Can We Interest You In...?
Claim This Podcastby Charlotte Hamilton and Patti McGrath
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<p>A podcast where friends Charlotte and Patti invite people to share all about their weird and wild obsessions, or perfectly normal hobbies that have been taken just a little too far. </p><p>We want to dabble in your curious interests!</p><p>Plus, a 2025 bonus—we hear indulging your interests is good for democracy!</p><p>This is why we should engage in activities that are of interest to us, our friends, our families. Insofar as we take pride in these activities, and come to know others who do so as well, we are creating civil society. – Vaclav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless”</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 18, 2026
38- Can Steve Interest You In...Underground Metal?
Content Warning: mention of sexual assault, references to violent images and band names Our guest, Steve Klatt, takes us deep into the world of Underground Metal, including metal clubs, ALL the sub genres, the high school drama of metalheads, and more. We kick things off with a check-in and learn more about Steve. At 10:00 we get into Steve's interest, underground metal--defined as metal music from bands that don't have a major record deal. The Inciting Incident: how Steve went from loving hip hop as a teenager to becoming obsessed with metal. As the former president of a metal club - CODM, Colorado chapter of the New York Death Militia, he gives us the inside scoop on the drama of the metal world. We learn what a metal club is, plus the three main missions of the CODM/NYDM. He tells us about the controversy that ultimately led to his decision to leave the club. We get into the favorite pastimes of metalheads: Debating sub genres Dumping on bands they hate (and we learn the band Steve loves to dump on!) Also: What even defines metal as a genre? (It's not what you think...unless you know a lot more than Charlotte and Patti about metal) That time Steve played in a metal band at the Iowa county fair. And…our very metal homework! Links/references: The Charismatic Voice: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCharismaticVoice Black Sky Brewing (Denver): https://blackskydenver.com/ Logo design by Marielle Martin Song: Upbeat Drums with Stomps and Claps by music_for_video BlueSky: @canweinterestyouin.bsky.social Instagram: @canweinterestyouin Email us your interests! CanWeInterestYouIn@gmail.com Website: canweinterestyouin.com [http://canweinterestyouin.com/]
June 4, 2026
37- Can Marissa Interest You In A Family Affair?
Marissa Joy Leotaud, of Can We Interest You In Erotica? fame, returns to tell us about her dramatic, fun, and sexy debut novel, A Family Affair. [https://www.amazon.com/Family-Affair-Marissa-Joy-Leotaud/dp/B0GHPYLT23] She tells us about how the novel started with a teenage pregnancy, how it was nurtured through writing classes and The Book Project, through The Lighthouse Writing Center in Denver, and how it all came together. We hear about developments in Marissa's life since she quit her job to pursue a creative life, and get some big surprises! We talk about the power of having overwhelming delusional faith in yourself and your dreams. In our conversation, we talk all about writing, including: The writing process (writing over the course of ten years, editing a million times, all of it) The ego death of navigating the traditional publishing world The healing journey of self-publishing and the path to publication day Her family's response to the book Other upcoming creative projects For Patti and Charlotte' s homework, we're going to (of course!) read A Family Affair and have our own mini book club. Join us if you'd like, and send us your reactions! Buy the A Family Affair: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Affair-Marissa-Joy-Leotaud/dp/B0GHPYLT23 Follow Marissa: Instagram: @marissajoyfiction TikTok: @marissajoyfiction Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/marissajoyy Logo design by Marielle Martin Song: Upbeat Drums with Stomps and Claps by music_for_video BlueSky: @canweinterestyouin.bsky.social Instagram: @canweinterestyouin Email us your interests! CanWeInterestYouIn@gmail.com Website: canweinterestyouin.com [http://canweinterestyouin.com/]
May 21, 2026
36- Cultural Systems/Stories and How They Live In Us: The Follow-Up
In this episode, Charlotte and Patti debrief the homework given to them by Laura Hartley, founder of the Scintilla Centre, coach for changemakers, and all around brilliant thinker. First, we jump into our check-ins, and get updates on Charlotte's journey to find an agent for her novel. Then, the question: would you want to know when and how you were going to die? Patti tells us about pool time with her (human) family, plus, her growing family of mini non-human animals. Charlotte updates us on her half marathon experience and the absolute miracle she witnessed. At about 25 mins, we get into the homework. The Homework: 1. Notice every time you use the word "should." Consider: What's the story there? Is it true, does it benefit me, does it benefit others? What would happen if the story wasn't true? 2. Notice your body at the same time. What does the "should" feel like? What comes up when you consider what would happen if the story wasn't true? 3. Challenge your imagination. Ask yourself: Why not? What if? Let yourself dream. Here are a few of the (American) cultural stories we interrogate: If you're passionate about something, you should try to be the best at it, you should try to monetize it. Not everyone gets or deserves to have their basic needs met. Bigger is better. More is better. Success has a static definition (money, numbers, etc) We also discuss: How the idea that anything could be possible can feel overwhelming, and consider whether that prevents us from dreaming up better ways of living. Seeding ideas, rather than trying to "solve" everything. Focusing on mindset and energy or approach. Talking to kids as an entry point to questioning our assumptions. Ways that we learn to discount our own intuition, and how can we can relearn how to trust ourselves. Example: Action St. Louis, a grassroots organization that arose to combat the failures of the government in addressing tornado damage in North City, St. Louis. Can we work within the literal system of capitalism without internalizing the cultural stories of capitalism? Which industrial complexes benefit from which stories? "Shoulds" that we actually should follow. (Warning: we go down some weird paths.) Level of Integration Scores (LOIS). Ways to continue engaging in this work. And, accessibility! Website: https://scintillacentre.com/ Newsletter: https://www.scintillacentre.com/#newslettersignup Insta: https://www.instagram.com/laura.h.hartley/ Action St. Louis: https://actionstl.org/ Logo design by Marielle Martin Song: Upbeat Drums with Stomps and Claps by music_for_video BlueSky: @canweinterestyouin.bsky.social Instagram: @canweinterestyouin Email us your interests! CanWeInterestYouIn@gmail.com Website: canweinterestyouin.com [http://canweinterestyouin.com/]
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- What is Can We Interest You In...??
<p>A podcast where friends Charlotte and Patti invite people to share all about their weird and wild obsessions, or perfectly normal hobbies that have been taken just a little too far. </p><p>We want to dabble in your curious interests!</p><p>Plus, a 2025 bonus—we hear indulging your interests is good for democracy!</p><p>This is why we should engage in activities that are of interest to us, our friends, our families. Insofar as we take pride in these activities, and come to know others who do so as well, we are creating civil society. – Vaclav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless”</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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