Happy When Curious

About Happy When Curious

My name is Brady Ryan and I am a sea salt farmer on San Juan Island in Washington State. Ever since I was a child I have felt like my main skill was not that I was smarter or stronger or harder working or braver than anyone else, I was just a little more curious than the average cat. Since becoming a parent and trying to be a good husband and small business owner have taken so much of my energy and attention, I feel like this one superpower I have has fallen by the wayside. This podcast is my attempt to rediscover curiosity through conversation and contemplation. I will be alternating conversations with guests one episode with a short musing of my own the next. The musing episodes will allow me to try to explore ideas that I've heard or that I've come up with in an open ended way. My theory is that exploration is worth much more than answers and hopefully the interviews and the musings can live up to that principle.

Publisher

Brady Ryan

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Mar 2022

Latest episode

26 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Sept 2025

   Ben Jacobsen: Growing Jacobsen Salt Co

   Today we are joined by Ben Jacobsen-founder of Jacobsen Salt Co in Portland Oregon. Founded in 2011, Jacobsen Salt Co. is the first company to harvest salt in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s. Since then it has transformed from a local, small business to a nationally recognized brand as America’s leading salt maker. Harvested from the cold, pristine waters of Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast, its flake and kosher sea salts have garnered worldwide favor for their beautiful presentation and...

2. 

   12 Sept 2025

   Musing: Here Comes Another Season of Happy When Curious!

   The summer craziness has passed, now to get back to the real work of keeping our curiosity and humanity going and growing!

3. 

   18 Jul 2025

   Callie North: What happens to you after 72 days alone in nature?

   Today we are joined by herbalist, adventurer and teacher Callie North. Born and raised on Lopez Island, Washington, Callie spent her youth engrossed in the nature of the Pacific Northwest. Her love of the outdoors and relationship with sacred plant medicine led her to open Northsea Apothecary in the spring of 2016. Shortly after, Callie got to spend 72 days living alone in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Patagonia, Argentina as a contestant on Season 3 of the History Channel show Alon...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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