Michael and I talk about fishing on the hard water (aka, ice fishing), what happens when you fall through the ice, whether or not your iphone will pull your butt out of the frozen water, how tech difficulties are just like the story we read, plus an update on Michael's life as a quizzo host. And then a deep dive into Jack London's classic tale of a man, a dog, and the freezing Yukon...

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CB19 - Michael Rohde - To Build a Fire

In this episode, Nicole and I talk pandemic, politics, the revivifying effects of nature and take a deep dive into the documentary My Octopus Teacher. I have an EXTREME opinion (I know, weird, that's not like me) about the documentarian's decision NOT to "interfere" with the octopus' life at one point and you'll have to let me know if you agree with him or me. This was also recorded in December 2020 before the Jan 6th attack on the Capitol, so I guess I was wrong when I told Nicole that I didn't think our divided nation had much farther to fall...

CB18 - Nicole Valentine - My Octopus Teacher

In this episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, Molly Clark and I talk about how we met and skipped way ahead in our friendship. We discuss Molly’s time at the all girls school, what it feels like to not be good at the Big 5 academic subjects and finding your own niche. We talk about Molly’s impending furniture flipping turf war and what she’s doing to try to make it in comedy. Then we take a deep dive into the charming coming-of-age movie, The Way Way Back. 

55 - Molly Clark - The Way Way Back

In this episode, we talk about women of the leisure class, kids with cholera, volunteerism, the movie Garden State (fast forward that part if you liked that movie ??), life low points, elected office, first heartbreaks, going to the movies (at theaters! during the day!) and eventually the movie that we both adore, Rushmore starring Olivia Williams, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and feat. my former student Kyle Swartz! 

CB17 - Bill Tanner - Rusmore

In this episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, Jess Welsch and I time warp to a YEAR ago almost to the day because that’s how long I haven’t been editing this episode. We talk about parenting in a small town vs parenting at monkey doo (basically an indoor gym / McDonald’s play land hellscape that I'm probs gonna tell the kids closed permanently...), how my dog got her name, how Jess’ eventual next dog will get its name, referring to unborn babies as “it”, and whether or not Michael Cera’s character in Juno owes Juno both a specific act of f*cking solidarity AND an apology...

53 - Jess Welsch - Juno

Brian and I talk sports, sexual assault, small towns, tribalism, capitalism, and we ask the question: at what age are we responsible for healing our childhood traumas and stopping the cycle of bullsh*t behavior?

CB16 - Brian Tijan - Bear Town

Once again, the weirdness of boarding schools, the connection between med schools and Patagonia, how to choose what name to use post marriage, the process of choosing and being chosen for med school residencies, and what it’s like to be a full-scholarship kid at boarding school. Eventually we finally get to talk about Mrs. Maisel and we cover favorite characters, how characters change (and don’t change) over the seasons, Maisel vs. Fleabag, thoughts on pelvic health (eg. IUDs and synthetic hormones), and ultimately, the indestructible uterus!

51- Liz O'Neill - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Today on out of curiosity with kt mather, I circle back with my old friend Lisa Knight who was also with us for the episode about Chernobyl. On this episode, Lisa and I talk about the smash hit the queen’s gambit about a young woman crushing it in the male dominated world of competitive chess. Lisa and I talk about why she almost didn’t watch the show, what kind of porn it is, the ever-present threat of sexual assault, cool clothes, a couple of my favorite fiction tropes, and Lisa’s lasik eye surgery (don’t worry—not graphic).

CB15 - Lisa Knight - The Queen's Gambit

Brian and I talk about wealth inequality through American history, how Apple off-shores its money, who is getting SBA pandemic cash and why, how shame does and doesn't work on business people and politicians, the need for campaign finance reform, why people should move to rural states (hint: farms), plus a deep dive into why urban elites have issues with husky dogs...

CB14 - Brian Tijan - What's Up with Greed?

We talk self-acceptance, debut novel expectations. Plus a deep dive into the colorism, sexism, racism, capitalism (all the isms except maybe feminism), and misogyny in the Netflix binge-fest, Self Made.

CB13 - Kekla Magoon - Self Made

Bill and I talk about his 80s brainwashing, how coronavirus is like Sandyhook (tw: very dark humor), putting your business in hibernation, Bellatrix Lestrange, rent in the time of pandemic, how Bill sometimes misses social cues and crashes your budding romance, filing for unemployment, Bill yucks my yum, and a deep dive into my hero of the quarantine, Harry Styles.

CB12 - Bill Tanner - Harry Styles

Tonight was supposed to be my Town book launch, but something different happened instead. So I recorded these couple of chapters that I had hoped to read to a crowded room of friends and neighbors at my local library...

Rage Is a Wolf - Book Launch Reading

Taylor and I circle back to chat about holographic 3D conferencing, shame, loneliness, crying in the laundry room, ketamine assisted therapy, connection, online dating at the boarding school, pronouns, and sobriety. Parents of littles--hard apology for never mentioning Taylor's repeated, unintended references to Frozen 2--we talked about it later...

CB11 - Taylor Wallace - Not Drinking the Pandemic

We talk teaching - coaching - writing, single-sex education, Paul Zarzyski, plus a deep dive into sex (consensual and rapey),  masculinity (was Bond born knowing how to drive that loader?), and Empire (stop using rich, Victorian, white women as an excuse to kill everyone and take their shit), in the original 007, Dr. No.

45 - Dan Keefe - Dr. No

Another special edition of Out of Curiosity with kt mather! Chapters 10 - 17 of my forthcoming debut novel Rage Is a Wolf. Pre-order at ktmather.com

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapters 10 - 17.

Out of Curiosity with kt mather is a podcast where I talk with people who are good at talking. Each week, I invite you into a conversation with someone I care about. We'll talk about how we know each other, what the guest does that's cool, and then we'll do a deep dive into a favorite book or movie.

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