Finding Favorites with Leah Jones
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.
Episodes

Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Dave Coustan plays the trumpet
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Dave Coustan, an Atlanta-based podcast producer and marketing strategist, picked up trumpet for the first time at the age of 39... because why not? We talk about what made him start playing trumpet as an adult, a 5-hour lesson in Portland from David Monette, and how he became a podcast producer at I Heart Radio.
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Show Links
Atlanta Local Food Initiative
Hrishikesh Hirway on Inside Voices with Kevin T. Porter
Stuff You Missed in History Class with Tracy Wilson
Stuff You Should Know
Wendy L. Klein, Berklee College of Music (Dave's childhood flute teacher)
Brass Instrument Workshop
Joe Gransden
Monette Trumpets
Dave Monette on Craft In America
Dan Harmon Story Cycle
XOXO Fest in Portland
Dave's 2008 SXSW business card

Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Kyle Loder is excited to return to Warhammer 40K
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Kyle Loder, co-host of A New Low and Who Does a Podcast, has played the tabletop war game Warhammer 40K for most of his life and he is very excited that game stores and tournaments are re-opening this summer. We talk about what's next for his Hamilton podcast (Who Does a Podcast), the life of Warhammer 40K consultants (which he is not), and how to pack for a Warhammer tourney.
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Listen to Kyle on A New Low, Who Does a Podcast and dig into the archives of Your Parents Basement
Show Links
Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop
Doughboys
Warmachine
Malifaux
Flames of War
Dropzone Commander

Sunday May 30, 2021
Brunch brunch brunch with Jasmine Davila
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
Jasmine Davila, curator of Miss Spoken, is back on Finding Favorites to talk about all things bacon, eggs and pancakes. Yes, with indoor dining returning, we're just talking about brunch. Current favorite orders, closed diners of our 20s, brunch while traveling and brunch that makes for anxious dreams.
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Brunch spots that are still open
BJ's Market on 87th and Stony Island
SVEA
Durango Diner
Pauline's
Durango Bagel
V&A cafeteria
Sant Ambroues
Closed, but not forgotten
Leo's Lunchroom
Riverside Cafe
Overeasy
Le Sabre
Alverne Ball's author profile on Amazon. He has a new graphic novel out about Black Wall Street that is a timeline read on the 100 anniversary of the massacre in Oklahoma.

Sunday May 23, 2021
Robert Persinger loves Reaction Videos
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Robert Persinger, co-host of Gentlemen Overlords and associate producer of Doughboys, introduces us to the world of reaction videos, explains how to listen to a "watch along" recording, and shares some of his favorite content creators in this genre. We also talk about cats, Empress Gin, theme parks and the comfort of a rewatch.
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Follow Robert (AKA The Drop King) online
Twitter
Gentlemen Overlords
Doughboys
Show Links
Awkward Ashleigh
Alanda Parker
Popcorn in Bed
Brandon Likes Movies
Twins are the new Trend
Robert on Fresh Questions? Air talking about Reaction Videos
Seattle Japanese Garden
Newcomers Rise of Skywalker Watchalong
2001 Space Odyssey at Music Box Theater
Scaredy Cats Horror Show
The Friendship Onion
Podcast the Ride
The Sloppy Boys
Why Won't You Date Me Chicago Live Show with Nick, Mitch and Gabrus
High & Mighty
The Gravitron still exists
Empress Gin
Understanding parasocial relationships
As a bonus, the blog post that ultimately led to this podcast.

Sunday May 16, 2021
Adam Salzer loves podcasts and professional wrestling
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
Adam Salzer is a podcaster, Twitch streamer and wrestling announcer based in New Hampshire. We talk about his love of professional wrestling, the difference between staged and fake, and how he got into podcasting and Twitch streaming. He also starts to build his dream league and introduces Leah to some new vocabulary.
Follow Adam Salzer online as The Salzer Effect on Twitter and Twitch
His podcasts are hosted on the Rundown Wrestling Network and include AEW Rundown, Title Subject to Change, Spot of NXT, The NitroMania Podcast
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Show Links
LonelyGirl15
It's not K-Fabe, it's kayfabe:
Legendary announcer Rich Palladino
Legendary WOW meme Leeroy Jenkins explained
Finn Bálor
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Freddie Prinze Jr was a WWE writer

Sunday May 09, 2021
Elisa Camahort Page, the Buffy Slayer
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
Entreprenuer and author Elisa Camahort Page is here this week to talk about lessons she learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and how to deal with problematic creators. We talk about poolside chats at BlogHer 2006 in San Jose, Elisa's book Road Map for Revolutionaries, and the pop culture keeping us company.
Follow Elisa online
@ElisaC on Twitter, The Week-Ish Newsletter, and listen to her on The Op Ed Page
Buy Road Map for Revolutionaries for from an independent bookstore and get excited about local politics
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Show links
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
BlogHer 2006 food blogger round-up post and a brief podcast with Lisa Stone
My Octopus Teacher
Joss Whedon threatened Gal Gadot's career
Abuse on the Justice League set
Joss Whedon's abusive behavior on Buffy
Answering the Call and New Politics Leadership Academy
James Talarico (Texas Rep)

Sunday May 02, 2021
The joys of making art with Michele Weldon
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
Michele Weldon, a Chicago-based author and journalist, loves to paint and sketch. She joined me from her art-filled home to talk about the joy she has found in oil painting, pastel sketching and not turning a beloved hobby into a side-hustle.
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Show Links
Michele Weldon's website
Act Like You're Having a Good Time (and additional books by Michele)
Op Ed Project
En plein air
Continuing studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
92Y pastels classes
Jason Diamond writes about Routines

Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
BONUS: Jazz Festing with Aaron Gadiel
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Last weekend, I got on Zoom with Aaron Gadiel and realized that if I edited fast - you could learn about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in time to tune in to Jazz Festing in Place on WWOZ.
Aaron Gadiel, creative coach and principal of Gadiel Group, has loved Jazz Fest since he went for the first time in 1997. We talk about how to get a Jazz Fest mentor, what weekend to go, and escaping FOMO in the Crescent City.
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Catch up with Aaron Gadiel on LinkedIn
Show Links
HowAhYah Shirts
Fashion of Jazz Fest
Creative Sage Cottage in Union Pier
Acorn Theater in Three Oaks
Jazz Festing in Place on WWOZ
Galactic & Tipitinas
Bruce Springsteen at Jazz Fest

Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Caroline Conner loves fantasy novels
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Caroline Conner, better known as Wine Dine Caroline, is a wine educator based in Leon, France, who loves wine and fantasy books. We dive into how she started her career in the wine trade (spoiler alert - she won the 2009 Varsity Blind Wine Competition between Oxford and Cambridge). Get your Bookshop.org shopping cart ready, because she's got books for you to read.
Learn about wine with Caroline (take her online courses, hire her for a private tasting on Zoom) and start with her Food and Wine Pairing Guide.
Find Caroline on Instagram and YouTube
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Show Links
Varsity Blind Wine Challenge and Wikipedia list of winners
Masters of Wine
Damn Fine Bookstore in Leon, France
Books and Authors to Read
Once and Future Witches - Alix E Harrow
Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon
V.E. Schwab
Sabaa Tahir - Ember in the Ashes Trilogy
N.K. Jemisin - The Broken Earth Trilogy
Hugo Awards
His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
Robin Hobbs - Realm of the Elderlings
KJ Parker - Engineer Trilogy
Grishaverse - Leigh Barduga

Sunday Apr 18, 2021
The only man for Briana Haas is Manhattan
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Briana Haas, co-host of the podcast Jobs Blow, loves New York City. No, really, love at first sight, 5th floor Upper East Side walk-up, Balthazar scones, L-O-V-E New York City. We talk about our surprising shared history of stand-up comedy, working together and getting laid off from the same marketing agency, and how she knew that New York was her one and only city.
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Show notes
Comic Strip in NYC
Balthazar
Cindy Gallop on Jobs Blow
S.E. Hinton on Twitter
Legendary Talk Magazine launch party and how it was seen 10 years later
Liz Smith obituary
Lizzie Grubman crash

Finding Favorites with Leah Jones
Everyone loves something. A hobby, a musician, an artist, a book genre - everyone has a favorite thing and this is the podcast where we hear the stories.
How did you discover your favorite thing? What do you love about it? Who have you met through it? How would someone sample your favorite thing?
At Finding Favorites, we get recommendations without using an algorithm.
Hosted by Leah Jones