A show about the things we love. In each episode we learn about somebody through what they’re passionate about, from fish sauce to astrology to airplanes to duct tape. In just 5–10 minutes, we learn where their enthusiasm comes from, what’s special about their interest, and how we can all come to love it, too. New episodes every Wednesday.
Christian made his first duct tape wallet when he was 10, and it stuck.
Great duct tape artists to follow on Instagram:
Christian Carr (duh) @Ductology (https://www.instagram.com/ductology/)
Leah Abucayan @HellaLeah (https://instagram.com/hellaleah)
Chance Foreman @ChanceForemanArt (https://www.instagram.com/chanceforemanart/)
Christian’s favorite tape for art (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TOL428/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B002TOL428&linkCode=as2&tag=markbram-20&linkId=28c86082254ae819838ad5ec65ee56f0)
Christian’s favorite tape for fixing things (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSS8UE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000CSS8UE&linkCode=as2&tag=markbram-20&linkId=bcda5e833503c5f7bd07115eae49af46)
Follow Christian on Twitter: @RoosterCarr (https://twitter.com/RoosterCarr)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com), with duct tape percussion by Ashton Paul Drake (https://ashtonpauldrake.com). Illustration by Kolin Pope (https://kolinpope.com).
2 Dec 2020
Trin Garritano: Plants
You’re playing Stardew Valley, but like, in real life 👩🌾
Watch one of Trin’s favorite plant resources, Homestead Brooklyn (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBzvPnmlkNS1TF3--OaY4eDoPapMRIBZ)
Trin has a new book about friendship (and also plants) (https://bookshop.org/books/friendshipping-the-art-of-finding-friends-being-friends-and-keeping-friends/9781523508617) and you should read it 📕
Follow Trin on Twitter: @TrinAndTonic (https://twitter.com/TrinAndTonic)
Music for this episode is by Green-House (https://green-house.bandcamp.com/music) 🌱 Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
18 Nov 2020
Mooj Zadie: Music Videos
They’re like little snack bites 🍿
Watch Mooj’s music videos:
Vagabon - Fear & Force (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akGBRTV3SZE)
Vagabon - The Embers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTo_Dsa8ijM)
Watch Mooj’s amazing series Anatomy of a Music Video (http://moojzadie.com/amv/)
Read Mooj’s picks for best music videos of 2019 (https://www.vulture.com/article/best-music-videos-2019.html)
Watch Grimes’ video for Kill V. Maim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2EJMd7ZN7w)
Watch Michael Jackson’s video for Billie Jean (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y)
Follow Mooj on Twitter @moojz (https://twitter.com/moojz)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com). Illustration by Kolin Pope (https://kolinpope.com).
11 Nov 2020
Shane Kelly: DnD
Cool Cousin Elliot introduces young Shane to Dungeons & Dragons.
Part of the Identical Twin Double Feature with Raygan Kelly (/episodes/retro-games).
Read the free online rules and summary for D&D (https://dnd.wizards.com/%3Cnolink%3E/rules-introduction)
The best way to play is to run a game with a group of friends! Watch a series on how to get started with D&D (https://youtu.be/e-YZvLUXcR8).
Follow Shane on Twitter @8BitShane (https://twitter.com/8BitShane)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com). Illustration by Anna Delos Angeles (https://nannapai.com).
11 Nov 2020
Raygan Kelly: Retro Games
In old video game consoles, Raygan found his hot rod experience.
Part of the Identical Twin Double Feature with Shane Kelly (/episodes/dnd).
Learn how to get the best possible video quality out of your retro video game consoles from RGB Video Master Class on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTNBVisVMbSR1ZDDQRgjg6S9D2YQ4rwnZ)
Read how-tos and the latest retro-gaming news on RetroRGB (https://www.retrorgb.com)
Follow Raygan on Twitter: @RayganK (https://twitter.com/raygank)
Music for this episode is by WMD (https://wmdchiptune.bandcamp.com) and Torley (https://torley.bandcamp.com/music). Illustration by Anna Delos Angeles (https://nannapai.com).
4 Nov 2020
Cher Vincent: Astrology
Astrology helps Cher understand herself — and the universe — a little bit better.
Download Co-Star (https://www.costarastrology.com), Cher’s favorite astrology app
Check out these great astrology meme accounts:
Sanctuary (https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarywrld)
Co-Star (https://www.instagram.com/costarastrology)
Not All Geminis (https://www.instagram.com/notallgeminis/)
Follow Cher on Twitter @chermusings (https://twitter.com/chermusings)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com). Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
28 Oct 2020
Neven Mrgan: Fish Sauce
You can never have enough kinds of fish sauce.
Some of Neven’s favorite fish-sauce-forward recipes:
Ike’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings (https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/ikes-vietnamese-fish-sauce-wings)
Nuoc Cham (https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/09/sauced-nuoc-cham-recipe.html)
Som Tam (https://shesimmers.com/2010/06/som-tam-tutorial-how-to-make-thai-green.html)
More ideas on how to use fish sauce from Bon Appetit (https://www.bonappetit.com/story/cooking-with-fish-sauce)
Follow Neven on Twitter: @mrgan (https://twitter.com/mrgan)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com), Mark Bramhill, and Ashton Paul Drake (https://ashtonpauldrake.com). Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
21 Oct 2020
Sam Gross: Airplanes
People love to hate flying. Everyone is desperate to tell their travel-nightmare stories, to complain about exorbitant prices and fees, and to ask what is the deal with airplane food?
Today, Sam bucks the trend and shares why he loves airplanes.
See Sam’s full list of airplanes he’s flown on and airports he’s visited (/resources/downloads/sam-airplane-list.pdf)
Follow Sam on Twitter @SamTheGeek (https://twitter.com/SamTheGeek)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com) and Mark Bramhill. Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
14 Oct 2020
Kate Wagner: Concert Halls
Everybody is a critic.
Read Kate’s hilarious (and insightful) McMansion Hell (https://mcmansionhell.com)
See the Musikverien’s over-the-top architecture (https://www.musikverein.at/en/der-grosse-musikvereinssaal)
Follow Kate on Twitter @mcmansionhell (https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com). Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
14 Oct 2020
Erika Janik: Apples
Erika grew up in Washington state, Apple Capital of the U.S. — but it wasn’t until years later that she learned to love them.
Read Erika’s book Apple: A Global History (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo12330337.html)
Learn about heirloom apples you’ve never heard of (https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/188802/heirloom-apples/)
Read about the launch of the Cosmic Crisp (https://story.californiasunday.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-launch)
Follow Erika on Twitter @erika_janik (https://twitter.com/erika_janik)
Music for this episode is by the galaxy’s own Breakmaster Cylinder (https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com). Illustration by Jessie Lamworth (https://jessielamworth.com).
7 Oct 2020
Thesis (ft. Nadia Sirota)
A few years ago, while interviewing violist Nadia Sirota about the making of her podcast Meet the Composer (https://www.newsounds.org/shows/meet-composer), I was struck by something she said:
“Somebody being joyful about something in their life is wonderful. Like that’s actually kind of something that we need in this world… And it’s fascinating to listen to people talk about stuff that they love, because it requires a little bit of vulnerability. And that’s the kind of excitement that brings you to love something yourself.”
This idea, of celebrating joy and earnest enthusiasm, stuck with me, and inspired the making of this podcast. In each episode, you’ll meet people with interests ranging from fish sauce to astrology to duct tape, learn where their love comes from, and you might just begin to share their passion as well.
Enthusiast!’s 10 episode first season premiers October 14, with episodes releasing every Wednesday until December 7. Subscribe today in your favorite podcast app. (https://enthusiastpodcast.com/subscribe)
Follow Enthusiast! on Twitter: @EnthusiastFM (https://twitter.com/EnthusiastFM)
Follow Nadia Sirota on Twitter: @NadiaSirota (https://twitter.com/nadiasirota)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
16 ratings
Contact Enthusiast!
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Enthusiast!?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
