Reads and Weeds Podcast
1) Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea-Tommy Cook's favorite Little Golden Book
I hope I didn't ruin Tommy's favorite book from childhood, but we had to get to the bottom of the messaging of 'Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea'. He's a cutie and has a bird friend. Cori's dogs were good t...Show More
2) Episode 113-Thumbs Up-Memoir of a Joyful Organizer-by Ken Wachsberger
Ken Wachsberger is back with Thumbs Up: Memoir of a Joyful Organizer, Ken’s stories of the joyful life he has built as a writer and activist. Initially motivated in the Nixon years as a pioneer of the...Show More
3) Episode 112-Murder and Merlot by Heather Jay Harris
Claire and I were so honored and excited when Heather Jay reached out with an early draft of her new book and asked us for specific feedback. Oh boy! Honest specific feedback is so hard to get when yo...Show More
4) Episode 111-Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Lisa Green, first timer on the show(!) and Masters Degree recipient(!woohoo!)recommended this book of wonderful short stories in all different formats and it was such a great read at this moment when ...Show More
5) Episide110-Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain-with Carl Merrick
Somehow I got through decades without reading Huckleberry Finn. Thanks to Carl Merrick for suggesting it and hanging with me for the discussion. It is way too cold right now. Our country is changing r...Show More
6) Episode 109-Holiday Odds and Ends Wrap Up w/Jamie Lowell
It is a strange but somehow peaceful time. We are in the 'holiday season', which is 'show season' for me. We are between the election and the inauguration. We decided to read a surprisingly silly Zing...Show More
7) Episode 108-Our House by Patrick Dunn
My lovely friend Patrick Dunn wrote his first horror comic and it was just wonderful to hang out with him and talk about it. You see, he is a journalist by trade and this is a completely different set...Show More
8) Episode 107-Live from Entheofest 2024
Shelly live at Entheofest 2024 in Ann Arbor on September 22, talking books with new friends, fellow psychonauts and bookworms. Thanks to Claire Forster for helping me with the table. Thanks to MIchiga...Show More
9) Episode 106-Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose
Isn't it strange that we are all trying to figure out the bodies that we live in? Where do we turn when the physical 'fixes' we are trying aren't 'fixing' the issue? Thanks to integrative health pract...Show More
10) The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell-live from Detroit Women of Comedy Festival
This episode was recorded live at the Independent Comedy Club in Hamtramck as part of the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival in May 2024. I was joined by Claire Forster whose 'lapsed academia' brain hel...Show More
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell-live from Detroit Women of Comedy Festival
1:22:25 | May 30th, 2024