Recommendations are our favorites.

Since the September 27, 2018 episode of the podcast and its precursor, hosts and their guests make recommendations at the end of most shows.  Below is a list of all of the recommendations to date. 

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JIM

Juliet, Naked (Film)

What We Were Promised (Book)

Nancy (Podcast)

Filippo’s Delicatessen in Wheaton, Maryland

Deutschland 86 (TV)

Crashed (Book)

Donate to the Matthew Harris Ornstein Debate Institute

Read David Brooks

C.B. Strike Books by J. K. Rowling

Frederick Douglass: Prophet Of Freedom (Book)

Oscar Nominated Shorts (Movie)

Read Joan Didion

The Wrecking Crew (Movie)

Beat The Devil (Movie)

Killing Eve (TV)

Shrill (TV)

The Lions’ Den (Book)

The Ferryman (Play)

New York Times Articles from June 8, 2019

When Brooklyn Was Queer (Book)

Stranger Things Season 3 (TV)

Unbelievable (TV)

Donate to National Speech & Debate Association

Good Will and Peace on Earth

Bombshell (Movie)

Little Women (Movie)

Marriage Story (Movie)

Killing Eve Season 3(TV)

Mom (TV)

The Great Influenza (Book)

The Emperor Of All Maladies (Book)

Pictures At A Revolution (Book)

Postwar (Book)

Case Closed (Book)

Den Of Thieves (Book)

Vietnam (Book)

The Affair (Book)

Perjury (Book)

And The Band Played On (Book)

Line Of Duty (TV)

Go To Restaurants And Make Extra Large Tips

The Fatal Shore (Book)

Jackson Bodie Books

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Wasp Network (Movie)

Kanopy (Streaming Service)

The Man In The Red Coat (Book)

A Call to Spy (Movie)

The Baroness Von Sketch Show on the iFC Channel

The Abstainer.

The Honjin Muders, a book by Seishi Yokomizo

Unconditional by Marc Galicchio (book); What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada (book); The Less Dead by Denise Mina (book); Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (book)

JOHN

Sinica (Podacst)

Akimbo (Podcast)

Making Sense w/Sam Harris (Podcast)

Dockless Bicycles

Get Involved in a Political Campaign

The Situation and the Story (Book)

Business Class Seating from Shanghai to Chicago

Shelter In Place (Book)

The Daily (Podcast)

Get On Twitter

Ride A Motorcycle Down The PCH

Visit Hanoi

WeChat & Alipay

Own A Bialetti Espresso Maker

Visit John & Ted in Shanghai

Find an Advocacy Group for Net Neutrality

Against The Rules (Podcast)

Write One Hour Each Day

Carnegie Council (Podcast)

The Good Place (TV)

Good And Mad (Book)

Enjoy The Harvest

Visit Friends

Quit Your Job

Have a Baby

Bombshell (Movie)

Wild Swans (Book)

Think Outside Your Box

Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Book)

Marco Polo (App)

Recognize That Horrible Things Happen in Regular Circumstances

Read Closely

Bandcamp (App)

Foot cream

Be A Surrogate

Nudie Jeans

Vote

The Good Place Season 4  (TV)

Room Rater on Twitter

The recent episode of the podcast Sway with Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Dr. Jennifer Doudna

Reach out to an old friend.

The War Of Art, a book by Steven Pressfield

The Daily podcast episode on Kids and Covid

PEG

Eat a Sweet Tango Apple

Get at Least Seven Hours of Sleep

Spend the Weekend with Nieces and Nephews

The Great British Baking Show (TV)

Cauliflower Soup at Dusek’s in Chicago

The Rosie Project (Book)

Mary Queen Of Scots (Movie)

Listen To Quiz Show Episode

Having A Snow Day Due To Polar Vortex

Driving Up The Coast Of Oregon

Ear Hustle (Podcast)

Becoming (Book)

Ginger Cake with Ermine Frosting

Less (Book)

Go to a College Graduation

Read Everyday

Have a Dinner Party

Johnnyswim (Band)

90210 Reboot (TV)

Visit Your Niece at College

Hire Someone To Do Home Improvement Project

Apple Cider w/Whiskey and Lemon Juice

Ryman Auditorium

Sex Education (TV)

Unorthodox (TV)

Work Out or Nap During the Workday

Marco Polo (App)

Me Before You (Book)

Lenox Hill (TV)

Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet (Book)

Two Chicks (Beverage)

Kwity (Alcoholic Beverage)

East a Zestar Apple

Go To Bed Early On Election Night

The Moosewood Cookbook

Belgravia on Epix

Cobra Kai series on Netflix

Buy a new computer (but it won’t solve all technical issues if you are recording a podcast)

SHELLY

The Art of Manliness (Podcast)

Bad Blood (Book)

Pop Save America (Podcast)

Stuff You Should Know (Podcast)

The Great British Baking Show (TV)

Make Your Bed (Book)

Wear Gloves When Peeling A Mango

Travel Alone

Psychological Concepts (Podcast)

American Horror Story - Season Five (TV)

You Made It Weird (Podcast)

The Dropout (Podcast)

The Theory That Would Not Die (Book)

Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil And Vile (TV)

Long Shot (Movie)

Schitt’s Creek (TV)

Being Mortal (Book)

Don’t Take Up Running

Homecoming (TV)

Boycott Stores with Early Christmas Decorations

Donate to Morning Dove

Have a Party with Theme

Two Popes (Movie)

Diagnosis (Book)

The City Of Falling Angels (Book)

Ozark (TV)

Money Heist (TV)

Ask For Help

Build Something

Audiobooks From Library

The Splendid And The Vile (Book)

Talking to Strangers (Book)

The Hate U Give (Book)

Narcos on Netflix (TV)

Mood Fingernail Polish

Before We Were Yours (Book)

Inversion Table

Jameson Cold Brew

The Great Alone (Book)

American Dirt by Janine Cummings

The Intellectual Devotional

The Dublin Murder Squad series of books by Tana French

Into The Water by Paula Hawkins (book)

BETH

Bridgerton on Netflix.

When You Find Me, a book by P.J. Vernon

Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict (book)

GUESTS

Bill Granzo – Try the Daily Special & Alarmist Brewing in Chicago

Maddie Vonk - The Haunting of Hill House (TV) & Gregory Isakov’s “Evening  

    Machines” Album

Andy Rothstein - Visit California for the Superbloom

Joanna Zeiger - Challenge Yourself to do New Things

Nikki Brake Silla – Broken Earth Trilogy Books by N.K. Jemison

Eloise Maxwell – Have You Listened to George’s Podcast? (Podcast)

Janine Grohar – Arugula & Sumac

Gwen Danet-Desnoyers – Learn a New Language & Take Care of Yourself

Richard Tobin – San Cisco (Band) & A Podcast of One’s Own (Podcast)

Nikki Brake Silla – Be Kind

Beth Shannon – The Island of Sea Women (Book) & The Alienist (TV)

Will Gentile - Wild Goose Lake (Movie)

Beth Shannon – Bordertown  (Netflix) and The Searcher by Tana French