Finding Favorites with Leah Jones

Darrin Doyle loves Horror Movies

Author Darrin Doyle returns to celebrate a new book and his love of horror movies.
Keep up with Darrin online
Darrin's website: https://www.darrindoyle.com/
Darrin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDarrinDoyle
Darrin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrindoylewriter/
Let Gravity Seize the Dead pre-order: https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/let-gravity-seize-the-dead/
Show Notes
Intergenerational trauma: https://dictionary.apa.org/intergenerational-trauma
Wilderness State Park: https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/ParksandTrails/Details.aspx?id=509&type=SPRK
Bird by Noy Holland: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bird-noy-holland/17314873?ean=9781619028272
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy: https://bookshop.org/p/books/outer-dark-cormac-mccarthy/6724632?ean=9780679728733
The Beast in Aisle 34 by Darrin Doyle: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-beast-in-aisle-34-darrin-doyle/15921939?ean=9781948954570
Horror Movies to watch
Get Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/
Abigail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557/
I Saw the TV Glow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15574270/
Rosemary's Baby: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/
Dark Night of the Scarecrow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082235/
Prom Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/
Children of the Corn: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/
The Evil Dead: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/
Fangoria magazine: https://www.fangoria.com/
American Werewolf in London: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/
It (1990): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/
The Thing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/
Friday the 13th: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/
Maniac (1980): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/
Pieces: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082748/
Sleepaway Camp: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320/
Tourist Trap: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/
The Burning: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082118/
Sam Raimi: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/
John Landis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000484/
David Cronenberg: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/
Tobe Hooper: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001361/
Roman Polanski: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/
Evil Dead II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092991/
Blank Check with Griffin & David podcast: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/
Spider-Man: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/
Darkman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099365/
Boy Kills World: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/
Regal Unlimited: https://www.regmovies.com/unlimited
Drag Me to Hell: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/
Ari Aster: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4170048/
Hereditary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/
Midsommar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/
Jordan Peele: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443502/
Oz Perkins: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674020/
The Witch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/
The Lighthouse: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/
Nosferatu (2024): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/
The Strangers: Chapter 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22050754/
The Strangers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/
The Strangers: Prey at Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285009/
Renny Harlin: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001317/
Cutthroat Island: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/
The Innkeepers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1594562/
The Autopsy of Jane Doe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/
Under the Skin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/
The Zone of Interest: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/
Civil War: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/
Alex Garland: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307497/
Ex Machina: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/
Annihilation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/
The Northman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11138512/
Robert Eggers: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3211470/
Dead Alive: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/
Peter Jackson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/
Bad Taste: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/
The Frighteners: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116365/
Five Nights at Freddy's: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4589218/
Beau Is Afraid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/
Jennifer Kent: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448768/
The Babadook: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/
Stranger Things: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
The Coffee Table (2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21874760/
In a Violent Nature: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30321146/
Creep (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2428170/
The Blackening: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/
Scream: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/
Ringu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868/

Pam Mandel loves ebikes

Author and film maker Pam Mandel is here to convince us all to add an ebike to our garage for local errands and more freedom of movement. Her debut short film Elvis of the Yukon debuted in New York and has just been selected for the Seattle Film Festival.
We will be visiting with her collaborators throughout the summer as we celebrate road trips.
Keep up with Pam Mandel online
Pam’s Links
Nerd's Eye View website and blog: https://www.nerdseyeview.com/
@nerdseyeview on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nerdseyeview
@nerdseyeview on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdseyeview
Show Notes
Amy Guth: https://www.amyguth.com/
The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-same-river-twice-a-memoir-of-dirtbag-backpackers-bomb-shelters-and-bad-travel-pam-mandel/14361463?ean=9781510760059
Potenza Productions: https://www.potenza-productions.com/
Elvis of the Yukon IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/
Moustache Bikes: https://moustachebikes.com/us/en/
Jamelle Bouie: https://jamellebouie.net/
Divvy Bikes: https://divvybikes.com/
Citi Bike: https://citibikenyc.com/
Dandelion Bikes: https://www.dandelion.bike/
Gazelle Bikes: https://www.gazellebikes.com/en-us
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Monica Reida loves coffee

Monica Reida, a Chicago-based artist and writer, loves coffee. Like... LOVES coffee. Affogato, espresso, drip coffee, percolated coffee, different roasts, decaf and so much more.
Keep up with Monica online
Monica's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicareida/
Monica's portfolio: https://monicareida.myportfolio.com/
Monica's blog, Notes from a Sentient Cabbage: https://sentientcabbage2.wordpress.com/
Show Notes
Murdoch Mysteries
"Terrence Gant loves Prog Rock and Twitter" on Finding Favorites
"Scott Smith loves Mission Impossible movies" on Finding Favorites
Dollop Coffee
Espresso Royale
Colectivo
Hudson's Bay
Bodum
Red Brazil model French press: 
Aeropress
Pumpkin orange Escali Primo
Fellow Prismo AeroPress attachment
Hario V60 Cermaic Pour Over Coffee Set
Hario V60 "LoveDrip" Paper Filters: https://www.hario-usa.com/products/v60-lovedrip-paper-filter-02
Oxo Conical Burr Coffee Grinder: https://www.oxo.com/conical-burr-coffee-grinder.html
Fellow Stagg EKG: https://fellowproducts.com/products/stagg-ekg-electric-pour-over-kettle
Bialetti Moka Express: https://www.bialetti.com/ee_en/moka-express.htmlLa Marzoco Linea Mini: https://home.lamarzoccousa.com/product/linea-mini/
Some Origami Drippers (via Dark Matter Coffee): https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/products/origami-pour-over
NadaMoo! dairy-free ice cream: https://nadamoo.com/
Dark Matter Coffee: https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/
Discourse Coffee Workshop: https://www.discourse.coffee/
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: https://jenis.com/
Wonderstate Coffee Icebreaker blend: https://wonderstate.com/collections/icebreaker
BOSS Coffee: https://www.bosscoffeeusa.com/
Yakuza: Like a Dragon: https://likeadragon.sega.com/
Intelligentsia Coffee: https://www.intelligentsia.com/
L' Cafecito Jumping Bean: https://www.facebook.com/pinklinedamen
Metropolis Coffee Company: https://www.metropoliscoffee.com/
The Daly Bagel: https://thedalybagel.com/
Go Get Em Tiger: https://gget.com/
Stone Creek Coffee: https://www.stonecreekcoffee.com/
Joe Coffee Company: https://joecoffeecompany.com/
Black & White Coffee Roasters: https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/
Big Shoulders Coffee: https://www.bigshoulderscoffee.com/
Perkolater: https://perkolatorcoffee.com/
Nguyen Coffee Supply: https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/
James Hoffmann's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann(the "Makita Coffee Machine" episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOEIpbxM4w)
Welcome to Night Vale: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/
Ember Mug: https://ember.com/products/ember-mug-2
Sprudge: https://sprudge.com/(the cat shirt: https://sprudge.myshopify.com/collections/sprudge-tees/products/black-aeropress-cat-tee)
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.
The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone
But First, Coffee: A Guide to Brewing from the Kitchen to the Bar
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Caroline Musin Berkowitz loves Passover (re-issue)

We are one week out from Passover seders, so what better time to revisit Caroline's advice about preparing for the Spring holiday?
New Haggadah alert - The Promise of Liberty by Stuart Halpern & Jacob Kupietzky
Where are you leaving? EgyptWhere are you going? JerusalemWhat are you carrying? The bread of freedom
Pesach (Passover) starts on Monday night and Caroline Musin Berkowitz joined Leah to talk about how she gets organized for the holiday. We talk about recipes, family traditions, finding the right haggadah, additions to the seder plate, and how to give gift to your future self with a good spreadsheet.
Follow Caroline on Instagram and Twitter Keep up with Hashtag Daf Yomi on Instagram
Follow @findingfavspod on Instagram and Twitter. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts
Bread Machine Challah II
Chicken Marbella
Matzah Toffee
CRC Pesach Guide 2022
A Slob Comes Clean
Fly Lady
Graphic Novel Haggadah
Matza Pajamas
Caroline's Legendary Passover Spreadsheet
Haggadot.com Sunflower addition
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Scott Smith loves Mission Impossible movies

Scott Smith, aka Our Man In Chicago, returns to Finding Favorites to talk about the Mission Impossible movies - why he loves them, how he watches them and where to start with the series. Scott first joined Leah to talk about The West Wing.
Keep up with Scott online
Our Man in Chicago
Instagram @ourmaninchicago
The Frunchroom
Facebook @thefrunchroom
Show Notes
 Regal Unlimited
 The Mission: Impossible film series on Wikipedia
 Get Smart on Wikipedia
 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies on Wikipedia
Music Box Films: Music Box Films
 
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Blaise Miller loves Sweatpants

Blaise Miller, an actor/director/writer based in LA, joined Leah to talk about his new web series "Hi, Blaise Miller" and his love of sweatpants. "Hi, Blaise Miller" is a six episode series exploring life for actors in Hollywood today - the world of self tapes and self doubt. The series is distributed by Crafty and new episodes are available every Friday.
Leah and Blaise have been friends for 20 years and are celebrating their birthday on March 23 - so we're celebrating with an early drop!
Follow Blaise online
Hi, Blaise Miller on YouTube
Crafty Short Films
2Blazes.com
@2blazes on Tik Tok
Show Notes
The Vacationeers on YouTube
It's a Disaster on Peacock
Chicago's Pizza
Smashburger.com
DMK
Au Cheval
Auntie Anne's
Wetzel's Pretzels
Fat Chris
Chubbies Shorts
Home Run Inn
https://www.vons.com/
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Joyce Miller loves Greyhounds

Author Joyce Miller joins Leah to talk about her new book Joe Harris, The Moon, her love of greyhounds and her love of dancing with dogs.
Keep up with Joyce online
Look! You're Dancing: A Memoir of Dogs, Dance and Devotion
Joe Harris, The Moon
JoyceAMiller.com
Follow Joyce on Instagram @joyceamillerwriter
Show Notes
Joe Harris
Greyhounds "rooing"
Greyhounds Reach the Beach
The Grapehound Wine Tour
Greyhound zoomies
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Bradley Sides loves The National

Alabama based author Bradley Sides joined Leah to talk about his new collection Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood and his favorite band, The National.
Keep up with Bradley online
Crocodile Tears Didn’t Cause the Flood
Bradley Sides on Facebook
Bradley's website: Bradley-Sides.com
Show Notes
Those Fantastic Lives by Bradley Sides
LeVar Burton Reads
Calhoun Community College
Common Read
 U.S. Space & Rocket Center
One City, One Book
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
 Alabama Center for the Arts
Gabriel García Márquez
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon:
Karen Russell
Kelly Link
Rocket City Reading Fest at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL
Finding Favorites on bookshop.org
The National
Alligator
Homecoming 2023
"Secret Meeting": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/secret-meeting
"The Geese of Beverly Road": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/the-geese-of-beverly-road
"Mr. November": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/mr-november
Trouble Will Find Me: https://thenational.bandcamp.com/album/trouble-will-find-me
"Sea of Love": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/sea-of-love
A Conversation Between Matt Berninger and David Letterman
Cherry Tree, The National fan club: https://www.americanmary.com/cherry-tree
Soundtrack to Garden State: https://open.spotify.com/album/24mCiOTIF5Ob1uwluRFERv
Patti Smith: https://www.pattismith.net
Bartees Strange: https://www.barteesstrange.com/
"Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/
Tyler Childers: https://tylerchildersmusic.com/
"Universal Sound": https://soundcloud.com/tylerchilders/universal-sound
"Universal Sound" art print on Soundwaves: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/products/tyler-childers-universal-sound-originals
Fleet Foxes: https://www.fleetfoxes.co/
Shore: https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/shore
My Morning Jacket: https://www.mymorningjacket.com/
Jason Isbell: https://www.jasonisbell.com/
Brandi Carlile: https://www.brandicarlile.com/
Weezer: https://weezer.com/
Soundwaves Art Foundation: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/
Sewanee: https://new.sewanee.edu/
The Caverns: https://www.thecaverns.com/
Cave Jam: https://www.thecaverns.com/featured/cavejam
Watchhouse: https://watchhouseband.com/
S-Town: https://stownpodcast.org/
How Did This Get Made?: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/
Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys
High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty
Nicole Byer: https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com/
Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/
Nailed It!: https://www.netflixreality.com/shows/nailed-it/
The String Cheese Incident: https://www.stringcheeseincident.com/
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: https://www.redrocksonline.com/
Jay Pritzker Pavilion: https://www.jaypritzkerpavilion.com/
The Pavilion at Ravinia: https://www.ravinia.org/Pavilion
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Ben Tanzer loves The Basketball Diaries

Ben Tanzer, a Chicago-based author and consultant, joined Leah to celebrate the launch of his new novel The Missing (pre-order on Bookshop.org for March 21, 2024 delivery) and his love of the book The Basketball Diaries. This conversation is a trip down memory lane, because Leah and Ben have been friends for 15+ years.
We briefly discuss the suicide of a mutual colleague.
Follow Ben online
The Missing release date March 21, 2024
The Missing book tour
Ben Tanzer on Bookshop
This Podcast Will Change Your Life
TanzerBen.com
twitter @BenTanzer
Instagram @tanzerben/
Facebook @BenTanzer
Show Notes
Amy Güth
Jen Michalski on Finding Favorites
 The Missing on Kirkus Reviews
This American Life: This American Life
Exile in Bookville: Exile in Bookville
Lee Matthew Goldberg: Lee Matthew Goldberg
The Book Cellar: Book Cellar
Finding Favorites bookshop.org shop: Finding Favorites bookshop page
Michael Keren: Michael Keren
When Words Count: When Words Count Retreat
Elizabeth Splaine: Elizabeth Splaine
The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll
Adam Lawrence
Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty
John Edgar Wideman
Hendrick’s Gin: https://www.hendricksgin.com/
Bombay Sapphire: https://www.bombaysapphire.com/us/en/
Tanqueray: https://www.tanqueray.com/en-us
Death’s Door: https://www.dancinggoat.com/deaths-door-gin
Empress Gin: https://empressgin.com/
Alan Heathcock:https://alanheathcock.com/
Matilda: https://www.matilda-babyatlas.com/
David Masciotra: https://davidmasciotra.com/
Sunday Salon: https://sundaysalon-chicago.com/
P&T Knitwear: https://www.ptknitwear.com/
A Novel Idea: https://anovelideaphilly.com/
Village Well: https://villagewell.com/
Eric Spitznagel: https://www.ericspitznagel.com/
Megan Stielstra: https://www.meganstielstra.com/
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers

Paul Scheer, an LA-based actor, writer, comedian, and podcaster, grew up in New York Knicks territory, but now loves the L.A. Clippers. He joined Leah to talk about his memoir Joyful Recollections of Trauma (available for pre-order now, shipping on May 21, 2024), picking the right sports team for your family, and the inherent drama of NBA basketball.
Keep up with Paul Scheer online
How Did This Get Made
Unspooled
The Friendzone on Twitch
Follow Paul Scheer on Substack
Pre-order Joyful Recollections of Trauma (and Paul will send you a postcard)
@paulscheer on Instagram
(Are you impressed by how calm, cool and collected I've been so far? Paul is one of the hosts of my favorite podcast and he's on MY podcast and that is very cool and I am not collected. I'm so uncollected, that I'm releasing this episode a week early! After the show notes, I'll link to a few episodes that include some links to related episodes of Finding Favorites).
Show Notes
“Hook” by Blues Traveler
Hamilton Tour
Miguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances
The Book of Mormon Tour
 The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers by Mick Minas and Jim Lynam
30 for 30: 30 for 30 on ESPN
HDTGM adjacent episodes of Finding Favorites
Kevin Alves loves Letterkenny and Pirates - solid 20 minute tangent about the Halloween HDTGM in Chicago that I wore a 6 foot vinyl banner movie poster as a costume
Pam Rose loves Jason Mantzoukas, HDTGM and very bad movies (Pam is a second opinion super star and friend from the HDTGM fan community)
Poet Dan O'Brien loves British comedies (Dan is Jessica St. Claire's husband, fair warning - lots of cancer talk between the two of us)
Matt Zoller Seitz and The Deadwood Bible
Kevin T Porter loves Bruce Springsteen - Kevin's podcast Gilmore Guys was how I got to HDTGM
Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com
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