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Why is Italy so Great? Sep 02, 2022

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We're back! Seth and Tsh recap Italy, but don't worry, it's not done in a way that bores you if you weren't there... They reflect on why it's always true that ordinary conversations with new friends over gelato are more meaningful than touring even the most jaw-dropping cathedrals and monasteries (though that's great, too). They also share recorded thoughts from some of the folks who joined them in Italy.

We're all made for in-person connection, and this is why having a drink with a friend at your neighborhood cafe matters so much.

Seth's Newsletter + Website

Tsh's newsletter + website

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Our recommended reads

The Genesis of Gender, by Abigail Favale

CS Lewis’ space/Ransom trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength

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What’s Good About Summer? Jul 08, 2022

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It's good to remember the good things in life, especially when the news is heavy (when is ever not anymore, right?). And since art has a season, Seth and Tsh share their summery music, movies, TV shows, and books they're into right now. Because good art tells good stories, even when they're lighthearted.

Also: it's time for their annual summer break! Seth and Tsh will return in mid-August — in the meantime, enjoy the treasure trove of Drink archives, listen to other good shows, or just take a break and go outside.

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Tsh's newsletter + website

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Come to Italy with us — next month!

Our recommended reads

Magnolia Workshops

The Collection's Entropy album

Michael & Michelle

Tsh's Summer 2022 playlist

Sean Hayes

Thor: Love and Thunder

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

The Hood Internet — top songs from each year

The Genesis of Gender, by Abigail Favale

A Curious Faith, by Lore Ferguson

Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel

Leisure: the Basis of Culture, by Josef Pieper

In Other Words, by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Why Publish New Classics? Jul 01, 2022

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Tsh talks to her good friend, Sarah Mackenzie, about what makes good stories (especially for our kids). She's got a HUGE new project in the works: not only a new children's book, but a new publishing house! When it's hard to publish new classics that tell timeless truths, you gotta start the company yourself. Why do we need more stories that tell us things that were as true a thousand years ago as they are today? Listen in.

Tsh's newsletter + website

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Our recommended reads

Sarah Mackenzie's work: Read-Aloud Revival & Waxwing Books

A Little More Beautiful, Sarah's forthcoming picture book

Julia Cameron's morning pages

Ira Glass' The Gap

Tomie DePaola

Breaking Bread With The Dead, by Alan Jacobs

Breezy Brookshire on Instagram

Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney

You Can Draw in 30 Days, by Mark Kistler

I Miss My Cafe + The Hole & Corner playlist

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6 Months in a 100-Mile Radius Jun 24, 2022

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It's now Tsh's turn to update us on her six-month challenge: what she's learned living as best she can in a 100-mile radius. She and Seth talk about the importance of subsidiarity, reorienting our priorities, finding community IN an actual community (vs. online), and doing it all imperfectly. Is living locally worth the effort? Tsh has thoughts.

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Come to Italy with us

Our recommended reads

Seth's challenge: 6 months away from social media

The Life We’re Looking For, by Andy Crouch

Free online classes from Hillsdale College — Tsh is taking Aristotle's Ethics

Man and His Symbols, by Carl Jung

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6 Months Away From Social Media Jun 17, 2022

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It's June, which means Seth and Tsh are at the end of their first of the year challenges. Seth updates us on what he's learned being away from social media for six months, what he'll do differently, and what he misses. Tsh chimes in on her reflections about using our phones as instruments instead of devices so that the internet returns to how it works best: as a bicycle for the mind.

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Our recommended reads

The Life We’re Looking For, by Andy Crouch

Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport

Mohamed El-Erian on Twitter

Stephanie Duncan Smith on Instagram

Man and His Symbols, by Carl Jung

The Liturgy of the Hours, from Word on Fire

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In Praise of Hobbies Jun 10, 2022

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Hobbies aren't just the things we do whenever we have spare time — they're actually important to our health. The things we do just because we enjoy them, staying at amateur status for the love of the craft, starting at the beginning and learning from zero, make us more of who we're made to be. Seth and Tsh each share some of their favorite hobbies and why they're so important to them.

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Tsh: Newsletter | Website

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Come to Italy with us

Our recommended reads

Leisure: The Basis of Culture, by Josef Pieper

Band of Brothers

Vivian Maier

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Quick Announcement Jun 03, 2022

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Seth moseys by a river and sits among the birds to explain what's up this week. He and Tsh be back next week with a new episode! Stay tuned.

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Why is Tsh Catholic? (part 1) May 27, 2022

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Both Seth and Tsh became Catholic just a few years ago, as adults after a lifetime of being Protestant. Why? ...That's the question they get asked by many of you ALL the time. In this episode, they dip their toes in the water of answering this massive question that doesn't have just one answer, focusing first more on Tsh's journey. (This will likely be an ongoing series, peppered throughout other chats...)

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Come to Italy with us — $250 off when you register by May 31, 2022!

Our recommended reads

Pink House Alchemy

Tsh’s Catholic research

Fr. Mike on ‘why be Catholic and not just Christian’

How to Read (and Write) Like a Catholic, by Joshua Hren

Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Six More Good Things May 20, 2022

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It's the end of the school year, and May is always nuts. When life feels flustered, it's grounding to remember the ordinary things adding beauty to our days. Seth and Tsh each share what they're currently reading, watching, and listening to that are bringing them more joy and insight.

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Tsh: Newsletter | Website

Pick up a round of drinks

Come to Italy with us — $250 off when you register by May 31, 2022!

Our recommended reads

Tsh's Summer 2022 playlist

The Black Keys, Typhoon, Jason Isbell, & S. Carey's Paralyzed

Learning the Good Life, edited by Jessica Hooten Wilson & Jacob Stratman

The Wall Street Journal

Principles for Dealing With The Changing World Order, by Ray Dalio

Cultivating Catholic Feminism video series

Inventing Anna on Netflix

Under the Banner of Heaven on Hulu

Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer

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Now What? May 13, 2022

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How do we connect with people when our differences are exacerbated by algorithms and echo chambers? Seth and Tsh are joined around the table by their friends Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart-Holland from the podcast Pantsuit Politics — together, they chat about what it looks like to listen and learn from others when it feels like we disagree on almost everything.