Episodios

  • Episode 111-Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

    Episode 111-Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
    May 22 2025
    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 my mind was drifting towards way too serious. If you love the humor and weird of BoJack Horseman, you will devour these stories.
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    1 h y 34 m
  • Episide110-Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain-with Carl Merrick

    Episide110-Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain-with Carl Merrick
    Jan 29 2025
    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 rapidly and it's kinda scary. The Michigan comedy scene is thriving. AI is making customer service more and more terrible. And somehow, this book, originally published in 1884 about the adventures of a young boy floating down the Mississippi River is still absolutely relevant. Of course it has been controversial and banned over the years because it speaks so much truth and folks seem to hate that. Well all the more reason for you to go read or RE read it.
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    1 h y 21 m
  • Episode 109-Holiday Odds and Ends Wrap Up w/Jamie Lowell

    Episode 109-Holiday Odds and Ends Wrap Up w/Jamie Lowell
    Dec 26 2024
    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 Zingerman's SOP and revisit the piece I read for my dear friend's wedding. Jamie updates me on the news from a recent cannabis conference in Vegas. Come see me January 2nd at 50 First Jokes!!
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    52 m
  • Episode 108-Our House by Patrick Dunn

    Episode 108-Our House by Patrick Dunn
    Nov 30 2024
    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 of skills, and he had been missing all the drawing he used to love to do and has re discovered that love. Of course we had great weed and snacks. We also hit on post election coping, problems specific to men with large heads, and how lucky we are with our circle of weirdo friends. Check out his podcast where he discusses every horror movie on Netflix. It's called, conveniently, 'Every Horror Movie on Netflix'.
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    42 m
  • Episode 107-Live from Entheofest 2024

    Episode 107-Live from Entheofest 2024
    Nov 20 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 MIchigan Psychedelic Society, Decriminalize Nature, Great Lakes Expungement Network, and everyone that works so hard to make this lovely day happen every year. Thanks to Soencer from Detroit Psychedelic Society, Joe, Dalton, Vlad, Whitney McDunn, Evan, and David for taking the time to record with me! Thanks for listening.
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    19 m
  • Episode 106-Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose

    Episode 106-Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose
    Aug 6 2024
    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 practitioner Lacey Reedy for suggesting this book and for discussing it with me. Times are strange and it can be stressful and sometimes we hold stress in our bodies. This is a great book to start learning to interpret what our bodies are telling us.
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    1 h y 18 m
  • Episode 105-The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell-live from DWOC Independent Comedy Club

    Episode 105-The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell-live from DWOC Independent Comedy Club
    May 30 2024
    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 helped me digest alllll the vocabulary and concepts from Amanda Montell's third book. We had the friendliest most engaged audience and goodie bags with treats from MINT Cannabis and Linette Desano. It was a beautiful happy day during a truly crazy time in America.
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    1 h y 22 m
  • Episode 104-Carceral Motherhood-Honors Thesis by Kseniya Dzhala

    Episode 104-Carceral Motherhood-Honors Thesis by Kseniya Dzhala
    May 8 2024
    Thanks so much to Kseniya for sharing her research with us and congrats on the awards your writing received. This topic is close to the hearts of many of our listeners and we would love to hear your experiences. I was thinking of many of you while we were recording. I appreciate this amazing thoughtful research and also would love to hear your personal stories if you are willing to share. The Federal government seems to be moving forward with rescheduling cannabis! And there is a great big Richard Scarry book! Spring is here. May the 4th be with you.
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    1 h y 13 m
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