Finding Favorites with Leah Jones
Finding Favorites is the podcast where we learn about people’s favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. Host Leah Jones explores how people found their favorites, why they love it and adventures they’ve had pursuing their favorite thing. We talk movies, music, hobbies and more!
Episodes
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
50 Years of Title IX with Veronica Arreola
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Veronica Arreola is back to talk about the 50th anniversary of Title IX and how 37 words changed modern life for girls in the USA. We also talk about pay equity, Brittney Griner and the Chicago Sky.
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No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Show Notes
Chairman’s Championship WNBA
Brittney Griner
Pay equity in US professional soccer
Quarterback Princess starring Holly Hunter
Three Prong Test of Title IX
Yellowjackets
@shereebekker twitter thread that Leah misquotes
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/sports/title-ix-anniversary-womens-sports.html
Candace Parker panel about Title IX
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Bill Tilley is looking for his next favorite thing
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Bill Tilley, co-host of Bill and Robs: An Excellent Adventure and social media lead for Greatest Generation, joined Leah to talk about the interesting buildings he's lived and worked in, before diving into his search for his next favorite thing.
Find Bill online
Bill and Robs Podcast
Greatest Generation
@BillTilley1973 on Twitter
Bill Tilley Cards
Show Links
Stadium Residence Hall at The Ohio State
Stephen J Cannell
Robert B Parker
Hollywood Babbleon
Star Trek Las Vegas
Friends of DeSoto
Trancers
Adam West: Lookwell Pilot
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Matt Zoller Seitz and The Deadwood Bible
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Matt Zoller Seitz, an author, filmmaker and TV critic, loves the acclaimed David Milch HBO drama - Deadwood. Together with 130 contributers, Matt recently published The Deadwood Bible: A Lie Agreed Upon, which includes critical essays on every episode, original illustrations, a complete account of David Milch's life and so much more. He also shares some of the backstory of how Shopify stole the thunder and celebration of pub week by trapping his team in a Kafkaesque puzzle.
Follow Matt on Twitter and buy The Deadwood Bible on MZS.press
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Show Notes
Reviews about Shopify (look at the 1 star reviews)
ACLU: asset forfeiture abuse
Ecwid
Without a Net
Dayton Callie
Hooplehead
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
My Darling Clementine
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Lynching of George Ward
Hill Street Blues
Regina Corrado
Nichole Beattie
Shotgun Stories
Neal Stephenson
Kubrick on Disney
Draft Transcript Follows
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Carolyn loves The Prince of Egypt
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Carolyn, a seminary graduate and chaplain, joined Leah to talk about one of her desert island movies - the 1998 animated, movie-musical from Dreamworks: Prince of Egypt. Starring Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, and Ofra Haza, the film covers the Exodus story by focusing on the brotherly relationship between Moses and Ramses.
We talk about how she first found the movie, the pop songs on the soundtrack, and the ideal food for a double-header movie marathon with Jesus Christ Super Star. Carolyn also answers all of Leah's questions about seminary.
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Show Links
StumbleUpon
Blogography Shampoo
Anastasia
Prince of Egypt
The Ten Commandments
Jesus Christ Superstar
Val Kilmer Documentary
Deliver Us
When You Believe, multi-language
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Jessica’s journey from Jordan to the Jubilee
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Jessica, our intrepid traveling friend, is back with more stories from the road. Since we last talked to Jessica about her 18-month global trip, she has gone on a road trip to Charleston, Savannah and Ashville, then went on a trip abroad to Jordan, Scotland and ended in Londong for the Queen's Jubilee.
We talk about lessons from group tours, exactly what canyoning is and navigating "work from anywhere" without an oven.
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Show Links
Hiking tours in Jordan
Canyoning in Jordan
Heat Stroke treatment
Platinum Jubilee
Highlands
Great British Bake-Off
God Save the Queen
Outlander
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Anna Tarkov loves F1 Racing
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Anna Tarkov, podcaster and activist, joined Leah to talk answer the question - why did everyone get into F1 Racing all of the sudden? We go deep on Anna's personal history with sports as an immigrant, Drive to Survive documentaries, and finally spending weekends watching the 20 drivers of F1 racing.
Follow and Listen to Anna on Racing Incident Podcast and on Twitter
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Show Links
Rise and Fall of Windy Citizen
Drive to Survive on Netflix
Formula One Driving Experience
Formula1.com
Indy Car
Bernie Ecclestone
2022 Rules
Reddit - what is a spec series
$100M Fine
Lewis Hamilton
The Hamilton Commission
Race: Bubba Wallace
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Tim Barnes loves DVD extras
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Writer and comedian Tim Barnes loves behind the scenes documentaries and featurettes that flourished during Peak DVD. We talk about Lord of the Rings, Star Wars Episode 1, and wonder where the good footage has gone.
We also talked about Tim's newest project: Maurice on Mars - an animated short that is being released weekly by Comedy Central on YouTube. Maurice on Mars follows the struggles of Maurice Robinson, a 20-something artist who snuck onto a utopian Martian colony only to realize it’s repeating the same old Earth problems.
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Show links
Regis Philban and Mike Schur
Maurice on Mars
The Martian Chronicles
The Other Foot
Uche Oma
Dwayne Kennedy
The Beginning
Newcomers Podcast
Ahmed Best
From Puppets to Pixels
Blank Check: Spiderman 2 with Chris Gethard
Wonder Showzen
Dick Gregory
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Saying Goodbye to Spidey
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
No guest this week, just the story of how Spidey was the best cat for host Leah Jones for the last 20.5 years. Let's round up to 21 years, shall we?
We'll be back next week with a full episode.
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Sunday May 29, 2022
Rob Schulte loves making comedy recap podcasts
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
Rob Schulte, a senior podcast producer, loves the art and comedy of making recap podcasts. We talk about his journey from Star Trek and war movie recaps on Max Fun to his current work on Parks & Recollection with Rob Lowe and Alan Yang. Rob shares his dream podcast co-host (calling David Hasselhoff, calling David Hasselhoff), what it's like to ask Ron Howard to fix his microphone, and we share our journeys to the Doughboys fandom.
Keep up with Rob on Twitch, Twitter and Instagram
Find more at RobKSchulte.com
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Rob's current podcasts and projects
Parks & Recollection and Literally with Rob Lowe
Vanderpump Robs
Passing on the Right audiobook
Other podcasts we talked about
The Greatest Discovery
Friendly Fire
West Wing Weekly
Gilmore Guys
The TV Show Show
Vanderpump Robs
Dead Eyes
Bill and Robs: an excellent adventure (coming soon)
XOXO, Gossip Kings
Doughboys
Your Kickstarter Sucks
How Did This Get Made
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Sunday May 22, 2022
Mike Sacks loves the movie Over the Edge
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
Humorist Mike Sacks loves the movie Over the Edge and had the unique privilege of writing an oral history that led to a DVD re-release with commentary tracks. We discussed the 1979 movie that featured first-time actor Matt Dillon, the DC culture that created Kavanaugh and teen culture in the 70s and 80s.
Follow Mike Sacks on Twitter, his website or just send him an email. (No, really)
Welcome to Woodmont College
Passing on the Right audiobook
Passing on the Right print
I am Super Pumped!!! Let's Do This Shit e-book
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Show Links
Over the Edge IMDB
Over the Edge Oral History, Vice
Over the Edge DVD DVD
All Summer in a Day movie
Heavy Metal Parking Lot Heavy Metal Parking Lot
A description of Cruising the 'Bash and being goth in Terre Haute
Cruising Rockville Pike
Breaking Away
Steve Martin and Terre Haute
Mike Sacks 0:00 Hi, my name is Mike Sacks. I'm a writer, and my favorite thing is being a cool guy. Wait, no, that's my second favorite. My first favorite thing is the movie, 1979, "Over the Edge," starring Matt Dillon.
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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