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
Musing: Have I Been Alive Forever? Will I be Alive Forever?
Join me as I meander through some musings on death and immortality!
Giusepi Spadafora: Free Tea, Human Connection and the Open Road
NOTE: Due to a technical issue the sound quality on this episode is worse than usual, my apologies, I promise it's not too bad and it's still worth a listen!
Giusepi Spadafora is a legend. And someone…
Thor Hanson: Biology, Evolution and the Curiosity Muscle
Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, Bartholomew Q…
Benjy Wertheimer: It is All So Beautiful
Benjy Wertheimer is a special soul. An acclaimed musician and a deep thinker with a profound inclination towards creating beauty. What a joy it was to get to learn more about his journey in the fasc…
Eli Wheat: Listening to the Land is a Disruptive Act
Eli Wheat is a special human! A kindred spirit in curiosity and a special soul.
A farmer, a professor, a biologist, a wonderer.
Listening to the land is a disruptive act!
His Farm, Skyroot Farm
His Uni…
Brady's Brother Tyler Interviews Brady to Articulate the Vision of Happy When Curious
In order for me to better articulate the vision of what I am hoping to bring to life I enlisted my brother to interview me about Happy When Curious! He is an incredible human being and the best list…
Welcome to Happy When Curious
Just a brief teaser of who I am and why I am doing this!