🧪Your Podcast Potion | The Week of Dec 16
Free Willy: the one-in-a-million whale, how it feels to be Jesus on screen, wisdom from Nancy Pelosi, know a narcissist?, the black birder, how to winter, and what it takes to build a community
Hey there,
Hello from my little corner of the world, Bellingham, Washington. How are you doing friend? Wherever this note finds you today, I hope it’s a reminder you are not alone. Life is on your side.
As I do each Sunday, I curate a list of 7 podcasts, my favorite listen from each day of the week.
Together, they form a kind of potion for you to sip down here or there as needed through the coming days. The interviews, conversations, and stories will promote your well-being, engage your curiosity, and invite new perspectives.
Some people say podcasts are just another type of junk media we quickly consume, but I wholeheartedly disagree!
Every single time I listen to a podcast I learn something new, have a profound revelation, or revel in the beauty of humanity. In other words, podcasts definitely add a bit of magic to my life!
Let me know which one you’ll dive into first!
Monday
The Best of “How To” | Best of “How To”: The Infrastructure of Community | Dec 9 2024 | 41 min
“Efficiency is the enemy of social life. You tend to enrich your social life when you stop and linger and waste time. In fact, one of the really striking things for Americans when we travel to other countries is to see the extent to which people all over the world delight in sitting around.”
Tuesday
The Next Big Idea | How to Winter | Dec 16 2024 | 12 min
“Practicing slowing down each winter can help us build these skills of leaning into rest and learning how to focus on not just growth and productivity but also on restoration and rejuvenation.”
Wednesday
This is Love | Prairie Warbler | Oct 2 2024 | 43 min
“It’s as if someone had erased some beautiful art from a page and you’re left with nothing but erasure marks on a page because you know the birds were there but they’ve disappeared.”
Thursday
Science VS. | Narcissists: Are We Surrounded | Dec 19 2024 | 49 min
“To be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (according to the DSM) you need to display a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.”
Friday
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Julia Gets Wise with Nancy Pelosi | Dec 18 2024 | 1 hr 15 min
“I think the arts are going to be our salvation.
This is one place where people come together. Whatever their differences, they enjoy a painting, a symphony, a movie, a play, whatever it is and they forget their differences, even for a short period of time. They realize they have some common ground, they’ve laughed together, they’ve cried together, they have been inspired together, and that’s a start.”
Saturday
The Interview | Jonathan Roumie Play Jesus to Millions. It Can Get Intense. | Dec 21 2024 | 44 min
“It’s not okay to be told I can’t practice my faith or express it especially if I’m not going around saying, ‘Here’s the Bible- do me a favor, just read that’. I’m not asking anybody to convert. I’m not.”
Sunday
The Good Whale | Episode 2: Can Good Boys Be Wild? | Nov 14 2024 | 38 min
“He was just the most easy going, just laid back, mellow… I used to just shake my head and kind of laugh to myself, I can’t believe what a cool critter he was. Everybody who worked with him called him a one-in-a-million whale because no matter how far my career stretches before I disappear and how long I work with marine mammals, there will never be another whale like that.”
Thank you for joining me here! I look forward to distilling my favorite episodes each week for you. Let me know if you find them valuable!
May the week ahead be easier than you expect :)
With love,
Charissa