Nicki's Wonder List
Nicki's Wonder List is a podcast about books and bold ideas. This podcast examines art, society, and culture and will pique your interest in a wide array of topics. Each interview-style episode clears space for stories to emerge from guests who are writers, activists, educators, artists, entrepreneurs, community organizers, and creative people. Solo episodes focus on book recommendations to expand your horizon and depth of knowledge about a subject of focus.
Episodes
Nicki’s Wonder List
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“Book Talk on Plant Breeding and Seed Saving”
Season 02, Episode 05
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In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on plant breeding and seed saving.
Book Titles
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition (Revised and Expanded) by Carol Deppe ...
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“Book Talk on History of Capitalism & Colonization”
Season 02, Episode 04
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In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on the history of capitalism and colonization.
Book Titles
Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Updated and Expanded by David Graeber (Author)
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Si...
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“Community Rights with Michelle Holman”
Season 02, Episode 03
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In this episode, Nicki is joined by Michelle Holman, an activist in the Community Rights movement in Lane County, Oregon.
Michelle Holman has lived in Deadwood, a community in Western Lane County’s Coast Range, for more than 40 years and has been active in the anti-herbicide struggle since the late ...
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“Book Talk on Pacific Northwest Nature Guides”
Season 02, Episode 02
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In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on Pacific Northwest nature guides.
Book Titles
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest by National Audubon Society.
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar (Author) Andy MacKinnon (Author)
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“Book Talk on Attachment Trauma”
Season 02, Episode 01
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In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles about attachment trauma.
Book Titles
8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships by Daniel A Hughes (Author)
Complex Ptsd: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker (Author)
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from...
Nicki’s Wonder List
Exploring story in a time of collapse
SHOW NOTES
”Book Talk on Introductory Memoirs”
Season 01, Episode 06
In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of introductory memoirs.
Introductory Memoirs - Reading List on Bookshop.org
Mentions & Further Reading
Nicki's Wonder List
Exploring story in a time of collapse
SHOW NOTES
“Tobacco, Nicotine Addiction and E-cigarettes with Tad Fisher”
Season 01, Episode 05
Today we’re joined by Tad Fisher, who happens to be Nicki’s life partner.
Tad experiences nicotine dependence.
Join us as we discuss the complicated history and issues surrounding tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and e-cigarettes in American society an...
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Episode title “Book Talk on Picture Books for Adults”
Season 01, Episode 04
In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of picture books for adults.
Picture Books for Adults - Reading List on Bookshop.org
Mentions & Further Reading
Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss
Nicki's Wonder List
“High Sensitivity Processing and the Neurodiversity Movement with Leah K. Walsh”
Season 01, Episode 03
In this episode we’re joined by Leah K. Walsh. We discuss high sensitivity processing, how it relates to the neurodiversity movement at large, the issues with the pathology lens, and difficulty with language around expressing how people think and experience the world through their bodies.
Leah (she/h...
Nicki's Wonder List
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"Book Talk on the History of Books"
Season 01, Episode 02
In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of the history of books.
History of Books - Reading List on Bookshop.org
Mentions & Further Reading
Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years by Tom Standage
In this episode we’re joined by Emily O’Connor, M.A.T. In this conversation we discuss dyslexia, education, and study of the English language.
Emily is a dyslexic human whose greatest passion in life is supporting other dyslexic humans, especially children. In 2015 she launched her small business, Advantage Math Clinic, in Portland, Oregon. Emily spends her days studying math and words with kids and adults, and believes passionately...
Meet Nicki Youngsma: writer, artist & storyteller.
In this initial episode of Nicki's Wonder List, Nicki shares the intention of this series and gives a preview of what is to come in this multiformat podcast. We'll delve into various topics with guests in which storytelling plays an important role as well as discuss books.
This is a podcast about exploring story in a time of collapse. Such examinatio...
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