My Favorite Things Episode 8: Chandra Brown
My Favorite Things Episode 8: Chandra Brown  
Podcast: My Favorite Things
Published On: Thu Jan 29 2026
Description: For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 8 is Chandra Brown, writer, educator, raft guide, and founder of the Freeflow Institute (where she has graciously allowed me to teach an annual writing workshop since 2019). Chandra’s favorite things are:* Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’DellPublisher’s Page | Bookshop | Amazon* My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (album) Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube* America Windows by Marc Chagall, Art Institute of Chicago* Sturgill Simpson concert at the Wilma in Missoula, November 8, 2016* Her dad’s Micromet weather data collection units, early 1990s to present Get full access to Semi-Rad at semirad.substack.com/subscribe