A Drink With a Friend

Latest Episodes:

A Girl with Power & a Powerful Woman Nov 05, 2025

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Faith Moore is a writer and podcaster of the popular show Storytime for Grownups, as well as an avid reader. She shares with Tsh her choice of a favorite book from childhood, as well as one of her all-time favorites as an adult (it’s one of Tsh’s favorites, too).

* Faith’s podcast, Storytime for Grownups

* Matilda, by Roald Dahl

* Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

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A Vietnam Vet Legend & a 20th-Century Russian with Amnesia Oct 29, 2025

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Joel Miller is the writer of the popular newsletter Miller’s Book Review, chief content officer at Full Focus, author of the new book The Idea Machine, and an avid reader. He shares with Tsh a beloved book from his childhood and one from adulthood (as well as two extras from both).

* Joel’s newsletter, Miller’s Book Review

* Joel’s new book, The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

* Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

* First Blood, by David Morrell

* The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

* The Aviator, by Eugene Vodolazkin

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Childhood Mythology & the Greatest Medieval Epic Oct 24, 2025

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For a new season of this podcast, Tsh Oxenreider is talking with people about two books that changed them: one from childhood, one from adulthood. Who better to start with than her own daughter, Tatum?

* the Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan

* Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

* The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri

* A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles

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Take a Regular Internet Hiatus (Yes, You!) May 30, 2025

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Tsh gives a short pitch for why you should do — in some way, before too long — what she does every summer: take a break from the internet. She explains why this break is so life-giving and necessary for her, her three reasons why she firmly believes EVERYONE needs to take regular breaks from the internet, as well as some encouragement that you, too, can do this. Yes, you! Really.

The next season will return after a brief hiatus!

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Community Reaps Character May 16, 2025

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Tsh chats with her in-real-life local friend Rick Reynolds, whom she first got to know on one of her pilgrimages (he and his wife have since been on three with her!). Rick is a marriage therapist specializing in infidelity, so they get into what really holds marriages together, why community matters so much to ALL of us, what it means to affair-proof your relationship, how to heal from betrayals, and where hope is truly found in all of it. (Sounds like a potential downer, but it's actually a super encouraging conversation!)

* Affair Recovery

* Journey with Jesus: Discovering the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, by Larry Warner

* Temecula Coffee Roasters

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Recommended reads

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Feasting Always Follows Fasting Apr 25, 2025

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Tsh chats with Stephanie Duncan Smith, a book editor who’s been thinking for a while about the liturgical calendar. They get into Eastertide — and the beauty of its length (50 days), how it’s good that feasting always follows fasting, why Ordinary Time is magical, and how it all fits together with the rhythms of our personal lives (and how it feels when it sometimes doesn’t).

* Stephanie Duncan Smith and her Slant Letter

* Stephanie’s book, Even After Everything: on Bookshop and Amazon

* Hallowed Be This House, by Thomas Howard

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* Recommended reads

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Dating: You Don't Have a Type Apr 11, 2025

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Tsh talks with Rachel Canto, author of Pretty Good Catholic, about the current dating scene and …well, what to do about it. Tsh read her book in one sitting on a flight a few months ago, and knew she wanted to chat with her. Rachel’s thoughts are chock-full of sage, practical advice — and not just for Catholics. She has wisdom beyond her years!

* Rachel Canto & Pretty Good Catholic

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Recommended reads

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"Finding what you love" Mar 28, 2025

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Tsh chats with Millie Florence, a young author who recently published her first middle-grade novel, Beyond Mulberry Glen, with Waxwing Books. They chat about alternative education, following your skills and interests during the adolescent years (and how homeschooling is a boon for this), the process of getting a novel published, what makes a good story, and more.

* Millie Florence

* Beyond Mulberry Glen

* Waxwing Books

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Tate & Tsh’s letters

* German is weird

* Theology of the Body

* Recommended reads

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"A reason, a season, & a lifetime" Mar 14, 2025

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Tsh talks with her daughter Tatum, who’s currently studying 6,000 miles away in Austria. …From an empty classroom with wifi in Austria, she chats with Tsh about studying abroad, living cross-culturally, Theology of the Body, friendships, and all other sorts of sundry. (She’s currently in a four-way tie as Tsh’s favorite human.)

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Tate & Tsh’s letters

* German is weird

* Theology of the Body

* Recommended reads

* Buy a round of drinks

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"We're an embodied work" Feb 28, 2025

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Tsh talks with musician and writer Andrew Peterson about his approach to storytelling, the sacramental nature of his sort of work, why embodiment matters, and what he’s learned in the decades of wearing the many hats he wears. (Plus, he shares when we can expect the next season of Wingfeather!)

* Andrew Peterson

* The Wingfeather Saga

* Andrew’s upcoming Resurrection Letters tour

* The Rabbit Room

* Passions of the Soul, by Rowan Williams

* The Expectation Gap, by Steve Cuss

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Recommended reads

* Buy a round of drinks

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