Attention is the beginning of devotion. ~ Mary Oliver I’ve written before about the importance of unplugging (and the difficulties of doing so) but friends, I’ve been taken by a deeper desire. In this case, the desire looks like moving to Ireland, living in a village where I raise my own food and barter with…
041: How to Podcast Nothing
This is an episode about Doing Nothing. Well, it's about Doing Something to Do Nothing. It's also about lemons and cows. What? Yeah. Just listen. Two Book Minimum: The Farmer's Son (or The Cow Book if you're in Ireland) by John Connell The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Book of Flora by Meg Elison…
040: “Life’s messy. Welcome to the Podcast.”
Glennon Doyle (of Momastery fame) has written one heckuva powerful book. Love Warrior is sorta memoir, sorta self help and all-the-way beautiful. Hang out with Polli and Kate as they talk about body image, breakdowns, grief, "hot loneliness," higher powers, and a bunch of other TOTALLY LIGHTHEARTED TOPICS. Bookish News: Big ol' list of movie/TV book…
039: Just Out Here Tackling Systemic Oppression, NBD
In celebration of Jesmyn Ward coming to Lawrence on April 11th (event details -- tickets are free but required), we discussed Salvage the Bones, a story that tackles many, many social issues in an incredibly human way. That is to say... beautiful and devastating All. Of. The. Time. We give this novel all of our…
038: The Death of Our Desire to Read Agatha Christie
Sometimes a book is much more fun to discuss than it was to read. This, friends, is one of those times. Join Polli and Kate as they rip apart a not-so-thrilling thriller... and say "get that bread" far too many times for women of their ages. Bookish News: The Power by Naomi Alderman (discussed in…
037: That Time I Almost Did Something: The Read Across Lawrence Edition
We are welcoming Mr. Bradley Allen, director of Lawrence Public Library, on this episode of the podcast. Brad's here to help discuss this year's Read Across Lawrence pick, Sourdough. Learn about the power of reading and fermentation aaaand about making milk pickles. Can three Scorpios share one podcast? Oh jeez, tune in to find out... (also…
036: “It’s okay not to be okay.”
What do American Ambassadors, historic sex clubs, lawn-care, depression, and social niceties have in common? Well... they're all discussed on this episode! Linear thought is overrated. Two Book Minimum: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Dare to Love A Duke by Eva Leigh Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer Beautiful No-mow Yards by Evelyn Hadden…
035: Booking It Into the New Year
New year, new reads. Polli and Kate scoped out some upcoming book releases and are here to share their faves! Also, heads up: the 2019 Book Squad Goals Reading Challenge is HEEEEEEEEEEEERE: http://tinyurl.com/LPLBSG2019 Note: We’ve included links to the catalog for the earliest books so you can get on the holds list (marked with *). Otherwise…
030: The Lost Cowboy Episode
Note: This was recorded in August 2018, and then Kate... lost it? Something happened. We're back in action with episode 30: The Lost Cowboy Episode. Recently there has been a resurgence of the Western genre (good conquering evil is all the more necessary for WHATEVER REASON.) According to Lauren Havens, the Modern Western has shifted from…
034: What to do when you suck at reading…
Sooner or later, it happens to everyone. It might be happening to you right now. You go about your day, your week, and eventually you realize that something crucial is missing: books. YOU ARE IN A READING SLUMP. If this sounds familiar, you're soooo not alone. Polli and Kate are here to help for when…
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