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A Drink With a Friend
by Tsh Oxenreider
Formative books, formative places. A Drink With a Friend is a seasonal conversation series with writer Tsh Oxenreider—friends, new and old, chatting about what's shaped them: the book they loved as a kid, the one forming them now, and a few places, big or small, they've never forgotten. No agenda, no hot takes ...just the best kinds of conversations over a good drink with a friend. thecommon.place
Episodes
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A Bored Kid & a Famous Ceiling
Ordinary places often mean the most to us as children, unbeknownst to the adults around them. Tsh has the pleasure of talking once more to one of the most repeated guest requests: her daughter, Tatum! In this one, Tate shares a childhood book she recently re-read, as well as a non-fiction class...
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An Orphan & A European City
Why are kids drawn to stories about orphans? Has childhood always been the way it is now? Writer and historian Dixie Dillon Lane talks to Tsh about two books + two places that have shaped her. * The Hollow | Dixie Dillon Lane on Substack * Dixie’s book, Skipping School: A History of American...
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Done > Perfect: Embrace Your Partial Solutions
When you can’t do the ideal, but you can still do something, what’s the good-enough version? That’s the partial solution. Sounds simple, but it’s really hard to enact. This episode embodies a partial solution because it’s a departure from the usual episodes. But done > perfect, every time. * The...
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A Drink with a Friend is Back... ☕️
And live for a few of you! It’s been awhile, but I’m dusting off the podcast feed and returning to a new season of Drink. I’m back to asking friends about two books—one from their childhood, one recent—that’s shaped them in some way, but I’m also asking them about something else: what about…
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3 Desires & a 14th-Century Headstrong Norwegian
For the final episode of this season, Tsh chats with Abigail Favale, a fellow author and all-around great gal. She shares her childhood book—one Tsh has never heard of—and one she’s read as an adult that’s been on Tsh’s TBR list for absolute ever. * Abigail Favale’s new novel, Our Lady of the…
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A 14th-Century Boys’ School & a Myth of Sacrificial Love
Annelise Roberts is a wife and mom of six kids whom she homeschools while raising animals on their homestead in North Carolina. She shares with Tsh a beloved childhood book (that’s very fitting for her life right now), as well as one of the most mind-blowing works of fiction from C.S. Lewis. *...
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A Magical Wardrobe & A 1953 Foul Ball
Shawn Smucker co-owns an independent bookshop in his town with his wife, and is also a long-time author of several books. He shares with Tsh a classic, perennial favorite childhood book, as well as one of his go-tos from adulthood. * Shawn Smucker’s newsletter, The Courage to Live It * His...
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Fighting Dementors & 19th-Century Parables
Autumn Kern is a mom of four who releases bookish videos in a space called, delightfully enough, The Commonplace, and also hosts Common House, a space for homeschooling moms to get their bearings in the classical Charlotte Mason world. She shares with Tsh a favorite childhood book (one of Tsh’s...
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Farm Life & Poor with a Pearl
Hadden Turner writes the well-loved Substack newsletter Over the Field and lives in northern England among farmers and apples. He shares with Tsh his choice of a favorite book from childhood (one she’d never heard of before), as well as a recent read for his choice of favorites as an adult. *...
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A Girl with Power & a Powerful Woman
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...
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A Vietnam Vet Legend & a 20th-Century Russian with Amnesia
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...
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Childhood Mythology & the Greatest Medieval Epic
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...
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Take a Regular Internet Hiatus (Yes, You!)
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...
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Community Reaps Character
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...
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Feasting Always Follows Fasting
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…
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Dating: You Don't Have a Type
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…
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"Finding what you love"
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...
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"A reason, a season, & a lifetime"
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…
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"We're an embodied work"
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!) *...
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"I'll write a prayer for myself"
Tsh talks with Douglas McKelvey, author and editor of the Every Moment Holy prayer collections, which she has long loved and used frequently. They talk about the role of communal prayer, why the need for both written and spontaneous prayer, and why it’s helpful to use prayers both new and old,...
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"A stewardship of the past"
Tsh talks with historian and homeschooling mom Dixie Dillon Lane about homeschooling education, teaching history — imagination is our greatest tool! — leaning into the seasons, writing and reading books, and more. * Dixie’s Substack newsletter, The Hollow * Dixie on Hearth & Field * When Teaching...
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"It gives meaning to survival..."
Tsh and her good friend Sarah Mackenzie kick off January by working through a few topics from Tsh’s annual new year reflection questions… It’s a good conversation. * Sarah’s businesses: Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books * Tsh’s New Year Reflection Questions * The Hallow app * The Fulfillment…
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A Rule of Life is a good idea
A short little reminder-announcement: creating your own personal Rule of Life is both a time-tested practice and a great way to kick off a new year (but also, it’s good any time of year) — and I’ve got a little tool to guide you in the process of creating your own. Thousands use it every year…...
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"What kind of bookshop are we gonna be?"
Tsh chats with Shawn Smucker, novelist and co-owner (with his wife) of the indie bookstore Nooks. They talk about his first foray into running a bookshop, what it’s like to connect with local regulars, how to decide which books to stock, how to juggle bookshop-keeping with writing (or not), and...
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"That's my native wilderness"
Tsh chats with Jonathan Rogers, author and podcast host. It’s the twentieth anniversary of Jonathan’s first middle-grade fiction series, The Wilderking Trilogy, so they talk about what makes good children’s literature, why we all love stories, and how our native homelands affect our perspective…
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"It's not Christmas yet"
Tsh chats again with Faith Moore, author of Christmas Karol and podcaster of Storytime for Grownups, about holiday traditions, kicking off Christmas, and ways to make reading A Christmas Carol accessible. She’s got a new series to read alongside with you this Advent! * Faith Moore’s podcast:...
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"I'm so ready for Advent"
Tsh chats with Danielle Bean about Advent, particularly why they both love this old, time-worn season found at the start of the liturgical calendar. They also get into parenting, grandparenting, making time for solo reflection, and ways to incorporate their family's Advent traditions into…
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"Slow down & pay attention"
Tsh chats again with one of her favorite people, Sarah Mackenzie — this time about books (as always), good storytelling, podcasts and newsletters they’re currently enjoying, holiday books they’re looking forward to, her annual Christmas School, and more. * Sarah’s businesses: Read-Aloud Revival…
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"We are the weirdos"
Tsh chats with her old friend Erin Loechner about unplugging as a lifestyle choice, both for us as adults and for our kids. She’s got kids a few years younger than Tsh’s, but they’re both in lock-step with their ethos of letting their kids be kids. They get into the rebellion of not giving kids...
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"Specialize in being you"
Tsh chats with her new friend Regina Gravrok, who was homeschooled K-12 and then (recently-ish) got a degree in English at Hillsdale College. Her passion for education and literature led naturally into a position at Classic Learning Test — in this chat they talk about the gift of a traditional,...
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"We're not on a timeline"
Tsh chats with her friend Chloe Langr, mom of three little ones and host of the podcast Letters to Women. They talk about homeschooling (she’s a first-generation!), finding time to read, book clubs, leaning in to our vocations, and more. * Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace * Tsh’s books, trips, &...
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"You're gonna grow so much"
Tsh chats with her friend Christine Bailey who, along with her husband, runs a regenerative farm and hosts all sorts of community gatherings in their beautiful barn. They talk about farming as a family, homeschooling, hosting gatherings, beauty, and much more. * Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace…
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"How patristic is polyester?"
Tsh chats with friends Mike and Alexandra Foley. Hosts of the podcast Drinking With the Saints, Mike is author of a book of the same name (one we love in our household!). We’re joining forces for next summer’s pilgrimage along the Rhine River, and I think you’ll love them. In this conversation we...
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"Constantly making small adjustments"
Tsh chats with one of her dearest pals, Sarah Mackenzie, as they talk about all sorts of things: the art and business of writing, parenting older kids, reaping the long-awaited fruits of homeschooling, and more. * Sarah’s businesses: Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books * Tsh’s newsletter: The...
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"I want to be part of this"
He was a musician, tech employee, and a good homeschooled Baptist kid …and also got a DUI on his record. God used that moment to wake him up—and long story short, now he’s a priest. Fr. Gabe Bouck is Tsh’s friend who recently joined her family in Greece and Turkey, and they chat about his story,...
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"It was a great summer"
It’s time for a new season of Drink, and Tsh has a new-old mission: to really embody the show’s title. Pour yourself a drink and get ready for conversations with friends, old and new. All are welcome. * Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace * Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life * Recommended reads *...
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Blue Water Highway
In this last episode of the season, Tsh talks with Zack Kibodeaux of the band Blue Water Highway. They talk about the objective beauty of art, what it means to make a living as a working artist, and how to navigate secular art spaces as a Catholic Christian. Plus, the episode ends with a sampling...
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Objectively Good Art
In this one I’m chatting with artist Chris Lewis, who runs his business, Baritus Catholic, as both a ministry and an independent (mom-and-)pop shop. We talk about what is it that makes art objectively good, why beauty is also objective, and how AI is such an insult to bonafide human artists. I…
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Making a Novel & Podcast
Yes, it’s good for us to work with our hands, and we all should in some capacity. But what about making things with our mind, and even via (gasp!) our screens, too? Yep, that can be done well. Tsh chats with Faith Moore, novelist and (new) podcaster, about making things: she unpacks what it was...
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Working With Our Hands
Why do we humans, as embodied creatures, need to make things? And more specifically, why do we need to make things with our hands? What’s the benefit on both a personal and societal level? Nate Marshall and I chat about trade work (and the culture’s side-eye of it), what we learn about our souls...
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Making Things
Why do we need to make things? Because we need to be people who make things (more than we need things that are made by us). Why? The reason is simple: because making things makes us more into who we’re meant to be. We’re made to make. * Host: Tsh Oxenreider * Create Your Rule of Life * Buy a…
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Localism
Why does localism matter? What does a need to know our local farmers have to do with our souls? Why are our neighborhoods better when we buy and invest as locally as possible (even when it’s a small amount)? Tsh and Seth talk to Hadden Turner, a 20-something British agrarian writer, who has a few...
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Revisiting the 100-Mile Radius
Living within your 100-mile radius means living small and local—choosing to, as best possible, participate, buy, and invest our time in only that which is immediately around us, within roughly a hundred miles. There’s no way to do this perfectly, and that’s okay. But is it worth the effort?...
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The Noonday Devil
Acedia is our modern-day dragon — the desert fathers and mothers named it “the Noonday Devil.” What is it, really? And how do we fight it? Tsh talks with Harrison Garlick, a Deacon with the Diocese of Tulsa, to unpack the ladder of love we have to climb to slay our dragon. * Host: Tsh Oxenreider…
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Flourishing & Acedia
We've talked about rootedness; now we're moving up the plant stalk to flourishing: thriving, growing well, and generally being who we're supposed to require good roots in good soil. But what's possibly the biggest threat to said flourishing? The ol' noonday devil acedia. What is it? How does it...
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You Are a Tree
You are a tree. You are also not a tree. You are on a journey. You are also not on a journey. We use metaphors all the time to describe life, and funnily enough, so does the Bible. Joy Clarkson unpacks why we use metaphors, and she and Tsh also get into why we need to be rooted — and open to...
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Rooted
We’re starting a new season with a few changes — Tsh Oxenreider unpacks what you can expect this spring by way of the season’s theme: rootedness. What does it mean to know who you are, whose you are, and where you belong? How do we become more rooted in an ever-digitized world? * Host: Tsh...
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Asking Those Reflection Questions
In this final chat of the year, Seth and Tsh work through a few of her end-of-the-year questions—and you’re invited to do the same. They’re tougher than they initially seem! * Hosts: authors Seth Haines and Tsh Oxenreider * Buy a round of drinks * Recommended reads * Tsh’s end-of-the-year...
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Good Stuff to Read, Watch, & Listen To
‘Tis the season to have more options than possible to read, watch, and listen to. Authors Seth Haines and Tsh Oxenreider share what they're currently imbibing in this department, along with what's in their queue for the holidays. * Hosts: authors Seth Haines and Tsh Oxenreider * Buy a round of...
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The Gift of (& Need for) Advent
Whether you're a seasoned Advent adherent or a barely-even-heard-of-it curious onlooker, Advent really is for everybody. Writer Tsh Oxenreider shares why Advent, as well as the rest of the liturgical calendar, really is a gift to us, even in (especially in?) our insanely busy and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Formative books, formative places. A Drink With a Friend is a seasonal conversation series with writer Tsh Oxenreider—friends, new and old, chatting about what's shaped them: the book they loved as a kid, the one forming them now, and a few places, big or small, they've never forgotten. No agenda, no hot takes ...just the best kinds of conversations over a good drink with a friend.
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Formative books, formative places. A Drink With a Friend is a seasonal conversation series with writer Tsh Oxenreider—friends, new and old, chatting about what's shaped them: the book they loved as a kid, the one forming them now, and a few places, big or small, they've never forgotten. No agenda,...
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