As we arrive at the halfway point of the year, it can feel almost natural to slip right into a rut. Middle of the year and hot weather is the perfect storm for feeling muggy and stagnant. Thankfully, we have the perfect listens for reigniting that flame to get you …
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Listens for a First-Year College Student
Heading off to college, no matter how far away from home, or how large the student body, is one of the most daunting moments of a young adult’s life. Filled with nearly every possible emotion humanly possible, there is much to navigate on that U-Haul drive to your future shoebox …
Read More »For Any Father
Father’s Day is right around the corner, so what better time to hear about the various journeys of what it means to be a dad? Becoming a father, being a father, and reflecting on fatherhood are all worth celebrating this time of year, and these books touch on those diverse …
Read More »Intelligent Eating
We get it. One minute this influencer is telling you to eat nothing but small batch locally harvested salami, while another one screeches that if you eat before 12:37pm your insides will wither like old leather. It’s enough to make you sprawl out on the kitchen floor as you succumb …
Read More »Road Tripping
Something about spring-like weather can make you yearn to get in the car and cruise. There you are, hitting mile 213, and like your gas tank, your 90s throwback jams playlist is running on empty. What to do? Have you ever tried to car dance to NPR? Don’t. Free yourself …
Read More »Everybody’s Irish
Honestly we’d make an Irish person sit and read their grocery list aloud, if we could. That accent…*chef’s kiss*. A country chalk full of warmth and whiskey, what’s not to love? We know this year that COVID will put a damper on the grand American tradition of green beer at …
Read More »Greenlights Review
Have you ever tried to wrestle a goat while blindfolded? We haven’t either but we imagine it would be surreal, confusing, fun, and funny. It’s also one of the only ways we can think to describe Matthew McConaughey’s new memoir Greenlights. Where do we even start? From his memories of …
Read More »A Gripping Guidebook for Troubled Times: Talking to Strangers
Just Who is Malcolm Gladwell? As the host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the number-one New York Times best seller Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has now reinvented the audiobook in his immersive production of Talking to Strangers, a powerful examination of our interactions with people we don’t know. He has written five New York Times …
Read More »Our Top Twenty Titles You Should Read Right Now
Since we’re a little more than halfway through the year, now is a good time to check some MUST READS off your list! There’s still plenty of summer left to catch up, so dig into these titles. Every one of them has been on the New York Times Best Seller …
Read More »Enjoy History Told in Captivating, Positive, and Thrilling Way!
History doesn’t have to be simply dates and times to be memorized for the next test in school. Right now, there is a renewed interest in history and for many good reasons. History documents our past, helps us understand change, and connects us to our roots. And, when the retelling …
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