Nicki's Wonder List is a podcast about books and bold ideas. This podcast examines art, society, and culture and will pique your interest in a wide array of topics. Each interview-style episode clears space for stories to emerge from guests who are writers, activists, educators, artists, entrepreneurs, community organizers, and creative people. Solo episodes focus on book recommendations to expand your horizon and depth of knowledge about a subject of focus.
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes “Book Talk on Plant Breeding and Seed Saving” Season 02, Episode 05 *************************** In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on plant breeding and seed saving. Book list on Bookshop.org Book Titles Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition (Revised and Expanded) by Carol Deppe (Author) Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, 2nd ...
7 Jan 2025
Book Talk on History of Capitalism & Colonization
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes “Book Talk on History of Capitalism & Colonization” Season 02, Episode 04 *************************** In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on the history of capitalism and colonization. List on Bookshop.org Book Titles Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Updated and Expanded by David Graeber (Author) Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici (Author) Decolonizing Wealth, Second Edition: Indigenous ...
10 Dec 2024
Community Rights with Michelle Holman
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes “Community Rights with Michelle Holman” Season 02, Episode 03 ******************************** In this episode, Nicki is joined by Michelle Holman, an activist in the Community Rights movement in Lane County, Oregon. Michelle Holman has lived in Deadwood, a community in Western Lane County’s Coast Range, for more than 40 years and has been active in the anti-herbicide struggle since the late 1970’s. After many years of her community’s unsuccessful fight to stop ...
12 Nov 2024
Book Talk on Pacific Northwest Nature Guides
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes “Book Talk on Pacific Northwest Nature Guides” Season 02, Episode 02 *************************** In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles on Pacific Northwest nature guides. Book list on Bookshop.org Book Titles National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest by National Audubon Society. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar (Author) Andy MacKinnon (Author) Pacific Northwest Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles f...
15 Oct 2024
Book Talk on Attachment Trauma
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes “Book Talk on Attachment Trauma” Season 02, Episode 01 *************************** In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few titles about attachment trauma. Episode list on Bookshop.org Book Titles 8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships by Daniel A Hughes (Author) Complex Ptsd: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker (Author) Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsa...
11 Dec 2022
Book Talk on Introductory Memoirs
Nicki’s Wonder List Exploring story in a time of collapse SHOW NOTES ”Book Talk on Introductory Memoirs” Season 01, Episode 06 In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of introductory memoirs. Introductory Memoirs - Reading List on Bookshop.org Mentions & Further Reading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King The Mountain and the Fathers: Growing Up in the Big Dry by Joe Wilkins Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The Ch...
11 Nov 2022
Nicotine Addiction, Tobacco and E-cigarettes with Tad Fisher
Nicki's Wonder List Exploring story in a time of collapse SHOW NOTES “Tobacco, Nicotine Addiction and E-cigarettes with Tad Fisher” Season 01, Episode 05 Today we’re joined by Tad Fisher, who happens to be Nicki’s life partner. Tad experiences nicotine dependence. Join us as we discuss the complicated history and issues surrounding tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and e-cigarettes in American society and culture. In this can’t-miss episode, Tad shares his story about nicotine d...
11 Oct 2022
Book Talk on Picture Books for Adults
Nicki’s Wonder List Show Notes Episode title “Book Talk on Picture Books for Adults” Season 01, Episode 04 In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of picture books for adults. Picture Books for Adults - Reading List on Bookshop.org Mentions & Further Reading Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World by E...
11 Sept 2022
High Sensitivity Processing and the Neurodiversity Movement with Leah K. Walsh
Nicki's Wonder List “High Sensitivity Processing and the Neurodiversity Movement with Leah K. Walsh” Season 01, Episode 03 In this episode we’re joined by Leah K. Walsh. We discuss high sensitivity processing, how it relates to the neurodiversity movement at large, the issues with the pathology lens, and difficulty with language around expressing how people think and experience the world through their bodies. Leah (she/her) works with people who are sensitive and neurodivergent with rooted ...
11 Sept 2022
Book Talk on the History of Books
Nicki's Wonder List Show Notes "Book Talk on the History of Books" Season 01, Episode 02 In this book talk episode, Nicki shares a few book titles on the subject of the history of books. History of Books - Reading List on Bookshop.org Mentions & Further Reading The Book by Amaranth Borusk Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years by Tom Standage From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future by Tom Wheeler A History of Cookbooks: From Kitchen ...
11 Sept 2022
Dyslexia, Education and the English Language with Emily O'Connor
In this episode we’re joined by Emily O’Connor, M.A.T. In this conversation we discuss dyslexia, education, and study of the English language. Emily is a dyslexic human whose greatest passion in life is supporting other dyslexic humans, especially children. In 2015 she launched her small business, Advantage Math Clinic, in Portland, Oregon. Emily spends her days studying math and words with kids and adults, and believes passionately that every dyslexic child deserves a guide who views their o...
24 Jan 2022
Welcome to Nicki's Wonder List
Meet Nicki Youngsma: writer, artist & storyteller. In this initial episode of Nicki's Wonder List, Nicki shares the intention of this series and gives a preview of what is to come in this multiformat podcast. We'll delve into various topics with guests in which storytelling plays an important role as well as discuss books. This is a podcast about exploring story in a time of collapse. Such examinations seek to support surprising transformation through curiosity, inquiry, and introspecti...
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