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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Brittany Newell: The gift of presence that music can bring
Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation I got to have with Brittany Newell and music and all it's many wonders!
(And my apologies for the low sound quality at times from my microphone, technology …
Musing: Should We Read the News? Maybe not.
Is parochialism a virtue or a vice? It's not easy to know.
Bojan Belic: Linguistics, War and Taking Care with Words
Bojan Belic is a Teaching Professor in the subjects of Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian language, Russian language, and Slavic linguistics at the University of Washington as well as the Departmen…
Musing: The Beautiful Magic of Losing
What's more important? Winning or getting to play again tomorrow?
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon: The Bible, Social Justice, and the Centrality of Pain
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Her ministry and professional background includes serving as the Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach for…
Fielding Mcgehee: Digging into the Complexity of Jonestown
Join us as we discuss the complexities of Jonestown, the tragic end it came to, and what came before.
Fielding M. McGehee III is the principal researcher for the Jonestown Institute, where he manages…
Musing: 10 Questions About Immensity
Some questions about immensity I have been ruminating on. And apologies for the less than optimal sound quality this was recorded outside on the grass at 4:50 in the morning to put me in the right he…
Daniel Cumming: The History of Our Country Through the Lens of One City
Daniel is a historian whose research focuses on urban history, public health, racism, and capitalism in the twentieth-century United States. His dissertation, “Health is Wealth: The Rise of a Medical…
Musing: Is Politics a War or a Marriage?
What is the most useful metaphor for politics: war or marriage?
Joe Conniff: Buddhism, Addiction, Recovery and Service
Buddhism, mindfulness, addiction and recovery, turning a raw ass life story into something useful and good. Joe has lessons to share and he learned them the hard way. Please enjoy this discussion wi…
Dr. Stan Meiburg: Embrace Complexity
Dr. Stan Meiburg served as Acting Deputy Administrator for the EPA from 2014 to 2017, capping a 39-year career with the agency. He is known for leading efforts to protect the nation’s air and water,…
Musing: Are Opinions a Privilege or a Right?
Everyone is entitled to their opinion...or are we?
Shann Weston: When Bad Things Happen to You, Good Things Happen Too
Please enjoy this wonderful conversation I had with Shann Weston, an amazing woman, author, former naturalist and teacher here on San Juan Island, as well as being an out spoken speaker on her long …
Musing: The Okayness Sandwich
Have you ever thought about why toddlers want to be picked up when they have a bonk?
I have a little bit and I think there is a deep lesson there.
Mike Vouri: The Almost War and History about Home
Mike Vouri is an author and historian and and chief of interpretation and historian for the San Juan Island National Historical park for years before he retired. He has written 3 books about the Pig …
Musing: Five Questions about Gratitude
Join me as a I puzzle through one of the most potent psychological tools we have: gratitude.
Laura O'Neill: What is the best I can do within my tiny slice of existence?
This week I discuss what my dear friend Laura O'Neill learned in her years working at a homeless shelter in Seattle.
Musing: I can't change your mind, you can't change my mind.
Listen in as I try to wrestle with a new way to consider conversations with people we disagree with!
Anna Strickland: This is What We Came For
Anna is an amazing human and I was drawn to her to learn more about her experience battling cancer at a very interesting time in her life. I wasn't close with Anna at that time but I was always so i…