Finding Favorites with Leah Jones

Kevin T. Porter really loves Bruce Springsteen (repost)

Note: I made a rookie mistake with copyright infringement the first time around and the clips of the Boss I used weren't short enough for fair use according to Apple and YouTube. This is a Bruce-free version of the episode, while still being 100% Bruce.
 
Kevin T. Porter, host of the Good Christian Fun, Gilmore Guys and Inside Voices, makes podcasts about things he's interested in, but he loves Bruce Springsteen. We talk about how he experienced love at first note watching a PBS pledge drive, the kindness of fellow Bruce fans, and how there is a Bruce for every season. And yes, we also talk about the Jeep commercial.
Follow Kevin T. Porter on
Instagram
Twitter
KevinBakin cookies for LA County folks
Show Links (there are so many)
The mindmap and blog post that I talk about
Kevin on Don't Get Me Started talking about Bruce
Out in the Street - Kevin's love at first sight video
Seeger Sessions playlist
Rolling Stone top 500 - Born to Run is #21
Roy Orbison and Friends playlist
New York Serenade
Open All Night
Jamie Loftus on Andy' Richter's 3 Questions talking about her Lolita Podcast
The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen
Trouble in the Heartland - the concert after Reagan's election
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Kevin T Porter  0:00  Hi, my name is Kevin T. Porter, and my favorite thing is Bruce Springsteen. He's a singer-songwriter. He's kind of old now, but he has some good songs, and I like him a lot.
Announcer  0:14  Welcome to the Finding Favorites podcast, where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. 
transcript follows

Pam Rose loves HDTGM, Jason Mantzoukas and very bad movies

Pam Rose, an amateur puppeteer in Rhode Island, and I share a love of the podcast How Did This Get Made and improv comedy's favorite bearded fellow, Jason Mantzoukas. Lucky for Pam, she's engaged to Jason, "because of some Greek thing." We know each other through the fandom and spent a couple hours on Zoom talking about HDTGM, the fan group we're in, movie watch parties and the joy in picking a "so bad it's good" bad movie to watch with friends.
Find Pam online: @sockgirlie
The Dating Game on Thursdays with Rob and Paul (Pam is Burger King and Leah is the cat)
Friendzone (Paul Scheer's Twitch channel)
Hanging with Paul Scheer (Discord)
HDTGM Discord
Largo in LA
Greg Sestero (The Room)
What is Happening for Dummies t-shirt
The Baby
The Pit
Pam and Hanson for On Milwaukee
Listen to Sassy
 

Seth Yavit mixes Interpol and oil paints

Seth Yavit, a DC-area therapist and artist, joined me on Finding Favorites to sketch out his path from Second City to becoming an art therapist. Seth and Leah met in writing classes with Kim Clark, founder of The Acorn Theater in Three Oaks Michigan.
Show Links
Seth Yavit Paintings
New York Stories
Interpol
Longwave
Palette 22
The Sacred and the Profane
Learn more about Art Therapy

Veronica Arreola loves Women's Soccer and pay equity

Veronica Arreola, a professional feminist and host of the Feminist Agenda, joined me in February to talk about professional women's soccer, pay equity and supporting the things we want to see in the world. We also talk about Wandavision a lot, so jump to 29:00 to skip to the Soccer Talk with Leah and Veronica.
Subscribe to The Feminist Agenda
Follow Veronica on Instagram and Twitter
Las Ganas at UIC
Wandavision Spoilers: Pietro Easter Eggs
Season tickets to the Chicago Red Stars
Women's World Cup Final 1999
Mia Hamm and Michael Jordan
US Soccer HQ
Alex Morgan
Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs
Women's Sports Foundation
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - fundraising for Atlanta victims
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - bystander training
 

Kristal Milazzo's guide to the Mary Tyler Moore Universe

Kristal Milazzo, a designer, writer and improviser based in Dallas, Texas, loves the Mary Tyler Moore universe of TV shows. She traces her love of all things MTM Enterprises to noticing Mimsie the Cat in the closing credits of WKRP and then again on Newhart. We talk about the impact of MTM Enterprises on NBC, comedy tropes and how she portrayed working, child-free women to America.
Find Kristal online
Dallas Comedy Links
Dallas Comedy House shuts down for good
Four Day Weekend
Stomping Ground Comedy Theater
Other Comedy and Podcast Links
Ron Funches wants you to make a vision board
Classes at Annoyance Theater
Jackie and Laurie Show
Blank Check with Griffin and David - This is my life
How Did This Get Made
Lucille Ball and Star Trek
Mary Tyler Moore Enterprises
Closing scene of St. Elsewhere
Mary Tyler Moore Show (Chuckles the Clown Funeral)
Rhoda
Phyllis
Lou Grant
WKRP in Cincinnati
St. Elsewhere
Hill Street Blues
The Bob Newhart Show
Newhart

How Evonne Marzouk wrote her first novel

Evonne Marzouk, an author and environmentalist in the DC suburbs, joined me this week to talk about how she wrote her first novel The Prophetess. Her novel was an example of "having an idea and bringing it into the world," which is one of her favorite things.
Show Links
Follow Evonne and The Prophetess online
Evonne on Twitter and Instagram
The Prophetess on Facebook
Buy a copy of the book
Additional Links
Canfei Nesharim
Living Inspired by Akiva Tatz
When I Die, Take My Panties by Jennifer Coken
Study with Brandy Agerbeck
ROI Community
David Jerger

Maria Carson explores Discworld with Cheery Littlebottom

Maria Carson, a Jewish scholar in Pittsburgh, takes us on an exploration of Terry Pratchett's fantasy series known as Discworld. More specifically, Maria shares why she loves the character Cheery Littlebottom more than anyone else in the expansive universe.
Show Links and Notes
Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Cheery Littlebottom bio
Guards Guards   
Wyrd Sisters
Going Postal
Feet of Clay
Thud
The Fifth Elephant
The Watch on BBC (an explainer)
Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series
Cairo Geniza
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Kevin T. Porter loves Bruce Springsteen

Kevin T. Porter, host of the Good Christian Fun, Gilmore Guys and Inside Voices, makes podcasts about things he's interested in, but he loves Bruce Springsteen. We talk about how he experienced love at first note watching a PBS pledge drive, the kindness of fellow Bruce fans, and how there is a Bruce for every season. And yes, we also talk about the Jeep commercial.
Follow Kevin T. Porter on
Instagram
Twitter
KevinBakin cookies for LA County folks
Show Links (there are so many)
The mindmap and blog post that I talk about
Kevin on Don't Get Me Started talking about Bruce
Out in the Street - Kevin's love at first sight video
Seeger Sessions playlist
Rolling Stone top 500 - Born to Run is #21
Roy Orbison and Friends playlist
New York Serenade
Open All Night
Jamie Loftus on Andy' Richter's 3 Questions talking about her Lolita Podcast
The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen
Trouble in the Heartland - the concert after Reagan's election
141 - removed music from episode and republished
Kevin T Porter  0:00  Hi, my name is Kevin T. Porter, and my favorite thing is Bruce Springsteen. He's a singer-songwriter. He's kind of old now, but he has some good songs, and I like him a lot.
Announcer  0:14  Welcome to the Finding Favorites podcast, where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. 
transcript follows

Eyal chases the runner's laughter

Eyal Halamish, host of The Future City podcast, loves a lot of things, but ultimately we decided to talk about running. He's run marathons, completed triathlons and has some remorse for bullying the runners when he was on his high school soccer team.
I also deliver the eulogy that I wrote for my Uncle Jimmy who was buried yesterday.
 
Follow Eyal on Instagram
Facebook for The Future City podcast
Show Links
BimBam Yitro commentary
Subscription Compost in Chicago
Magic Candle Company
Tough Mudder
Runner's Laugh
Mask Recommendations
Rothy's
Tom Bihn
Sublime
Seal Face (Hello Tokyo)
 
 

Jasmine loves your dog

Jasmine Davila, host of Miss Spoken and writer, is my go to cat sitter and the go to cat sitter of most of my friends. We sat down to talk about "other people's pets" that she loves. Cats and dogs. Dogs and cats. I happen to know she also loves otters, but we didn't talk about them.
Follow Jasmine on Twitter and Instagram
#MeowyPoppins is a good way to meet a lot of Jasmine's favorite cats
Follow these pets on Instagram
The Dogist
Simon Sits
Shadow
Millie the Wunder Dog
Haddie the Pirate Dog
Mr. Willis the Cat
Popeye the Foodie
Shout out to Mike Murphy on YouTube. I went looking for an Audition tutorial tonight and his video was very helpful. About 10 seconds in, his voice unlocked some dusty memories. He was the bartender at the restaurant in Durango, Colorado, where I got my cat Spidey.