Episode 31 - Our Favourite Stories

Following on the heels of our last episode on stories, this week, we’re each sharing a few of our own favourite stories. We also share a quick overview of the songs from our September playlist. Robyn starts acting classes and Michelle loves her new Kindle. 

Recorded on September 22nd, 2024

Timestamps:

(0:20) Intro (1:03) Robyn’s check-in (9:29) Michelle’s check-in (14:56) Main topic: Our favourite stories (16:05) Robyn: Harry Potter (23:10) Michelle: Dresden Files (29:31) Buffy tangent (31:17) Happy 17th Birthday Dresden (31:42) Robyn: Pride and Prejudice (36:12) Michelle: Mass Effect (46:43) Robyn: Free Willy (57:27) Michelle: “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” by John Mayer (1:01:21) Robyn: Honourable Mentions (1:10:41) Robyn’s September playlist picks (1:13:37) Michelle’s September playlist picks (1:19:52) The next few weeks (1:20:42) Music lessons and coaching with Michelle (1:22:45) Outro

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Harry Potter: https://www.wizardingworld.com/ Dresden Files: https://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden Buffy the Vampire Slayer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/ ”What’s Your Thing?” commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX6qUFm1HsI Pride and Prejudice 1995 TV Mini Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/ North and South TV Mini Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417349/ Mass Effect: https://www.ea.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-legendary-edition?setLocale=en-us Being a PSYCHOPATH in Mass Effect - Video by Kevduit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3c-wD0N6A&t=9s Free Willy movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106965/ Blackfish Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545118/ The Walrus and the Whistleblower Documentary (starring Phil Demers): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12286048/ ”Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” by John Mayer - Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrcMMyNeJJs Jurassic Park movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/ Twister movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/ Twisters movie (the new one): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12584954/ Shane Koyczan: https://www.shanekoyczan.com/ Cast Away movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/ Ableton Live & APC40 MKII Live Performance - Ships by Rachel K Collier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztYUcOX-yzM Noise Above Our Heads (James Blake cover) by Native Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLWTReok4NM

Organizations helping whales:

https://whale.org/ https://savethewhales.org/ https://www.canadianwhaleinstitute.ca/ https://uk.whales.org/

Books mentioned:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/286387/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-edited-with-an-introduction-and-notes-by-vivien-jones-original-penguin-classics-introduction-by-tony-tanner-cover-by-coralie-bickford-smith/9780141040349 Death at SeaWorld by David Kirby: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250031259/deathatseaworld Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton: https://www.michaelcrichton.com/works/jurassic-park/ Pivot by Jenny Blake: https://www.pivotmethod.com/about-the-book

Links:

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