We Contain Multitudes

Norah takes a breath from racing between errands to share a high performance geek-out.

(Special thanks to the Romancing the Vote 2026 auction for bringing Norah to the show!)

Host Sandra Wong with Norah Woodsey.

Show Notes & Links

• Sandra’s website
• Sandra on Bluesky
• Podcast website
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Edited transcripts hub

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Norah’s website

• 1984 Camaro Z28
• Drive to Survive
• How to Win a Grand Prix by Bernie Collins
• FIA Kart Racing
• Competitive Formula 4
• Yuki Tsunoda crash at Imola in 2025
• Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash in 2021
• Leclerc losing his temper on the radio, long compilation
• George Russell, losing his temper at the Belgian GP
• Kimi Antonelli
• George Russell
• Lewis Hamilton
• Max Verstappen
• Yuki Tsunoda
• Charles Leclerc
• Carlos Sainz
• Valtteri Bottas
• Nikita Mazepin, spinning out
• Laguna Seca Raceway
• Yoshi and The Mysterious Book
• Example of a Chinese elm

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Adrian shares two whimsical pursuits that dovetail with a singular—and very relatable—need.

Host Sandra Wong with Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Show Notes & Links

• Sandra’s website
• Sandra on Bluesky
• Podcast website
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Edited transcripts hub

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Adrian’s website

• Starship Alexandria podcast
• Emma Newman
• Corel PaintShop
• Black Library
• Games Workshop ‘Eavy Metal painters
• Procreate
• xkcd webcomic
• Warhammer miniatures
• Stumpt Gamers

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Brandy pauses in her many (potentially obsessive, but we don’t judge!) pursuits to share about just one of her numerous intriguing talents.

Host Sandra Wong with Brandy Schillace.

Show Notes & Links

• Sandra’s website
• Sandra on Bluesky
• Podcast website
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Edited transcripts hub

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Brandy’s website

• Check out Brandy’s cool handiwork at Peculiar Book Club
• Charming Disaster
• Sculpey
• The House of Da Vinci
• 5 Minute Murder
• Stop Motion Pro
• DragonFrame
• MiniatureCrush
• EDEN collection by Supesu
• The Brokenwood Mysteries

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Kellye generously allows us a peek (hands behind our backs!) at a collection that means a lot to her.

Host Sandra Wong with Kellye Garrett.

Show Notes & Links

• Sandra’s website
• Sandra on Bluesky
• Podcast website
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Edited transcripts hub

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Kellye’s website

• Left Coast Crime
• Mia Manansala
• Sharman-Caselli Deck
• Rider-Waite-Smith Deck (Atlas Obscura, 2015)
• Pamela Colman Smith
• Crystal Visions Deck
• So Below, Book of Shadows Vol. 2 Deck
• What’s the difference between Tarot and Oracle Cards?
• Kaleidadope deck
• The Black Femme Tarot
• Tarot of Oneness
• The Doodle Tarot
• Julie Hennrikus
• The Goddess Tarot by Kris Waldherr
• Yasmin Angoe
• Crime Writers of Color
• Crime Writers of Color 2024 David Thompson Special Service Award

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Bree gleefully shares one of her many (MANY!) special interests.

Host Sandra Wong with Bree Bridges.

Show Notes & Links

• Sandra’s website
• Sandra on Bluesky
• Podcast website
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Edited transcripts hub

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Kit Rocha website

• Enter the world of Bambu 3D printers
• Bambu Maker World
• Tinkercad
• Ziro filament
• Bree’s Etsy shop
• Romancing The Vote
• Alyssa Long aka Measured and Slow
• Visible only on Bluesky: Paprikagate
• Tessa Dare
• Mo Ryan

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Deanna shares a spiritual geek-out in a conversation so full of joy and woo—we had to do it twice.

Host Sandra Wong with Deanna Raybourn.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Deanna’s website Deanna on Bluesky and Instagram

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The Wandering Star Tarot by Cat Pierce

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St. Soleil tarot decks

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Biddy Tarot

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Visconti-Sforza tarot deck

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The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck (Atlas Obscura, 2015)

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Tarot for Creativity by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi

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Winnie the Pooh: Exploring a Classic, from High Museum of Art

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Sanrio releases official Helly Kitty tarot deck (July 2025)

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Benebell Wen

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What is the I Ching (Yijing) Book of Changes? (by Benebell Wen)

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Tarot for Storytellers (and more) by Kris Waldherr

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Daily Om course, Read Tarot Cards Like a Pro

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Modern Tarot (and more) by Michelle Tea

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Whittard Advent Calendars

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The only Braille editions I’ve found online are Rider-Waite-Smith decks, but they do exist.

• Kickstarter has 2445 open projects under “tarot decks” at the time of these notes.

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Jennifer shares a nifty little geek-out and in the doing, has us sharing insights about the meaning of joy itself.

Host Sandra Wong with Jennifer Hillier.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Jennifer here

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STYLEBOOK app

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Marie Kondo is world-famous as a professional organizer who counsels people to let go of things that don’t, or no longer, give them joy.

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I wasn’t able to find a video clip of the makeover we reference, but I did find remnants of a newspaper story in a couple of Canadian newspapers. So, I can make a correction and a clarification: the man was from Pincher Creek, Alberta; the episode is from 2003.

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A veteran broadcaster and musical storykeeper, Grant shares the ins-and-outs of a (sort of) secret talent…and a former life.

Host Sandra Wong with Grant Stovel.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Grant on CKUA and via grant@ckua.com.

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Hidden Track podcast

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Lillo’s Music

• Dave Weckl
• Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
• Doug Langille host of Off the Wall
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Blues on Whyte

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Calling All Blues featuring Junior Wells, Earl Hooker et al.

• Calling All Cars (1935) radio show
• Calling All Blues on CJSR
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NCRA Community Radio Awards

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The Smalls

• Old Reliable
• Jimmy Rogers
• Lightnin’ Hopkins
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When the Levee Breaks, Led Zeppelin

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A starting point on Al Jackson Jr.

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Stax Records

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Boot Leg by Booker T & The MG’s (as requested by Grant)

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What’s that saying about loving what you do..? Robin shares her not-at-all secret and very relatable geek-out.

Host Sandra Wong with Robin Bradford.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Robin @tuphlos on Instagram and Bluesky.

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Robin’s The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Romance (2023, ALA)

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Becky Spratford, The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror (2021, ALA)

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Smart Bitches, Trashy Books Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance (2009)

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Jennifer shares a down-to-earth nerd-out she’s held since childhood.

Host Sandra Wong with Jennifer Chow.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Jennifer online here

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Mohs Hardness Scale

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Yuhua stones

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Erika comes out from behind the curtain to geek out over a beloved pastime.

Host Sandra Wong with Erika Ensign.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Erika on The Incomparable

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Random Pursuit game show

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Five Facts About Trivial Pursuit

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Check out Castria Communications

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Olivia takes a break from writing to share a meticulous and meditative hobby.

Host Sandra Wong with Olivia Dade.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available here

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Find Olivia on her website and on Bluesky

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Diamond Art Club

• Diamond Dotz
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PaintGem

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Albert Joseph Pénot, Departure for the Sabbath (1910).jpg)

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René Magritte, The Son of Man (1964)

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Diamonds and Washi

• Neal’s Yard Remedies
• Eyvind Earle
• DMC is an embroidery thread company.
• Washi tape is multi-purpose masking tape in vibrant colours and decorative designs.

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Mary Robinette nerds out about a (sort of) secret talent.

Host Sandra Wong with Mary Robinette Kowal.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available via here

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Find Mary Robinette on the web

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Watch this approximation of MRK’s experience as Audrey II.

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Rick Moranis is even better in Little Shop of Horrors than we knew!

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Jane Henson

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Taiwanese Potehi (“kung fu” puppetry)

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Taiwanese Budaixi (traditional glove puppetry)

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Puppeteers of America

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Unima

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A couple Aussie movie guys on CGI Yoda

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Salzburger Marionnettentheatre (Mozart puppet operas)

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Sound of Music puppet show

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Jim Henson Presents The World of Puppetry

Curious to try puppetry? Try searching out online classes and/or your local puppet theatre companies for hands-on learning opportunities.

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Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.

Host Sandra Wong with Premee Mohamed.

Show Notes & Links

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Sandra’s website and podcast page and Bluesky

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Full edited transcript available via here

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Find Premee on Bluesky

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Premee’s website

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Les Utopiales

Pens mentioned:

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TWSBI

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Pineider

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Benu

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Namiki

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Platinum Preppy

Inks mentioned:

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J. Herbin

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Diamine

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Colorverse

Notebooks/paper mentioned:

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Colorverse

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Rhodia

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Maruman Mnemosyne

Stores mentioned:

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Artworks (in beautiful downtown Edmonton)

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Stylus

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Sandra Wong announces a wee addition to The Incomparable network: a weekly(ish) chat show with famous guests, about their not-as-famous (possibly obscure!) geek-outs.

Host Sandra Wong.

Show Notes & Links

Sandra's podcast page

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