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Latest Episodes:

Christian Carr: Duct Tape Dec 10, 2020

Christian made his first duct tape wallet when he was 10, and it stuck.

Great duct tape artists to follow on Instagram:
Christian’s favorite tape for art
Christian’s favorite tape for fixing things
Follow Christian on Twitter: @RoosterCarr

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder, with duct tape percussion by Ashton Paul Drake. Illustration by Kolin Pope.

Trin Garritano: Plants Dec 02, 2020

You’re playing Stardew Valley, but like, in real life 👩‍🌾

Watch one of Trin’s favorite plant resources, Homestead Brooklyn
Trin has a new book about friendship (and also plants) and you should read it 📕
Follow Trin on Twitter: @TrinAndTonic

Music for this episode is by Green-House 🌱 Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Mooj Zadie: Music Videos Nov 18, 2020

They’re like little snack bites 🍿

Watch Mooj’s music videos:
- Vagabon - Fear & Force
- Vagabon - The Embers
Watch Mooj’s amazing series Anatomy of a Music Video
Read Mooj’s picks for best music videos of 2019
Watch Grimes’ video for Kill V. Maim
Watch Michael Jackson’s video for Billie Jean
Follow Mooj on Twitter @moojz

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder. Illustration by Kolin Pope.

Shane Kelly: DnD Nov 11, 2020

Cool Cousin Elliot introduces young Shane to Dungeons & Dragons.

Part of the Identical Twin Double Feature with Raygan Kelly.

Read the free online rules and summary for D&D
The best way to play is to run a game with a group of friends! Watch a series on how to get started with D&D.
Follow Shane on Twitter @8BitShane

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder. Illustration by Anna Delos Angeles.

Raygan Kelly: Retro Games Nov 11, 2020

In old video game consoles, Raygan found his hot rod experience.

Part of the Identical Twin Double Feature with Shane Kelly.

Learn how to get the best possible video quality out of your retro video game consoles from RGB Video Master Class on YouTube
Read how-tos and the latest retro-gaming news on RetroRGB
Follow Raygan on Twitter: @RayganK

Music for this episode is by WMD and Torley. Illustration by Anna Delos Angeles.

Cher Vincent: Astrology Nov 04, 2020

Astrology helps Cher understand herself — and the universe — a little bit better.

Download Co-Star, Cher’s favorite astrology app
Check out these great astrology meme accounts:
Follow Cher on Twitter @chermusings

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Neven Mrgan: Fish Sauce Oct 28, 2020

You can never have enough kinds of fish sauce.

Some of Neven’s favorite fish-sauce-forward recipes:
More ideas on how to use fish sauce from Bon Appetit
Follow Neven on Twitter: @mrgan

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder, Mark Bramhill, and Ashton Paul Drake. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Sam Gross: Airplanes Oct 21, 2020

People love to hate flying. Everyone is desperate to tell their travel-nightmare stories, to complain about exorbitant prices and fees, and to ask what is the deal with airplane food?

Today, Sam bucks the trend and shares why he loves airplanes.

See Sam’s full list of airplanes he’s flown on and airports he’s visited
Follow Sam on Twitter @SamTheGeek

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder and Mark Bramhill. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Kate Wagner: Concert Halls Oct 14, 2020

Everybody is a critic.

Read Kate’s hilarious (and insightful) McMansion Hell
See the Musikverien’s over-the-top architecture
Follow Kate on Twitter @mcmansionhell

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Erika Janik: Apples Oct 14, 2020

Erika grew up in Washington state, Apple Capital of the U.S. — but it wasn’t until years later that she learned to love them.

Read Erika’s book Apple: A Global History
Learn about heirloom apples you’ve never heard of
Read about the launch of the Cosmic Crisp
Follow Erika on Twitter @erika_janik

Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth.

Thesis (ft. Nadia Sirota) Oct 07, 2020

A few years ago, while interviewing violist Nadia Sirota about the making of her podcast Meet the Composer, I was struck by something she said:

“Somebody being joyful about something in their life is wonderful. Like that’s actually kind of something that we need in this world… And it’s fascinating to listen to people talk about stuff that they love, because it requires a little bit of vulnerability. And that’s the kind of excitement that brings you to love something yourself.”

This idea, of celebrating joy and earnest enthusiasm, stuck with me, and inspired the making of this podcast. In each episode, you’ll meet people with interests ranging from fish sauce to astrology to duct tape, learn where their love comes from, and you might just begin to share their passion as well.

Enthusiast!’s 10 episode first season premiers October 14, with episodes releasing every Wednesday until December 7. Subscribe today in your favorite podcast app.

Follow Enthusiast! on Twitter: @EnthusiastFM
Follow Nadia Sirota on Twitter: @NadiaSirota