Podcast Review
Contributed by Taryn Tranby, Patron Services
If you’re a big goofball, married to a goofball, are dating a goofball, or are friends with a goofball, I’ve got another podcast for you! Even if you’re not a goofball or don’t know one nearby, you’ll probably enjoy the podcast: Wonderful!
If you remember my podcast reviews of The Adventure Zone, you’ll recognize the name, Griffin McElroy! Wonderful! is a podcast where Griffin and his wife, Rachel McElroy, talk about things that they find truly wonderful! Sometimes the topics are little things, like tiny syrup bottles from Cracker Barrel. Some topics are larger, like the Society for Creative Anachronism.
They start each episode with “small wonders” and things they’ve thought about recently for a short discussion. As they discuss, they move on to bigger wonders that they go more in-depth with, sometimes talking about the topic's history or how the said topic came to be. Another lovely detail of Wonderful! is Rachel’s “Poetry Corner” when she brings up a poem that resonated with her and reads it to listeners. The episodes are about an hour long and so fun to listen to while cooking or cleaning throughout the day. With shutdowns resuming, it’s nice to have some charming voices to keep you company while gushing about fun silly things that make them happy.
I’ve listed various wonders mentioned in Wonderful! and a few poets that Rachel reads works from below!
Some recent episode small wonders:
Rachel ordering their Thanksgiving meals ahead of time.
Griffin’s adventures in discovering ASMR to help his sleep issues.
Heating pads for aches and pains
Sea glass
Language development in children
Backgammon
Some recent larger wonders and topics discussed:
Flash mobs
Snake reproduction
Seafood boils
Fencing
LARP-ing (Live Action Roleplaying)
Poets Rachel has read from:
Jacqueline Woodson
Rita Dove
Louise Glück
Michael Palmer
Wonderful! can be found on the Maximum Fun Network or wherever you get your podcasts.
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