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Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions

Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions

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Are you tired of picking up the latest new release and finding it's filled with junk you don't want in your life? We've got you! We love helping thoughtful women find wholesome, life-affirming books for themselves and their families. We share curated content in a fun, book-loving community! Come to the table, listen in, and join us on Facebook and Instagram #BookFarePodcast
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Bored of normal chess? You've now found the right place! Welcome to Fun Chess Club! Together, we will have chess tournaments, but they are unusual, or a little different from normal chess. We will have "extraordinary" chess tournaments, such as 3-check, Live 960, and much more! We also have a sister organization, Silicon Valley Chess Club. Here is the link to join: https://www.chess.com/club/silicon-valley-chess-club. And please join our club by clicking the link: https://www.chess.com/club/ ...
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Welcome to a podcast with kids in mind! This podcast will tell the funniest jokes, explore the world through the eyes of a child, and even have fun, interactive games! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bsfkc/support
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There’s a different tone on the show today as we bring you an update on the state of the show in the first section. Next, we bring you three of the Christian Spiritual books that have impacted us most deeply. It was uncanny how much these three “talked” to one another and were so appropriate for today! Stay to the end to hear our closing thoughts! …
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Is the idea of reading the Great Works of Western Civilization intimidating or daunting? Did you read classics in school and just didn’t get it or didn’t like them? Is it difficult to know where to begin? Well start where you are – here with us! We will walk you through a Baker’s Dozen Quick Tips, and give you 2 recommendations each from Children’s…
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Today we dive into Detective Fiction Recommendations - after last week's Detective Fiction Primer. If you love mysteries (like Amanda) or even if it's not your favorite (like Elizabeth and Tricia), you will find a recommendation to start with. What did Elizabeth read as homework for this episode? Does Tricia read any besides Nero Wolfe? And HOW MAN…
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How can Murder be a Cozy Mystery? How is Detective Fiction like Fairy Tales? What do Superheroes, The Western Cowboy Hero, and Dad TV have to do with Detective Fiction? We present to you The Definitive Detective Fiction Primer! Walk with us thru the birth and growth of the genre, focusing on The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, talk about what the …
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Have you ever felt like everyone around you is being fake? Do you ever think conventional manners are ridiculous? Have you ever felt like people just need to WAKE UP?!? Then this discussion is for you! Today, in our first Book Club of 2024, we discuss Oscar Wilde's brilliant play The Importance of Being Earnest. From the funniest moments to some cu…
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From the sweet first friendships of girlhood to the deep, sometimes complicated friendships of womanhood, we talk about what Friendship is, why we need it, and how it relates to Community. This episode also features a short and sweet interview with Amanda’s daughter, Ruby, talking about one of her favorite friendship books and great quotes from Gur…
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Today we're talking about making reading a part of our family cultures. But what does that mean? You may picture your whole family sitting down quietly at night before bed, and that and other idyllic pictures may seem impossible, but today we're talking about how simple and fun it can be! We share relatable stories and easy tips to start making rea…
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If you could ask one the Top 20 Podcasters in the world to share one book, what would it be? Our guest today is Stefanie Gass, who is not only one of the Top 20 Podcasters is the world, but is also aChristian who is passionate about helping other Christian Women to grow their online businesses using podcasting. We discuss some of our favorite marri…
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Have you looked at this year and thought, "Why should I set a reading goal (or any goal) - it's never worked before!" Friend, we hear you! We have all been in places where goal setting is discouraging and hard. Today, we tackle the problem of unwieldy goals with a Book Fare first! Tricia is putting on her professional coaching hat to walk Elizabeth…
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Have you set any reading goals for 2024? It can be confusing to know how to set reading goals that won't be too much or too discouraging. We've been there! Today we talk about the reading goals we're exploring for the new year, what they might be, and why we've chosen them. We're also discussing all the new things coming down the pike this year, li…
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Happy 2024! This is the time of year we're all thinking about goals and habits. What are the best habits for a great reading life? This year, Amanda leads us in a new way to think about that question, and her habits may look a bit more like virtues... Episodes mentioned today: Episode 38- Guest Heidi White and the Glory of the Classics Episode 48- …
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Are you ready for new?? We have so many new things coming down the pike this year! First, a brand new reading challenge for 2024. In this episode, we reveal the categories and talk about how we can work through them together! We also have a new reading group coming- listen to the end of the episode to find out what... There's new contests, new merc…
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In the final episode of Season 1, we feature Counting Songs! Here is the setlist: 1. Five Little Ducks (traditional) 2. Five Little Speckled Frogs (traditional) 3. Ten in the Bed (traditional) 4. Five for a Dollar (Weaver, possibly borrowed from Pearl Jam!) This episode's lullaby is the instrumental version of 'Dreamland' from the 'Lullabies for Ha…
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How do we keep our humanity in the face of overwhelming fear and great evil? If CS Lewis and Robin Williams wrote a book together, what would it be like? What is the Moral Imagination and why is it so fundamental to a child’s character development? How can one come out of a difficult season of life at peace? These and other topics and themes come f…
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What does Santa have to do with Faerie Land? What was Tolkien like as a father? What REALLY goes on at the North Pole? Welcome to our Christmas Book Club episode featuring Letters from Father Christmas, by JRR Tolkien! We havethe sweetest, coziest family book club ya ever did see, including Christmas Jeopardy! This is one to listen to with your chi…
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🎙️En este episodio se abordan varias novedades, como la respuesta de Elon Musk sobre la postura de Twitter ante anunciantes, el rol de Elon Musk como showman y su tweet sobre el litio argentino, el recorte de personal en Spotify y reflexiones sobre el año pasado. 💡 Respuesta de Elon Musk sobre la postura de Twitter ante anunciantes. 🚀 El rol de Elo…
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In this episode I do some of my favorite tunes from the Holiday Season! Here is the setlist: 1. Walking in a Winter Wonderland (Smith, Bernard) 2. Jingle Bells (Pierpont) 3. As the Season Rolls Around (Weaver) 4. Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel (Grossman, Goldfarb) 5. Mele Kalikimaka (Anderson) Click here for the studio version of my holiday original, 'As …
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Today we look back on the 2023 Reading Challenge - first by listening to some voicemails from you, then by talking about some of our favorites. We cover topics from Great Classics to contemporary Sci-Fi to non-Fiction, and everything in between. You'll hear Elizabeth's hot take on Tiger Woods, Amanda's comedy favorite, and Tricia goes deep into lis…
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🎙️ En este episodio hablamos sobre la importancia de desconectarse del consumo excesivo de tecnología y de prácticas recomendadas para ser más productivos. 📵 Desconectarse del consumo excesivo de tecnología para mejorar la productividad. 📱 Prácticas recomendadas: apagar notificaciones, establecer límites de tiempo en redes sociales. ⏰ Organizar tie…
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🔥 OpenAI despide al CEO. 💼 Rumores de fusiones con otras compañías y renuncias de empleados generan preocupación sobre el futuro de OpenAI. 👑 Elon Musk podría tener un papel importante en el desenlace de la situación. 🔗 Encontrálo en Spotify, Apple Podcast저자 Fun Tech Club
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In this episode, I play tunes from the 'Team Weav' project. Team Weav began as a recording project with my twin brother Brandon. In 2008, Brandon challenged himself to record 1 song every week, whether it was 'finished' or not! At the end of that year, Brandon asked me if I would pick some songs from the project for us to finish together. We co-wro…
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Who doesn't want to be a better parent? What if you have adult children and regrets that you didn't do x or y with them? There are SO many wonderful parenting books out there, how's a girl to decide what to read next? Here's a curated list of our six favorites right now. We've created a list for you that includes books for Toddlers to Teens, Charlo…
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🎙️En este episodio hablamos sobre la condena de Sam Bankman-Fried por fraude en criptomonedas y el éxito de OpenAI, pero también destacamos los desafíos y la importancia de cuidar el bienestar personal. 💰Sam Bankman-Fried, fundador de FTX, condenado por fraude en criptomonedas. 🤖 OpenAI alcanza los 100 millones de suscriptores pagos y enfrenta desa…
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I decided to set aside the guitars, ukulele, autoharp, etc. and do an episode featuring just my voice. This is a group of traditional tunes that I love to perform, with my audience, using only our voices. Here is the setlist- 1. Itsy Bitsy Spider (traditional) 2. Old MacDonald (trad.) 3. Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes (trad.) 4. I'm a Little Teapot…
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Today we discuss Dystopian books- why do we love them so much? What's the appeal of reading about a disastrous future? Are there redeeming messages and themes? Today we cover all the exciting, disturbing, thought-provoking aspects of dystopian stories, and uncover some surprisingly redeeming truths along the way... Dive in! Books mentioned in this …
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🎙️En este episodio reflexionamos sobre los avances científicos y tecnológicos en la comprensión del cuerpo humano, la importancia de pensar en cómo queremos vivir y llegar a una edad avanzada, y la importancia de aprender de las experiencias de los demás. 🧠 La comprensión del cuerpo humano y los avances científicos pueden influir en nuestra calidad…
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This tribute episode features songs by the single biggest influence to my music and songwriting, Neil Young! Here is the setlist: 1. Sugar Mountain (Young) 2. Comes a Time (Young) 3. Heart of Gold (Young) 4. Long May You Run (Young) The lullaby is an instrumental version of Young's tune 'Needle and the Damage Done.' Support the show If you would li…
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🎙️En este episodio del podcast, se discute el impacto de la inteligencia artificial en el mundo laboral y la economía, destacando los cambios estructurales en las empresas y las oportunidades de crecimiento en nuevas industrias. Se plantea la importancia de regular adecuadamente la inteligencia artificial y adaptarse a esta revolución tecnológica p…
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In today's Book Club episode, we discuss Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. What is the line between insanity and genius? How does our society treat mental illness? How can compassion build bridges? These themes and more come to light in this fascinating book…
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🎙️ En este episodio del podcast se discuten las últimas novedades en inteligencia artificial y metaverso. 🤖 Se habla sobre la nueva versión de ChatGPT de OpenAI y la adopción de la inteligencia artificial en diferentes aplicaciones. 👓 También se mencionan los nuevos productos de Meta. ¡No te lo podes perder! 🔗 Encontrálo en Spotify, Apple Podcast o…
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Voldemort. Elizabeth Bennet... MacGyver?! In today's episode, we discuss these and other characters as we explore the final three Meyers-Briggs groups: the EJs, EPs, and IPs. The Villans. The Dads. The Moms. In both Harry Potter and the Austenverse, there are interesting correlations shared by these groups. There's also several big characters we'd …
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Neville Longbottom. Snape. Elinor Dashwood. Jane Bennet. -Insert YOUR name here.- What makes them - and you - tick? Today we will learn and use the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to find out! Welcome to the final installment of our Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools! We go over why use Personality Systems as Literary To…
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This episode feature 5 more classic children's songs that are super simple to play on the ukulele (or the guitar, or the piano)! The setlist is as follows: 1. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (trad.) 2. The Muffin Man (trad.) 3. Ten Little Dinosaurs (trad.) 4. A Tisket, A Tasket/It's Raining, It's Pouring (trad.) 5. The Mulberry Bush (trad.) If you would like…
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Today's guest is a holistic medical doctor, author, and laughter yoga specialist. In this episode, Dr. Tanya Gold not only shares about her new book, 7 Habits of Extremely Happy People: The Hidden Secrets to Success, but shares with us golden nuggets about how to make our lives happier and healthier through easy practical steps everyone can do. Joi…
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This tribute episode was the suggestion of listener Tari Crowder. Thank you Tari, for the suggestion! It was such a pleasure digging into the catalogue and life of such an amazing singer-songwriter. Here is the setlist: 1. Rainy Day People (Lightfoot) 2. Early Morning Rain (Lightfoot) 3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Lightfoot) The lullaby is…
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Do you need permission to refresh your reading goals for the year? Permission to redo your goals? How about permission to have reading goals for the first time this year? We talk about how our year has gone (or stalled out) this year so far. Do you want A LOT of great recommendations to finish your year strong? This episode is chock full of classic…
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This episode features one of my favorite instruments, the Lap Steel Guitar! If you are not familiar with this beautiful instrument, I made a short intro video here. You can also view a whole bunch of my lap steel videos here! Here is the setlist for the episode- 1. Farmers (Weaver) 2. Trains, Trains, Over Our Heads (Lien, Weaver, Weaver, Weaver) 3.…
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Today's episode continues our conversation on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and focuses on Jane's two suitors, Mr Rochester and St John. Do you like Mr Rochester? Do his good qualities outweigh his bad? What is St John's fatal flaw? And is he abusive or just misled? And what does the charade sequence teach us about Bronte's messages on marriage an…
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