This is My Thing
This Is My Thing explores the ways we find and bring joy into our lives. It’s about the things we do not because it’s a job or a necessity, but simply because we love to do them.
You’ll meet a guy who finds satisfaction in using his metal detector to find other people’s lost objects and you’ll hear from a group of retired ladies who started a ukulele band just because it sounded fun. And that’s just the start.
This Is My Thing is supported by Fox Service Company.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2025
Miniatures Gaming!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with James Hughes about his nearly lifelong love of miniatures gaming. He discovered the hobby as a kid and has been an avid fan ever since. It's, i…
00:20:36 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
Bike Polo!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with David Morley about his love of bike polo. For the unfamiliar, bike polo is a sport similar in many ways to traditional polo, with the key diffe…
00:13:25 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Nail Art!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Kim Reist about a relatively new hobby for her. During the pandemic lockdown, she started experimenting with fingernail art; to her surprise, s…
00:13:51 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Whittling!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Cory Squires about his love of whittling and woodcarving.
We'll talk with Cory about his whittling origin story (his grandfather handed him a…
00:16:32 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Modern Quilting!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Anna Kehl about her love of quilting, a topic she didn't know much about before attending QuiltCon several years ago. She became not just an av…
00:18:35 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Encaustic Painting!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with artist Carol Aaron about her love of encaustic painting. That's an art form that doesn't use the sorts of paints you're probably more familiar …
00:16:37 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Go!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Bart Jacob about his decades-long love of the board game Go. He was introduced to the game in 1979 as a grad student and has been a dedicated p…
00:15:24 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Metal Detecting!
With this episode, we’re going back to the show’s beginnings; this was one of the earliest interviews we recorded, way back when This Is My Thing was just an idea for a show that we were hoping would…
00:17:41 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Underwater Torpedo League!
Lesley Murray grew up as a competitive swimmer, so she was already pretty comfortable in the water when she decided (on a whim, she says) to take a Deep End Fitness class. She fell in love with the p…
00:15:43 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Triathlon!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we're talking about a thing that's kind of three things -- the triathlon, a competitive sport that combines swimming, running, and cycling into one very challengi…
00:17:20 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Cowboy Golf!
Several years ago, while looking for ways to improve at golf, Steve Merritt created a game on his property in Wimberley, Texas. Before long, that game had a name -- Cowboy Golf. And not long after th…
00:10:31 |
Tue 20 May 2025
LEGO!
This week we’re talking with Ben Rollman about his longtime love of LEGO. Like a lot of AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO), Ben’s affection for the plastic brick began in childhood, then went through a ‘Dark…
00:17:43 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Permanent Jewelry!
When Lyzz Donelson retired from her job as an Austin firefighter a couple of years ago, she knew she'd find other ways to keep busy -- she already had a few ideas on a list. But then she surprised he…
00:12:10 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Agressive Roller Skating!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Rae Loos about aggressive roller skating!
This episode comes to us from my friend Zahra Crim, who until recently was KUT’s Community Producer. Zahra…
00:11:05 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Vintage Railroading!
Some folks like to watch trains or photograph trains or build model trains, but for Marc Opperman only the real thing will do. His love of trains led him to become a student conductor on a real, func…
00:12:56 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Tattoos!
We're talking with Dan Schumacher about his love of tattoos and about the tattoo collection he's amassed on his person over the years. This episode of This Is My Thing comes to us from my friend and …
00:21:55 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Meteorites!
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Mendy Ouzillou about his fascination with meteorites and get a tour of part of his large collection.
This is My Thing is a listener-supported produc…
00:15:34 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Sword Fighting!
You'll hear from Anna Beard about her love of swords and sword fighting. For Anna, that love started early, through exposure to pop culture that featured swords made of lasers (Return of the Jedi) an…
00:20:49 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Curling!
You'll hear from Dave Danenfelzer about his love for curling – ‘the kind you do on ice,’ as he puts it. Dave’s been curling all his life; he was taught by his grandfather as a kid and has been playin…
00:16:18 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Ukulele!
You'll hear from Nancy Leeper and Linda Parrish. Nancy and Linda are two members of the Austin Ukuladies, a group of six friends who took up the ukulele in retirement. All six of the Ukuladies meet u…
00:12:37 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
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