/2024
Author and film maker Pam Mandel is here to convince us all to add an ebike to our garage for local errands and more freedom of movement. Her debut short film Elvis of the Yukon debuted in New York and has just been selected for the Seattle Film Festival. We will be visiting with her collaborators throughout the summer as we celebrate road trips. Keep up with Pam Mandel online Pam’s Links https://www.nerdseyeview.com/https://www.threads.net/@nerdseyeviewhttps://www.instagram.com/nerdseyeview Show Notes https://www.amyguth.com/https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-same-river-twice-a-memoir-of-dirtbag-backpackers-bomb-shelters-and-bad-travel-pam-mandel/14361463?ean=9781510760059https://www.potenza-productions.com/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/https://moustachebikes.com/us/en/https://jamellebouie.net/https://divvybikes.com/https://citibikenyc.com/https://www.dandelion.bike/https://www.gazellebikes.com/en-us Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

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Monica Reida loves coffee

5/5/2024
Monica Reida, a Chicago-based artist and writer, loves coffee. Like... LOVES coffee. Affogato, espresso, drip coffee, percolated coffee, different roasts, decaf and so much more. Keep up with Monica online https://www.instagram.com/monicareida/https://monicareida.myportfolio.com/https://sentientcabbage2.wordpress.com/ Show Notes Murdoch Mysteries"Terrence Gant loves Prog Rock and Twitter""Scott Smith loves Mission Impossible movies"Dollop CoffeeEspresso RoyaleColectivoHudson's BayBodumRed Brazil model French pressAeropressPumpkin orange Escali PrimoFellow Prismo AeroPress attachmentHario V60 Cermaic Pour Over Coffee Sethttps://www.hario-usa.com/products/v60-lovedrip-paper-filter-02https://www.oxo.com/conical-burr-coffee-grinder.htmlhttps://fellowproducts.com/products/stagg-ekg-electric-pour-over-kettlehttps://www.bialetti.com/ee_en/moka-express.html https://home.lamarzoccousa.com/product/linea-mini/https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/products/origami-pour-overhttps://nadamoo.com/https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/https://www.discourse.coffee/https://jenis.com/https://wonderstate.com/collections/icebreakerhttps://www.bosscoffeeusa.com/https://likeadragon.sega.com/https://www.intelligentsia.com/https://www.facebook.com/pinklinedamenhttps://www.metropoliscoffee.com/https://thedalybagel.com/https://gget.com/https://www.stonecreekcoffee.com/https://joecoffeecompany.com/https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/https://www.bigshoulderscoffee.com/https://perkolatorcoffee.com/https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOEIpbxM4whttps://www.welcometonightvale.com/https://ember.com/products/ember-mug-2https://sprudge.com/ https://sprudge.myshopify.com/collections/sprudge-tees/products/black-aeropress-cat-teeAnodyne Coffee Roasting Co.The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for EveryoneBut First, Coffee: A Guide to Brewing from the Kitchen to the Bar Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

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Caroline Musin Berkowitz loves Passover (re-issue)

4/14/2024
We are one week out from Passover seders, so what better time to revisit Caroline's advice about preparing for the Spring holiday? New Haggadah alert - The Promise of Liberty by Stuart Halpern & Jacob Kupietzky Where are you leaving? Egypt Where are you going? Jerusalem What are you carrying? The bread of freedom Pesach (Passover) starts on Monday night and Caroline Musin Berkowitz joined Leah to talk about how she gets organized for the holiday. We talk about recipes, family traditions, finding the right haggadah, additions to the seder plate, and how to give gift to your future self with a good spreadsheet. Follow Caroline on Instagram and Twitter Keep up with Hashtag Daf Yomi on Instagram Follow @findingfavspod on Instagram and Twitter. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts Bread Machine Challah IIChicken MarbellaMatzah ToffeeCRC Pesach Guide 2022A Slob Comes CleanFly LadyGraphic Novel HaggadahMatza Pajamas Caroline's Legendary Passover SpreadsheetHaggadot.com Sunflower addition Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

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Scott Smith loves Mission Impossible movies

4/7/2024
Scott Smith, aka Our Man In Chicago, returns to Finding Favorites to talk about the Mission Impossible movies - why he loves them, how he watches them and where to start with the series. Scott first joined Leah to talk about The West Wing. Keep up with Scott online Our Man in ChicagoInstagram @ourmaninchicagoThe FrunchroomFacebook @thefrunchroom Show Notes Regal UnlimitedThe Mission: Impossible film series on WikipediaGet Smart on WikipediaOSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies on WikipediaMusic Box Films Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

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Blaise Miller loves Sweatpants

3/23/2024
Blaise Miller, an actor/director/writer based in LA, joined Leah to talk about his new web series "Hi, Blaise Miller" and his love of sweatpants. "Hi, Blaise Miller" is a six episode series exploring life for actors in Hollywood today - the world of self tapes and self doubt. The series is distributed by Crafty and new episodes are available every Friday. Leah and Blaise have been friends for 20 years and are celebrating their birthday on March 23 - so we're celebrating with an early drop! Follow Blaise online Hi, Blaise Miller on YouTubeCrafty Short Films2Blazes.com@2blazes on Tik Tok Show Notes The Vacationeers on YouTubeIt's a Disaster on PeacockChicago's PizzaSmashburger.comDMKAu ChevalAuntie Anne'sWetzel's PretzelsFat ChrisChubbies ShortsHome Run Innhttps://www.vons.com/Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Duration:00:55:42