Mouthsounds is a father-son conversation and podcast in which we do not talk about our feelings. We talk about other things, like fish and chips, movies, coffee shop employment, and the nature of the world. Mostly it’s just for us, but you can listen too.Visit us on our website, https://mouthsounds.org
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It had been a while and we had had a bunch of plans and ideas including music reviews, a book club to discuss The Road, and a bunch of other things we'd not gotten to or simply forgotten about. Clearly, we haven't done any of these. So we leaned into our standby, a series of 10 questions from each of us, each with spur of the moment answers and discussion. Hold out until the end and you can share in the thoughtful consideration of how to wear sandals and in what circumstances: "I've done that to take the trash out," declares Reed. A few show notes and deeper dives: Here's an essay by Brian Doy
Finally getting into the new year, here's our latest 10-questions contribution. And, as we suspected, Adam misidentifies the organ played by Booker T. It was a Hammond, not a Wurlitzer. (So embarrassing.) Also, there's an announcement here that we're taking suggestions for future music reviews. Send us a note with your idea!
During one of the 50ish hours when we had a chance over a Christmas holiday gathering, we revisited this annual recap tradition with all family members, including Sam's podcast debut and quick cameos from Gus and Nina. Rather than being one more thing-to-do in the midst of the visit, this was just a great part of the holiday gathering. Categories include notable reads, sights, sounds, places, practices, quotes, and wildcards. You'll just have to listen to hear our answers, but there's educational content including the meaning of "epistolary", proper hydration techniques, names of monthly full
Representing Gen X and Gen Z, Adam and Reed consider the nature of jobs, careers, and working. We compare how we each have gotten jobs, how we experience our work, and what we aspire to in our futures.
After a long pause we're back with a new 10-questions episode. We don't think we've asked any of these questions of each other in the past, but we also know that we can't really remember. At least the answers are different -- and surprising.
A 10-questions episode after a long pause in our mouthsounds production cycle. It was simply nice to touch base and talk about things that matter--and a lot of things that don't. A longer recording but we had a lot of unimportant things (spleens, hair in food, PhDs, etc.) to catch up on.
It's now a tradition: Reed and Adam welcome special guests Anna and Karyn to review the year's notable, memorable, and otherwise "best" events, occurrences, and revelations. It's better than writing a Christmas card and more fun to talk to one another about our collective experiences in 2024. After recording this, we all talked about how much was left out or could have better described, but it's also noteworthy that a lot of what we got to highlight pulled out memories from the past 12 months, as well as a few surprising reflections and recollections. Happy New Year! More regular programming t
Reed's in town, so that prompted this typical 10-questions structured episode in which we surprise one another with curious prompts about life's great mysteries. What kind of fish would you be? What Muppet would you travel with? Revealing truths about family members, aspirations, mantras, and so much more that the world was without until we'd recorded this. Enjoy.
The 4 c's, one might say. Or just a random assortment of what life dishes up to put into a review episode. Originally we conceptualized a review of our day-to-day worklives, and then we'd realized that a review of cribbage would be interesting, and then we thought that probably we'd be drinking coffee while recording, and then there was this impromptu story about Reed's flat tire. That's all to say that we had a chance to talk about both the things we'd planned for and all the random tidbits and we had a very nice conversation and it's exactly what we needed. You might enjoy it as well.
Apparently and accidentally it's a tradition now: Our third review of musical selections in as many years. We mostly use this as an excuse to share some tracks and stories of how we relate to them, but also some cutting edge new recommendations from one album that is only days old, as well as one that's 5 decades old. And a lot in between. This also made for a playlist for the road trip for Reed's move back to Oregon, and in the process we got to reconsider some of our characterizations of these songs. Jensen McRae isn't really light or upbeat and Ray LaMontagne isn't bluegrass at all; though
We explicitly promote Mouthsounds as a podcast in which we do not speak of feelings. But we do reviews and we do ask each other questions, and in this case we decided to bend our own rules for this Very Special Episode so that we could essentially do a review of emotions. Reed and Adam each ask the other about 5 different feelings and objective, non-emotive analysis ensues. And maybe we do talk about our feelings, kind of. We'll never do this again, even though this might become one of our favorite episodes if we ignore the embarrassment, anxiety, jubilance, etc. that might be interpreted by t
A return to our 10-questions format after some time away. Brand new questions not heard on any other podcast, along with the same solid answers and life advice you've come to expect about important and wide-ranging topics. Reed contributes outstanding life advice to his parents in the same episode that we contemplate Sasquatch. (And, as this is being dropped, happy birthday to Reed!)
It's been a while, but we're back at a live recording in which we reminisce a bit about a few things, most especially about travel to Ireland that included fish and chips (an original theme of this podcast endeavor) and whiskey. We sample Irish whiskeys and talk about our impressions and experiences of food, drink, and people.
A 10-questions episode in which one of us will say, "I have very little experience with elephants," and the other will state unironically, "I haven't read any of the Jesus books, but I have seen some Batman movies." This and much more intellectual ground is covered.
We made good on our promise to welcome back special guests, Anna and Karyn, as contributors to a family year-end review. Again, there are more feelings than usual, but also great recollections of the year and recommendations of stuff to read, paths to walk, things to watch, people to visit, and much much more. Stick around until the end for bonus shoutouts and embarrassingly unedited content. Happy 2024!
Reed's home! We haven't been able to coordinate a recording until now, but being in the same place and being right up the street from our favorite coffee shop, it was time to finally make good on our intention to sample espresso drinks in front of the microphones. Finally, listeners can learn from our sophisticated palettes and analysis of all flavor profiles.
Notable quotes from this 10-question episode: "Potatoes are great." "That's a choice." "I just do things or don't do things." "That looks like a recipe for having broken glasses."
In this latest installment of our 5-star podcast we offer our second review of music, highlighting songs in five categories picked by each of us. This brings up a collection of conversation topics, themes, and historical figures including Supreme Court Justice Alito, Jesus, and Billy Joel. We also wrestle with the soundboard and playlist while at the same time offering what we think are really great music recommendations. To listen to the full tracks of the songs we reviewed, take a look here:
Number 21 is a 10-questions episode on the leading edge of Reed's 21st birthday including a surprising number of coincidentally interrelated topics from the father-son duo. We range widely, Supreme Court decisions to beverages to time signatures, with lots in between. (And Happy Birthday to Reed, just a few days after this drop.)
Now that the show is completed (we think), Reed and Adam review Ted Lasso in its entirety. Or at least the parts that we care to talk about and how we relate to them.
One of our favorite things, a 10-questions episode, alternating queries between the two of us to explore our ideas about sock matching, favorite shows, annoyances, admirations, etc. We also poke fun at librarians, dads, physicists, and moms.
Our special contribution to society is this review of the year after the entirety of 2022 has completed. Better yet, we include special guests, Anna and Karyn, to review music, movies, outings, fruit, members of the judiciary, shoes, and many other categories not covered by other podcasts or end-of-year reviews. With our guests, there was little we could do to squelch feelings, but we allowed it for this episode. In fact, we had so much fun we may have to make this an annual tradition.
A long overdue 10-questions episode in which Adam provides thoughtful, homegrown inquiries while Reed lets the internet source his questions. It works. We talk about all the things from everyday boiled vegetables, shoes, and classes to facts about the origin of our existence, jazz on vinyl, and eclipses. And more.
Reed's moving back to the dorm in Oregon where he's getting ready to start as a new resident assistant. We recorded this 10-questions episode the night before, discussing not only our adventures but the flavor or radish and the color of chartreuse; and we also tackle big issues like art, reincarnation, and cheese.
Reed and Adam review favorite father-son relationships in fictional settings, wonder about how these stories are told and which are the most admirable examples, and ponder why so many storytellers kill off the moms before the stories even start. Also, it happens to be Reed's birthday when we're recording this. And, Reed has a court date on this day, too. (All went well.) We explain.
